How To Use Roofing Safety Equipment - Tech Tuesday
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- čas přidán 17. 10. 2022
- Whether you are a homeowner looking to make some repairs to your roof or you're just getting started in the roofing industry, safety should never be ignored. In this video we'll talk about some common tools used; ladders and ropes, and some other tools that you may or may not have heard of; Cougar Paws, RidgePro Anchors, and more.
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The pitch hopper will slide if you don't have your weight centered straight down on it. Don't try to lean/reach out too far. I love them. But understand physics.
Thanks for making this video, very helpful
Very informative, great job on the explanations!
Great video, thanks for sharing this!
Thank you for making this
To be honest, in that situation you would probably want to anchor onto the other side on the house, then you don't have to worry about your anchor coming loose if you lift the rope to high like the set up you have in the video. Clipping your rope into you side rings is asking for trouble if you fall
i'm new to this. what are the side rings there for if you don't recommend using them? Thanks :)
@@gameratortylerstein5636 they’re for stationary work positioning, what a line mechanic would use. Wrap your work positioning strap around the pole / structure and clip into your side rings
There for puting you at risk of breaking your back when you fall into your harness@@gameratortylerstein5636
@@gameratortylerstein5636They put you at risk of breaking your back in a fall... A shock absorbing lanyard might prevent injury and it might not.
@@gameratortylerstein5636 hooking to eye bolts on each side of a window.
THANKS SO MUCH!!!
You forgot one thing. Ladder stabilizer!
Part 2 coming soon!
You lean your ladder against gutters?
Great
Just excellent
What app did you use to measure the pitch roof? Great video!
You said OSHA recommends fall protection for roofs over 7/12 pitch. Where is that stated in the regs because I thought it was required on all roofs regardless of pitch?
I agree. I can still fall off a flat roof if i accidentally trip and fall over a leading edge to my death
True that, up here in Maine on a flat commercial roof you have to be 12 feet beyond the edge before harness off
OSHA IS ANYTHING ABOVE 6FT
Anything above 6 feet height is regulation
OSHA and Canada have the same laws, anything above 6ft req fall protection
The issue I see with the ridge pro is that it's not attached to the roof which makes it an insecure anchor to attach a harness to. I would questions it's ability to hold you if you were to actually fall and the pressure of that sudden load would be applied to the ridge pro.
It seems like a false sense of security.
It's frustrating that there isn't some kind of simple solution for roof access for tradesmen who need to do work on roofs.
Also OSHA requires that the ladder to extend at least 3 ft above the eave!
Buy shorts that fit.
I am not a roofer, but something here does not seem right. At 15:37 you placed the lanyard on the left front of your safety harness. If you fall and the rope catches you, wouldn't that cause you to bend-over backwards and sideways, and then snap your back when the rope gets taught? Is connecting to one of the front D-rings an option in the instruction guide for the harness? 😐
That only applies if you fall all the way off. You are correct in that you don’t clip off like that for edge work or anything that could cause you to free fall any amount. For that type of work you use the back ring. If you higher on the roof and keep your rope taught with the comealong and you lose your footing you’ll hit the roof but you won’t slide down. Ben’s harness has kept him from an almost serious accident twice using it the way he has demonstrated.
You're right, Those side rings are made for work positioning straps for tower / pole work. Not for fall arrest. Most harnesses come with a front d-ring to clip in from your anchor if you don't want to use your back d ring
I wouldn't trust a ladder hook. I'd rather anchor to a joist and feel confident to work.
They can hold a lot of weight but definitely won't be as strong as a joist or truss
Like he said though it avoids putting holes in his client's roof so I see why he'd choose a hook. Same if you have big awekward ridge caps on metal roofs, i'd rather use a hook
Thank you, great info. But I concur with another commenter....get some shorts that stay up. Totally distracting from the good content.
RK Sports sells the RidgePro anchor for $58.72. All the others are ripping you off big time.
Did you actually get one from there? Something doesn’t seem right
8:30 they're not my gutters.... it's not my house.... why would I care if I scratch them up???? 😢
Great video though 😆
Get some decent shorts on you buddy looks😮 uncomfortable
You have a video, why are you verbally explaining. Why don't you show how it works