How To Tie Off On Roof

Both permanent and temporary roof anchor points are available.

How to tie off on roof.

Leave steep and or high roof work to the pros. Basically everyone falls under osha 1926 standard now. It replaces the old directive which allowed contractors to not tie off on certain things like setting trusses. Keep two hands on the top rung of the ladder as you step onto and off the roof.

Once on roof reach further up rope and tie a second loop. The few dollars you ll save by doing it. Tie off or you better have the paper work required to back up what your doing. Now the rope runs over the sloping roof.

Roof anchors can be as simple as a d ring connection or as complex as a complete lifeline system. Steady yourself unclip harness from first loop and clip it onto second loop. Pull the entire throwing line over the roof until the rope is reached. Anchor points are usually installed on the roof and are used to connect lanyards lifelines and other forms of tie off which prevent a worker from falling.

That all changes in june when this new directive goes into effect. Continue up roof in this way making sure you re stable before unclipping and re clipping. At this point there is no more use for the throwing line it can be disconnected from the rope. Don t pull yourself up by rope it is just there to save you if you slip.