How To Tie Off On Roof

Continue up roof in this way making sure you re stable before unclipping and re clipping.

How to tie off on roof.

Leave steep and or high roof work to the pros. Don t pull yourself up by rope it is just there to save you if you slip. Keep two hands on the top rung of the ladder as you step onto and off the roof. When it comes to roofs even the best safety equipment is no substitute for common sense and good judgment.

Pull the entire throwing line over the roof until the rope is reached. It replaces the old directive which allowed contractors to not tie off on certain things like setting trusses. Once on roof reach further up rope and tie a second loop. Both permanent and temporary roof anchor points are available.

Now the rope runs over the sloping roof. Steady yourself unclip harness from first loop and clip it onto second loop. 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. Roof anchors can be as simple as a d ring connection or as complex as a complete lifeline system.

Tie off or you better have the paper work required to back up what your doing. Here are some tips for working safely on a roof. Tie the adjustable sling around the tree and connect the sling with the rope in order to use the tree as a temporary anchor. The few dollars you ll save by doing it.