Rooftop Safety Training

Rooftop Safety Training

Putting people to work at height on a roof top can be company minefield, as the implications can have serious consequences if not handled appropriately. If found to be negligent in the operation, control and appropriate training and equipment, you'll be facing criminal charges and court fines and where negligence or putting profit before safety is proven those fines may be punitive.

By attending a rooftop course you and workers should have gained the skills and the necessary understanding, combined with the appropriate specific skills to work on roofs. Therefore not only will you have a much safer environment but also be able demonstrate how you have adequately discharged your legal responsibilities by adopting best practice, efficient methodology, resulting in happier, safer workforce.

Rooftop Working at Height courses should provide a detailed look into the relevant issues surrounding the roof top access as a whole. Focusing on the level of access required the safety precautions specific to the access available. Anchorage considerations and appropriate equipment selection with regard to suitability for job and work to be carried out on roofs.

The course needs to cover methodology for safe access: during roof construction, general access on existing roofs, covering a variety of roofs with different approaches for the following styles: Flat roofs, slab roofs, suspended roofs, tin roofs, pitch roofs, vaulted roofs, and domed roofs

Consideration should then also be given to the specific safe access and anchorage arrangements, and equipment suitability for the following working areas: Hips, Eaves, Valleys, Ridges, Parapets, and Trusses etc.

• The rooftop safety course programme should include:
• General roof height safety considerations
• Working at height suitability - fall arrest / work positioning / restraint on roofs
• Basic elements of safe working procedures / equipment principles / operator
• Considerations when working on roofs including:
• Harnesses
• Lanyards
• Inertia reels
• Restraint systems
• Connectors
• Fall arrest systems
• Fixed and temporary systems
• Equipment requirements and limitations for roof work: specific requirements / suitability
• Anchorage - propriety devices in consideration with access and applications found on roofs
• Rescue considerations specific to scope of work on roofs

Learning Outcomes

A good rooftop safety course should provide candidates with the knowledge and confidence to be competent and certified to work on roofs, dealing with access safety related issues that occur within their working environment on roof-tops. Having passed this course candidate will be able to:

• Have a good theoretical understanding of roof top height safety.
• Be confident practically when working, accessing rooftops at height.
• Competently make equipment selection, anchorage consideration for specific tasks on new or existing roof surfaces.
• Demonstrate competency in height safety equipment usage specific to roofs.
• Achieve better practical standards of health and safety in the work place.

After the course delegates should be able to work safely at height, have a sound theory of the dangers and risks of working on a roof at height, and have the practical skills in using the appropriate height safety equipment correctly and safely.

Delegates should have a thorough and complete understanding of what is required to work safely at height and achieve better practical standards of health and safety in the work place.