This document discusses various safety hazards and requirements for working on roofs. It details proper fall protection measures like guardrails, warning lines, fall arrest systems and covers hazards like unprotected skylights, ladder access, material storage and hoist areas. The document emphasizes setting up fall protection zones, passive fall barriers, covering openings, safe material handling, hazard recognition and following regulations to prevent injuries and fatalities from falls or other roofing incidents.

1. Flat Roofer Safety

2. August 2016
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3. June 2015
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• Whelan was on the scene of a
Dumpster fire that broke out
near an abandoned building at
3860 Blake Street, DFD Lt.
Mike Pylar said.
• He was on the roof to see if the
damage extended beyond the
outside of the building when the
skylight collapsed, Pylar said.

4. May 2015
• The anchor is safe to use on wet surfaces
but NOT shiny or slippery surfaces
• 8 feet back from edge
• Eco Anchor
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5. May 2015
• Versa Clamp
brackets
eliminates
the need for
safety
monitors
• Photo Tim Crumb
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6. February 2015
• Canton MA
• The victim and another worker
were on the roof assessing snow
removal operations.
• They separated and one person
walked across a skylight that
had been covered by the snow.
• The light gave way and he fell
40 feet to his death.
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7. A Company 2014
• A contractor was hired to
review all potential fall hazards
at the site.
• In response to this review, the
site has installed fall protection
on the roof to protect HVAC,
and other contract employees,
from falls.
• Guardrails were installed at
edges and designated walkways
to the HVAC units were
delineated.
• Guardrails were also installed
around skylights.

8. Roof Safe Distance
• A warning line is used 15 feet
or more from the edge;
• The warning line meets or
exceeds the requirements in
§1926.502(f)(2);
• No work or work-related
activity is to take place in the
area between the warning line
and the edge;
• The employer effectively
implements a work rule
prohibiting the employees from
going past the warning line.
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9. Work on low-
slope roofs
• When work is performed
less than 6 feet (1.6 m)
from the roof edge, the
employer must ensure
each employee is
protected from falling by a
guardrail system, safety
net system, travel
restraint system, or
personal fall arrest
system.
1910.28(b)(13)(i)

10. Low Sloped Roofs
• When work is performed
at least 6 feet (1.6 m) but
less than 15 feet (4.6 m)
from the roof edge, the
employer must ensure
each employee is
protected from falling by
using a guardrail system,
safety net system, travel
restraint system, or
personal fall arrest
system.
1910.28(b)(13)(ii)

11. Flat Roofs
• When work is performed 15 feet (4.6
m) or more from the roof edge, the
employer must:
• (A) Protect each employee from
falling by a guardrail system, safety
net system, travel restraint system, or
personal fall arrest system or a
designated area. The employer is not
required to provide any fall
protection, provided the work is both
infrequent and temporary; and
• (B) Implement and enforce a work
rule prohibiting employees from
going within 15 feet (4.6 m) of the
roof edge without using fall
protection in accordance with
paragraphs (b)(13)(i) and (ii) of this
section.
1910.28(b)(13)(iii)

12. Travel Restraint
• 5000 lbs anchorage
• Cannot free fall to
lower level
• Travel restraint
systems are only
permitted on a
walking/working
surface with a slope of
between 0 and 18.4
degrees.
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13. May 2016
• “1700 pages of discovery
later and they folded like a
cheap suit.”
• “The issue is that 2
employees were wearing
orange jackets. When the
CSHO was taking photos at
915am there was an
employee signaling the
crane.
• When the CSHO came back
at 1pm - Foreman was
monitoring and also wearing
an orange jacket.”

14. Roofs
• Shoveling snow
presents a serious
slipping and fall
hazard.
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15. Skylights
• Skylights need to be
covered with a barrier if
employees are allowed onto
the roof.
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16. July 2014
• Henderson NV Police and Fire
Department officials responded
at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday to
reports that a man had fallen
through a skylight at the Ocean
Spray facility
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He was my dad, thank you everybody, I am McKenzie Lane Lentz, 16.
Harry's youngest daughter . I hold them 1OO% responsible . I miss him
with all my heart . I can never see his face again . He was my everything .

17. Roof Anchorages
• Two lives saved
through roofs
• One skylight
• Another through a
bad roof.
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18. Parapet Fall Protection
• Several types are
available.
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19. Fall Protection In Chicagoland
• 635 inspections 3 offices
• 2000 violations
• $2.3M penalties
• Roofs and scaffolds
• Fallpro, training, ladders

20. View from the Street

21. Roofer at Edge of Roof

22. Employee at Edge

23. Placing Cap on Parapet

24. Roofers at Edge

25. Hazard Recognition
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26. View from the Roof

27. No Safety Monitor

28. No Warning Line

29. Safety Monitor- No Warning Flags

30. No Flags/Safety Monitor

31. Employee at Edge

32. Warning Lines

33. Flag Setup 6 feet away

34. Perimeter Flags Used

35. Safety Monitor

36. Monitor Used

37. Outside of Warning Lines

38. Monitor With Flags Too Close

39. Employee at Edge

40. Impact Point

41. Hoist Areas

42. Roof Hoist with No Guardrails

43. Crane Used to Load Roofing Material

44. Hoist Area Guarded

45. No Guardrail Hoist Area

46. Hoist Area

47. Crane Material Handling

48. Hot Pipe Protection

49. Guardrail Hot Pipe (JF 20-3)

50. Improper Guardrail

51. Employee Outside Guardrail

52. Hot Pipe Inside Flags

53. Debris Protection

54. Guardrail Provided

55. Guardrails Around Chute

56. Trash Chute

57. No Chute for Debris

58. Guardrail at Chute

59. Debris Guardrails Provided

60. Parapets

61. Parapet Wall > 19”

62. Parapet Wall Guardrail Height

63. Guardrail Setup

64. Guardrail at Hopper

65. Guardrails

66. Guardrails at Edge

67. Roof Openings

68. Passive Fall Protection
• Portable Guardrails
can be used to
protect against
falls.
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69. Roof Opening Covering

70. Roof Opening

71. Guarded Roof Opening

72. Improper Guardrail

73. Roof Opening Not Guarded

74. Unguarded Roof Opening

75. Employees on Roof

76. Skylight Guarded

77. Unprotected Skylights

78. Skylights Not guarded

79. Open Skylight

80. Fall Arrest

81. Debris

82. Lanyard

83. Ladder Access Designation

84. Poor Ladder Setup

85. No Ladder Designation

86. Ladder Access Too Low

87. Ladder- No designation

88. Ladder Too Short

89. Material Storage

90. Good Material Storage

91. Improper Material Storage

92. Poor Material Storage

93. Roof Damage

94. Roof Marking

95. Hole in Roof

96. Roof Equipment

97. Roof Kettles
• Provide Containment
• Working temperature
guages
• LPG 10 feet away
• 2 Fire Extinguishers
• Spigot turnout in event
of fire
• Training and Fire
Prevention