How To Attach Roof Safety Harness

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How to attach roof safety harness.

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. The second rope you will attach is the rope grab this simply fits over the first rope. Snap hook of harness into loop. Inspect the harness and lanyard for loose stitching and worn webbing.

Locate the roof anchor directly above where you ll be working on the roof. This runs from the rope grab onto the roof harness. A jamb anchor can be clamped between the frame of a window or the posts of a door. Don t work more than 4 ft.

Never reuse a harness or lanyard that has been. Adjust the harness buckles for a snug fit. You re now ready to step onto roof. Make sure you are wearing a safety harness and correctly attach yourself to the above system.

Step 5 attach the final rope. Here are a few of the key points. Clip the end of the safety rope to the ring on the roof anchor. As far as possible walk only on line of screws on metal roofs and on front of roof tiles where they are double thickness and suppor ted by a timber batten underneath.

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. Always move slowly and carefully to keep your balance. The rope that runs over the sloping roof can be attached to the safety eye with a safety hook. Step 6 attach yourself.

The workers attach themselves to those points with their safety harnesses and then get started with their work at heights. The final rope you will be attaching is the lanyard.