Rather it s a technique you use on your roof site where a person trained to recognize fall hazards a monitor watches a single worker and lets them know if he or she is approaching a hazard or working unsafely.
Sloped roof safety systems.
It s not a piece of equipment.
A low sloped roof has a slope less than or equal to 4 inches of vertical rise for every 12 inches horizontal length.
The roofing safety zones.
Osha 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10 allows protection from falling via the use of guardrail systems safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems but also allows more options.
A safety monitoring system is also used for low slope roof fall protection.
The extremely high danger zone less than six feet from the roof s edge requires one of the following.
The possibility of slipping and falling makes working on any roof dangerous but it s especially so if the roof rises more than 4 feet for every 12 feet of.
Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof.
Building a sloped roof over the flat roof is an option.
Osha has designated three work zones on low slope roofs with unprotected edges that are four feet or more above a lower level.
For homeowners looking to add roofing to a new construction a sloped roof is the way to go.
Unlike other sloped roof guardrails our keeguard safety rails for sloped roofs offers an advanced technological design that does not penetrate the roof s membrane.