How To Use A Safety Harness On A Roof

When on a roof you need to wear a harness connected to a securely anchored safety rope.

How to use a safety harness on a roof.

When dealing with roof safety always wear a roof safety harness. But not more than 12 in. Always face ladder and keep 3 points of contact with it both feet and a hand on stile and don t overreach. With a hammer nail a row of roof brackets about 3 feet apart and 16 inches up.

Fall arrest and f. Put on the harness and adjust the shoulder straps. Discussing roof safety and fall protection. Anything can happen and the littlest mistake can send you falling off the roof.

Past the end brackets. Inspect the roofing harness for any damage. The safety harness for roofing should feel snug on your body but not too tight so you could still move freely. Throw rope with at least 700kg breaking strain right over roof.

Lay a 2 6 plank across the brackets and attach it to the brackets with screws. Step 1 nailing on the roof brackets. This is a complex system high line rope operation that we set up for a large 2 story tile roof. Set another row of roof brackets and planks about every 8 ft.

Up the roof or as close together as needed to make your work safe and convenient. Make sure the d ring is upper middle part of the shoulder.