Roofing Hazards Construction

Fire hazards including the flammability of virtually all chemicals used by roofers.

Roofing hazards construction.

The hazards of roofing. By contributing editor apr 12 2018 construction injuries and illness. Roof holes unguarded skylights and poorly covered holes. Here are the 10 most common rooftop safety hazards.

Contact with heavy machinery such as forklifts or cranes. Roof safety is a system of preventive measures when performing work and repairs on rooftops because it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the construction industry. Stability of the roof if the roof is unstable then there may be risk of collapse under a persons weight. Although the most visible risks involve height and gravity other less obvious hazards of roofing include.

The roof should always be checked before more than one person goes up there. Weather conditions ice snow and wind are always a hazard on a roof if the shingles or other surfaces are slippery. Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry and the occupational safety and health administration osha cites that falls from roofs account for 34 of all fall deaths. While falls from roofs are a major hazard in the general construction industry hazards posed by hot work during built up roofing are also significant.

Unless these hazards are controlled by the employer roofers risk serious injury illness and death. Roofers encounter many hazards on the job including hazards associated with working at heights and from ladders power tools electricity noise hazardous substances and extreme temperatures.