Health And Safety In Roof Work

This fourth edition of the construction industry guidance identifies the main causes of accidents and ill health in roof work and ways to prevent or control risks.

Health and safety in roof work.

Falls through fragile materials. The workplace health safety and welfare 1992. We all know that working on roofs is a hazardous activity because it involves working at height. Roof safety is a system of preventive measures when performing work and repairs on rooftops because it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the construction industry.

Health and safety first aid regulations 1981. Working on roofs is a hazardous activity because it involves working at height. Health and safety in roof work. Falls through fragile materials such as roof lights and asbestos cement roofing sheets account for more of these deaths than any other.

All roofs should be treated as fragile until a competent person has confirmed they are not. Roof work is a high risk activity because it involves working at height sometimes with fragile materials such as roof lights and asbestos cement roofing sheets. Work on or near fragile roof surfaces requires a combination of stagings guard rails fall restraint fall arrest and safety nets slung beneath and close to the roof. Roofing safety all employers in the construction industry must have a safety program.

Applies to all equipment providers including machinery which should be safe for work. Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry and the occupational safety and health administration osha cites that falls from roofs account for 34 of all. Buy this product hsg33. Roof work accounts for a quarter of all deaths in the construction industry.

Contractors and employers who perform construction work must comply with standards in 29 cfr 1926 subpart c general safety and health provisions as well as other applicable photo courtesy of acta safety peterson dean roofing. Download a free copy hsg33. Provision and use of work equipment puwer 1998.