How To Not Fall Through Roof

In this roofing video bob schmidt shows you how to use the foam padding from a sofa cushion to say secure and not fall while doing roof repairs.

How to not fall through roof. Guard rails should be erected if the opening cannot be covered. Preventing falls through skylights english. This breaks up the momentum of your fall and divides it into several shorter falls which gives you a much better chance of surviving. At least i used to think that so begins a digital story about joe a 45 year old roofing supervisor in california who died tragically after he fell through a warehouse roof skylight while on the job.

So what can be done to prevent workers from falling through a skylight. I like to find a silver lining in everything so even though this post was basically weird things that happened to me during a roof replacement in the end weare getting a new roof. Spanish español everybody seems to think that we re invincible. When the victim did not return.

The victim left the work area to get a small piece of decking material to finish the job. Tuck your your chin down lowering your head. If falling down face first turn your head to the side. On december 14 1988 a 41 year old male ironworker died after he fell 25 feet through a roof opening.

Try to break your fall into parts. If you re falling next to a building or off a cliff in the wilderness do your best to break your fall into segments by hitting a ledge a lower cliff a tree or another object. In this roofing video bob schmidt shows you how to use the foam padding from a sofa cushion to say secure and not fall while doing roof repairs. Bring your arms up to head level for additional protection.

First of all it s possible to place a certain type of cover over the skylight so that workers can safely walk on the cover. All the separate skylights on the roof will have to be covered individually. Also workers should mark the cover to indicate where the opening is and to warn other workers to prevent them falling through. If workers adhere to these rules they can substantially reduce the risk of falling through roof openings.