Utah Roofing Insurance Policy Information

Utah Roofing Insurance. Roofing contractors install, repair, and re-Roof residential and commercial structures. Installation of siding, gutters, or insulating material, or minor incidental repair of chimneys may be a part of the operation. Roofs may be flat or pitched, with the roof covering made of asphalt shingles, clay tiles, gravel, metal, slate or stone, sod, solar panels, thatch, or wood shingles. Typically, a roof consists of a decking, often made of wood or metal, on top of which the covering is installed.

Flat roofs may be "built up" from several layers of asphalt-laminated felt covered by asphalt and gravel. Hot tar or other adhesive may be used to join the roof covering to the decking. "Flashing" made of sheet metal is installed at corners and joints or around chimneys. Regardless of the covering, the roof should resist algae, hail, and wind damage, support the weight of ice and snow in colder climates and be watertight.

As a roofer or roofing contractor, you face numerous risks each day. Just one accident on a ladder or atop the roof of a client can lead to devastating injuries that might even cause you to lose your income. Roofing is a dangerous occupation. Around 29.9 deaths are reported per 100,000 full-time roofers, making it the fifth most dangerous construction jobs and two times the average rate of accidental death from all construction-related occupations. Around 50 roofers are fatally injured each year, mostly from fall-related injuries.