Thanks DT!
I'm thinking chicken ladder for that upper roof work. Have you used ladder hooks? Jesse Sent from my iPad!!! On May 8, 2011, at 12:41 AM, Darryl Thayer <daryl_so...@yahoo.com> wrote: > working on metal roofs is difficult because you have no friction, working on > a 12/12 is a close to impossible as it can get. I like to use scaffold and > of course safety rail such that you are safe at the scaffold level. Scaffold > needs to be tied off or braced to prevent toppling when ou place a ladder on > to it. Even if you use a chicken ladder have a work platform underneath. > the work using harness if so difficult you use all your strength just staying > there. There are scaffold systems that are designed for latteral force check > with your supplier. I find that working off a JLG is difficult also. > > BTW there are at least three types of standing seam, most types can be > handled using Snap-NRack hardware, but get the standing seam profile first. > > Remember you are to use every seam, to place clamps and use rails to tie the > clamps to the modules. I find that this is easier than the rail-less system. > > A ladder is not to be streched at 45 degrees. ground to roof. When tie off > is used for fall protection remember swing fall and rescure plan. > > Darryl > > From: Jesse Dahl <dahlso...@gmail.com> > To: "RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" <RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Sent: Sat, May 7, 2011 7:21:43 PM > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Working on metal roofs. > > Wrenches, > > I will be installing multiple arrays on metal roofs at a local community > college and am wondering about tying off. Most of the work will be done off > of scaffold and JLGs, but there will be times I will have to access upper > portions of the roof. I am looking at two arrays that will be installed on > standing seam roofs both with a 12/12 pitch. > > How have people been working safely on roofs like this? > > > > As always, I really appreciate all the help. > > > > Jesse > > Sent from my iPad!!! > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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