Roof Barrier Flagging

Keith harkins osha stated that a warning line system set 15 feet from an unprotected edge is permitted to be used instead of conventional fall protection to protect employees engaged in non roofing activities.

Roof barrier flagging.

Break strength 100 foot rope with 48 to 50 large 12x16 inch bright red polyethylene flags. Safety pennant flagging barricade flagging 100 feet. Lay headers sheets of roofing or other materials no closer than 5 feet inside the edges of the roof and parallel to the roofline. The permaline warning line was designed for permanent placement of a roof warning line system for roof edge fall protection.

In a november 15 2002 letter of interpretation to mr. It is a permanent warning lines system that shares the same 108 lb bases as the safety rail 2000 guardrails. 1 3 16 inch x 150 ft. Long with continuous yellow flag pennants throughout.

Fall protection requirements for construction workers doing work while on a roof. Order full cases for additional discounts 2 30 sale 0 92. Osha section 1926 501 defines a warning line as. Pennant flags osha safety flagging red 100 ft.

Osha compliant 500 lb. Install warning lines no closer than 5 feet inside the roof edges and at a height of 34 to 45 inches. Place warning lines and headers around the entire roof perimeter. Stanchion easily slips out of the weighted base plate for easy transport and storage for asphalt or metal roofs complies with osha s std 29 cfr 1926 502 f quick set up priced per stand recommended spacing.

Orange glow color flagging surveyors tape. Loose debris tree branches leaves construction materials and tools can all pose a tripping hazard. 10 case 48796 12010 6 16 00 9 95. A barrier erected on a roof to warn employees that they are approaching an unprotected roof side or edge and which designates an area in which roofing work may take place without the use of guardrail body belt or safety net systems to protect employees in the area.

Parapet walls buildings that have no barrier on the roof ledge pose an immediate risk and others may have walls that are too short to prevent someone from tumbling over. Rooftops construction sites parking lots high rise construction manufacturing facilities maintenance contractors office buildings amusement parks airports. For workers engaged in roofing work 1926 501 b 10 permits an employer to use a warning line 6 feet back from the edge in combination with a monitor. This is in response to your fax submitted on september 2 2003 to the occupational safety and health administration osha and as a follow up to a telephone conversation on september 22 2003.

The permaline is one of the best rooftop warning flag systems available. 1 3 16 inch x 150 ft. In windy conditions they may also become flying debris.