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LADDER/CLIMBING SAFETY - 8/29/2002 12:29:47 AM
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Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2000 - 1:32 pm: By: Lyndon
Bottom Line: Too Many Falls Last Year!!
1.) Take time to evaluate your ascension. Look at all slopes and valleys. Two and three story structures call for the utmost of attention and care. Ladder pulls are a particularly risky effort and deserve your utmost care.
2.) Do NOT be afraid to say NO! If you are very concerned about a particular roof, GET HELP! Local roofers are always willing to assist you! IF you ask the carrier, most of the will give their blessing as opposed to having you fall!
3.) A variety of ladders is not a bad idea. It offers you choices that you would not otherwise have.
4.) Avoid the temptation of setting up your ladder on a section of pitched roof, hoping that the "feet" will dig in and hold you. In this instance, 99 out of 100 ain't good odds! That one will get ya! If you have to do this climb, get someone to hold the ladder in place, better yet, get a longer ladder and avoid the situation!
5.) Know your surfaces! Moss, metal, moisture, loose shingles or tiles, ice, tree debris, small rocks, etc. all can cause you, or your ladder, to loose footing. WATCH OUT where you put your feet and ladder!
6.) On the roof. . .watch out for vent pipes, patches, weak decking, turbines, vents, antennas and wires, on and on! Ever back up to get just the right photo? Better look real good first!
7.) COMMON THREAD in almost all accidents: HURRY! Going too fast! . . .It is a killer!
YOU GUYS THAT FELL. . .please pitch in, and share your experience with us newbies and oldies! Tell us about the fall, the injuries, and the recovery. You just might save someone's life!
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RE: LADDER/CLIMBING SAFETY - 5/26/2004 7:34:06 PM
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Maybe read the OSHA guidelines for ladder use. These are the guidelines the roofers use.
As a rule of thumb if possible put the ladder on grass or dirt and kick up the legs so the spikes point down. When you get to the roof use a bungee strap to fasten the ladder temporarily to the gutter so it doesn't blow off when you get up, or slide over as your getting off the roof and back onto the ladder.
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RE: LADDER/CLIMBING SAFETY - 6/20/2004 3:40:35 PM
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Thanx for putting this thread up top and keeping it so. All it takes is one moment of heat exhaustion, laziness, carelesness, or even a momentary lapse in judgement. Even a short fall off of a three step ladder can kill or maim.
Recently, I was expressing and demonstrating the skill of traversing a high pitch (9-12 plus) and the mere fact that I was demonstrating "up top" may have been enough diversion. I caught the edge of an architectual shingle and it disturbed my leg movement-foot placement. Not enough to cause a stumble, but more than enough to remind me that if we are "up top" even walking and talking can be life threatening. The fact that we were up in Three Story land did add to my recently refound attention factor.
CAUTION rules the day.
My hint or tip for the day. Wear good gloves. The tight gel pac, batting glove and golfer gloves serve us well. Four contact points on the surface help on both roofs and ice (lakes-ponds). They can also help mitigate a short slide and save us from a full fall. Palms down, feet ready to catch the gutter-ridge?
SAFETY FIRST
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RE: LADDER/CLIMBING SAFETY - 9/12/2004 9:27:35 PM
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jackcarter
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What is the size and features that are used by the pros?
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RE: LADDER/CLIMBING SAFETY - 9/12/2004 9:53:17 PM
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Walking steep roof's has been abused by insurance carriers in recent years.
If a roof is that steep, you can see wind damage from the ground. If it has hail damage at the ridge it will also have hail damage at the top of the ladder; to be observed without walking the roof. The carriers do not require thier staff adjusters to climb unsafe roof,s. The WC benefits to the widows and the employers liability exposure is too great.
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