Hi everybody I am on road and do not have osha book with me, but roofs steeper
than 4x12 is tie off, fall protection everywhere, roofs 4x12 and less are
treated like a work platform and tie off is required when with in 6 feet of
edge. You can use a positioning belt if it prevents you from going off the
edge. A yoyo (retractor) works well, as does a lifee line secured to anchors
or
a cable and traverse line.
If things permit I offten place a scaffold at lower edge of roof so that it is
a
small step from eve to scaffold with gard rail.. My fall only 10 feet that put
me in hospital for 10 days, was when I was taking the safety equipment down,
off an 8x12 pitch there was no excuse, it did not have to happen, I was in a
hurry and thought I could rmove the gear and walk down to edge and get on
ladder.
DT
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From: North Texas Renewable Energy Inc <nt...@1scom.net>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Tue, May 3, 2011 3:44:08 PM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines
The Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation [the state electrical, plumbing
etc licensing authority] has a well known practice of visiting 'random' cities
permitting departments and requesting a list of current permits. They then make
un-announced site visits to see if a ME is at the site plus look around for
other violations or no-nos. I'm sure OSHA, EPA and numerous other regulatory
agencies do the same.
My policy is to give the appearance of being as in compliance as possible from
the ground to give a good impression. Maybe it'll be so hot the inspector won't
want to get out of the car for a walkaround.
Jim Duncan
-----Original Message-----
>From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org
>[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org]On Behalf Of William Dorsett
>Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 2:27 PM
>To: glenn.b...@glbcc.com; 'RE-wrenches'
>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines
>
>
>Is there a system size at which these OSHA requirements don’t apply? Or does
>an
>installer try to fly under the radar on residential systems? It seems to me
>this
>would be a sizable cost factor that would favor small distributed systems over
>large commercial projects. A friend contracting the paint on a large apartment
>complex was asked by the inspector if he had given his workers a sheet warning
>them not to eat the caulk….yummy, burp.
>
>Bill Dorsett
>Sunwrights
>Manhattan, KS
>
>From:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org
>[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Glenn Burt
>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 5:21 PM
>To: 'RE-wrenches'
>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines
>
>Be sure to investigate this fully.
>OSHA began requiring us to install warning lines 15’ from the building edges
>recently… up from the 6’ of days of yore…
>Quite a shock to price fall protection carts and fall restraint systems as
well!
>
>Carts to protect persons installing fall restraint systems so work can begin.
>Carts for those working within 15’ of a building edge…
>
>-Glenn Burt
>
>From:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org
>[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of North Texas
>Renewable Energy Inc
>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 12:57 PM
>To: RE-wrenches
>Subject: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines
>
>
>OSHA compliant Wrenches
>we're about to begin aPV installation along the lower edge of a 100 foot long
>metal building. Because of skylights down the middle of the length of the E-W
>roof we are forced to mount the southern-most row only about 5 feet from the
>20
>foot high eave. Fortunately the slope is less than 10 degrees but perimeter
>warning lines are a must here.
>Not wanting to appear a cheapskate here but I'm not surprised at the
>outrageous
>cost of "OSHA compliant" perimeter warning flag systems. Your basic fold up
>standards with nothing more than light-weight bases and multi-colored banner
>rope runs hundreds of dollars. Even sandbags for ballast are way overpriced.
>So where are the affordable units available or is there such a thing? Better
>yet, has someone fabricated their own pro-looking standards and used the same
>off-the-shelf banner rope used in the roofing catalogs? I already have several
>hundred feet of banner rope just nothing to hang it from.
>
>thanks as always
>Jim Duncan
>North Texas Renewable Energy
>NABCEP Certified Solar PV
>Installer No.031310-57
>TECL 27398
>nt...@1scom.net
>817.917.0527
>www.ntrei.com
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