Demonstration of how to safely utilize a safety harness. This video includes securing the anchor point, properly using the lanyard and how to wear the harness. This is a great video for roofer safety training. www.integrityro...
As a roofer it would be good sense to offer a permanent base as part of the roof package! This way one time and always there. And you can imbed it onto the roof with better attachment. Every home roof should have one of these.
I just had our roof done and actually asked the roofer to install anchors on each side of the peak (they did, but I had to provide the anchors). I used the single-side type (as opposed to the ring type shown in the video) because our roof has a ridge vent. I wanted the anchors in case I have to go up on the roof to clean gutters or any other task. Now I gotta get a harness and rope.
Thanks Man! I'm 65 years young and time to hang new Christmas Flat Rope LED Lights! Our roof at it's highest is 30 feet! My Wife of 45 years won't let climb up on the roof anymore without that exact same harness you just demoed, But mine came with no instructions! Now I have successfully suited up in the harness, got my 10,000 LB rope anchored and cleaned the gutters, tomorrow, Lights!
My roof is about 30 feet high too. I got a new roof 6 years ago and had them put permanent anchors on it for me but I have never used them because my roof is steep and it is scary as all hell. I just finally bought a harness, did you survive?
Great Job Explaining! Safety first! Thank You for that well explained version of safety!#OSHA #layman Language100% Certified!#Roofing 100%!Thank you Brother Roofer!
@@TheDesertRat31 but no adhesive/caulk last forever. Over time it degrades, especially in the harsh environment of a roof. This doesn’t seem like a good long term solution. Maybe I’m wrong?
@@MyFirstRU-vidHandleit depends how well the nail is stapled... if it's too deep or not deep enough it will create space for water to enter, but if the nail is snug right water won't enter the nail space between the nail head and sheathing
For a quick repair where a shingle blew off, I never understood the peak angle roof attachment. If I can get to the peak I wouldn't need the harness. I can see using that if your shingling an entire roof. For a quick repair I anchor a rope to the opposite side of the house to something at the ground level and walk my way up the roof using the rope attachment to do the repair.
I honestly use the ridge pro for gutter cleaning. I don't want to put nails in the roof but most of my houses that I clean gutters on they have a pretty wild pitch and that's the reason they called someone out to clean it, thing is I'm right up on the edge all day
So how should you set the support in reference to ground. It has a give but how much. I am 65 and have fallen off two roofs in the last year and a half. I don't think I can keep doing this. I don't bounce anymore. Did when I was young.................
Thanks for this video. I bought this old house and it has a 15 ft tall 24x24 steep pitch in the center of the roof. Never knew about those roof anchors.
Thanks for the good video. The harness I brand new harness I bought had a lot of safety warnings but absolutely no instructions of how to put it on or how the rope and lanyard work.
Awesome video, good explanation. Not many roofers believe in need of fall protection. I got some haters comments because I hold people accountable. Keep up the good work.
doesnt driving the anchor nails in the roof cause leaks? you safely anchored yourself but didnt you cause leaks by perforating the shingles through all layers?
You do relize the fallout on your lanyard is 9ft. So on an 11 ft roof you'll hit the ground before that stops you. The one picture the guy would hit the ground before his loose rope would do a damn thing. Point being you can't just set the rope and leave All that slack. It needs to be directly above your working area too not off 35 to the side where again you'll most likely still hit the ground
@@Darkraph2 exactly. Most safety guys try to say that you should throw a rope across the peak and tie it to something sturdy on the ground but i dont know one person who actually does that. Safety guys usually allow for the first person up, usually the most experienced guy, yo up right to the peak an secure a anchor and rope within a time frame
That or there's these roof hooks that you attach to a ladder and you can hook it on the ridge of the roof to safely get up to the peak, usually only works on steeper roofs though
Great instructional video. My only concern is at the 4:53 point, I believe that gentleman is not fully hook in? The snap hook is still in its unlock position?
Thanks for the video man. I’m gonna replace my own roof and definitely getting one. What do you do when you’re don’t as far as resealing the holes where you nailed ?
@@ultraAsianman yeah you would have to take the plate off before the last shingle, then put the last shingles, on and then ridge, most of the time you use a cushion or non slip pad towards the end
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Question: how much rope do you allow for stopping before someone would hit the ground? Also, if someone fell, is there a way to lower themself down to the ground or raise back up to the roof?
This is my understanding of it (anyone please correct me if I’m wrong) You need to calculate the distance from the anchor point to the ground and then subtract at least 2 feet. Example if you anchor off at the peak let’s say it’s 10 feet to the edge of the roof and then 10 feet from edge to ground (I’m just trying to use round numbers here lol) then you want no more than 18 feet of rope so you don’t hit the ground. Or if you are using one of those springy kinda lanyards then be sure and adjust for the total length when fully extended. But 2 feet seems to be the closest they want you to get. I wonder if that is to make it easier to disconnect and get on the ground safely if you do fall. That might be the answer to your second question.
Basic shock absorbing lanyards actually let you fall an extra 6 feet when there's enough velocity (aka over a 2 story house) So basically you measure the length from the roof line to the ground, subtract 6ft for the shock absorber, subtract your height (well from where the d ring is on your back) and that's how long your rope should be from the peak to the ground. Not the best way to do it but just loop the rope through itself where that measurement is as it won't the the rope grab go past that. There's more to it but that's the basic understanding of it. But you should always keep your rope grab/lanyard tight, especially when near the edge of the roof. I give people crap for walking around the roof with a rope on when there's 20ft of slack laying above it.
I just keep a couple feet of slack with me so I can work. Gotta keep an eye out for if your going up sideways to the anchor and you get far away, if you slide out the rope will do a pendulum swing and if it's long enough you may go off the edge down below.
There's no way to lower yourself or raise yourself without help or unless there's a ladder within reach. You will need to have people there to help you recover.
if you need to you can replace the shingle on top, or you just put a big dollop of tar there and take some of the grit from the roof which can sometimes be found in the gutter and sprinkle it over the tar spot so it matches the rest of the roof.
Might want to read the instructions again for how to install the anchor. If you are installing into a roof truss all 6 center holes on both sides should get a nail in them. I completely understand your comment about splitting the truss but that's not what the instructions will tell you. If you are just installing into the plywood sheathing and not into the truss then all holes on both sides get nails or screws, other than that, great video.
So putting nail in your roof? How does that work lol. I just got designer roof installed and want to replace some siding up top.i just can't put nails in my new roof 😂
not if you caulk the holes. btw real roofers dont use those. not trying to be gung ho or macho, but anyone with real experience knows that when you have a crew up there, the last thing you want is 5 or 6 lines to worry about tripping over because laborers will be running back and forth making sure that the installers are in plenty of coil nails, shingle bundles and whatever else they need. so the word safety in safety harness is a misnomer, they provide only extra hazards to worry about which negates any safety that may be provided by harnesses. the safest way to protect from fall is to have roof jacks holding 2x8 boards for people to walk along and thick foam pads for installers to sit on. i myself in all my years of roofing have never seen one single residential job where anyone used those stupid things
I usually just put 4 nails on either side, some roof anchors have 3 columns of holes going down, only the middle ones are actually used because rafters on a residential sloped roof are usually 2x4s and 2x6s sometimes. So putting nails in the left and right columed holes don't hit the rafter at all.
Can anyone tell me what the third piece, the one the rope passes through is called? I bought a harness, came with lanyard, having hard time locating that part.
But you still have to walk all the way to the top unattached to clip it, and when you're done, you unclip it from the highest point, then come done unattached?
Good video, I do roofing as well but man I hate those harnesses in the back, personally I use the half body harness that ties in the front so I can maneuver the rope in front of me and not in back. Great video though and all done to osha code
I did it! I was on the garage roof today with my new harness. Worked great, I’m just watching ur video once again to make sure I’m doing it right because I’m going up again in the morning. Thanks again!
This method only really works if the roof doesn't have h clips and especially when osb is used, or thicker plywood/osb. What I usually do is just grab my hammer and give the roof a slight wack, not too hard but good enough to hear it, then just hammer in a horizontal line, should be able to hear a hollow sound or a dulled sound. Dulled sound is where a rafter is. Takes some practice to get the hang of it and you don't always end up hitting a rafter, once you found a rafter just measure out to find the next one if you're using roof jacks
Some anchors are able to support two people but most of them are single person usage. One roof anchor per person. I've used a roof anchor that's metal and protrudes upwards and locks, it doesn't have a hinge, so at times I would use the same one as another person if they were on the other side of the roof, but if it had a hinge, we would use one each cause you'd be in a tug a war, constantly pulling the anchor to your side of the roof. So if one person tugs it to their side, it could pull the person back a few inches on the other side, causing them to lose their balance, etc.
@@Josh-ww5kz the caulk is a half-baked idea, and what if the roofing isn't being replaced? Maybe a vent install or chimney work? how easy is it to find matching shingles in such instances?
@@elkscout1 @elkscout1 That's why I said it's best to replace the shingles you take out. Caulking only lasts a few years before it dries up if its in direct contact with the sun. If it's an older roof youll probably have a hard time finding an exact colour match because shingle colours can vary between shipment/lot numbers. Plus shingles change colours after years and years from sun exposure. There's not much else you can do than just find a shingle that's close to the same colour or if the homeowner happens to have spare shingles hidden away, that's why I usually like to leave a bundle or two after the job is done just incase they decide to get their chimney taken out, etc etc.
That set up looks easy and it helps but what about a roof with clay or cement tiles and does not have the same structure like this,how would you arch in that type of roof with delicate clay or cement tiles??
direct and to the point, i have to do my garage and at 63 the last thing i want to do is fall off the roof, i fell off a motor home roof last year and fell about 10 ft onto my left shoulder, spent a nigh in the hospital and a 4 months recovering.
The Lion and Champion no there wouldn’t, some new homes heave the anchors in place for that same reason. If you wanted you would remove the cap anchor it directly to the decking and truss then cap overtop leaving the attachment point free to attach to.
The one shown in the video is reusable but there's kinds where it's a one use system, you could leave those in and cap overtop, making a slit in the cap shingle and then put roofing cement around the point that goes through the cap shingle.
Take an approved safety course. Don’t follow a RU-vid “safe harness guide”. I’m a 23 year sheet metal roofing veteran and wouldn’t recommend following any advice given here. Take an OSHA approved safety course, if your company doesn’t demand this, find a different employer. Y’all only get one life.
Zach You are looking at it from the wrong perspective. The harness is there to save your life. I was not a roofer but used a harness working in a power plant and NEVER minded putting it on.
Be aware that screws can have worse sheering tolerance than nails. Nails will bend, but screw heads will snap off. Decking screws are strong no doubt, but just use 16d ringshank nails. Remember that nails hold up the weight of entire houses. You only weigh 200 pounds.
Everyone remember to stay safe out there, even after learning this... But MOST roofing companies are exempt from ALL OSHA regulations because they have 10 or fewer employees.
Wtf are you serious? 😂 they are not exempt from any osha regulations. Penalties for violations are based on company size so they would be less for a small business, but they are still liable for all violations, injuries, deaths, etc.
@@tymurphy8934 The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1070 specifically exempts employers with less than 10 employees, from record keeping, incident reporting, and any enforcement action.
is this a bullshit way to get customers for your roofing company? like were showing you how complicated this so please batter hire us, its smarter bla bla bla
When you're on a 12-pitch roof and you're relying on the harness to keep you on there. Is anyone else worried about the shock absorber accidentally deploying because of all your body weight. I mean you'd be fine but you could still fall off the roof cuz it's about a 6 ft of lanyard so you'd be dangling
@@roberthazelton8824 unless the roof has energy star shingles, which are typically a very light grey to white color, then that tar will stand out like sore thumbs.
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You gotta flap your arms really hard if that happens. Also it helps if instead of arms you have giant wings. You should aim for the mattress or trampoline you set up beforehand. What's that? You didn't bring a mattress or trampoline? Sucks to be you.
