How To Attach Roof Safety Harness

The rope that runs over the sloping roof can be attached to the safety eye with a safety hook.

How to attach roof safety harness.

Here are a few of the key points. The second rope you will attach is the rope grab this simply fits over the first rope. Clip the end of the safety rope to the ring on the roof anchor. The final rope you will be attaching is the lanyard.

A jamb anchor can be clamped between the frame of a window or the posts of a door. Snap hook of harness into loop. Always move slowly and carefully to keep your balance. Step 6 attach yourself.

Inspect the harness and lanyard for loose stitching and worn webbing. This runs from the rope grab onto the roof harness. Step 5 attach the final rope. The workers attach themselves to those points with their safety harnesses and then get started with their work at heights.

Never reuse a harness or lanyard that has been. Don t work more than 4 ft. Then clip the lanyard to the d ring on the back of the harness squeeze the rope grab and slide it along the safety rope to reposition the lanyard on the rope as you move around the roof. Inspect the roofing harness for any damage put on the harness and adjust the shoulder straps make sure the d ring is upper middle part of the shoulder adjust the leg straps adjust the chest straps final adjustment for a fit snug but still allow for a full range of movement.

How to choose a safe roof access system. Locate the roof anchor directly above where you ll be working on the roof. Choosing products that are substantially tested and widely used by professionals is always a safe option. This video is about all surface roofing construction.

However the jamb anchor is always wider than the frame or the doorpost which means that it cannot be installed if there is no room for the end that sticks out. Make sure you are wearing a safety harness and correctly attach yourself to the above system.