Roof Garden Safety

Options for your rooftop garden if you re considering a rooftop garden there are a couple of directions you could go in.

Roof garden safety.

Passive roof fall protection such as a guardrail system doesn t require anyone to interact with it or wear it it just sits on your roof and does its job. The ongoing maintenance of a green roof falls under federal osha s general industry standards. Step 3 tie rope to a structural part of house or a tree. Edge awareness losing the edge of the roof can be a problem when you are engaged in roof work.

All roof fall protection falls into two categories. Without fall protection an open hole on a roof can be just as deadly as the roof edge and according to osha 1910 23 a 4 requires a skylight screen or railing on all exposed sides. Fully planted green roofs where the roof is covered with soil and the plants are in the ground make great environmental sense but they are too difficult for homeowners to undertake on their own. If no water outlet is available on the roof you will have to either install water in the roof garden or carry water from inside.

Roof holes unguarded skylights and poorly covered holes. The safety challenges associated with this growing industry have new and very often familiar safety issues. Rainwater runoff from your roof contains a mix of materials deposited by pollution and animals as well as chemicals used in the manufacture of the shingles. Fumes from industry and traffic.

Active roof fall protection is designed to be actively used by your personnel on the roof it includes harnesses lanyards anchor points and horizontal. Throw rope with at least 700kg breaking strain right over roof.