Safety Talks

krwertz

The purpose of this thread is two-fold.

First, I would like to share the safety talks that I write for roofing industry (Free - No strings). They can be found at www.roofingsafetytoolbox.com and can be translated on that site into a number of different languages.

Second, I would like you (as an individual interested in roofing safety) to share your safety talk resources, stories, ideas, etc. Quite simply, it gets tough to come-up with good content for safety talks and I need all the help I can get.

There are other resources on www.roofingsafetytoolbox.com too. So if you can recommend safety policies, web-based safety videos, etc. I will post them on that site and thereby make them available to roofers as a means of preventing needless injuries.

If you would like to contact me directly, e-mail krwertz@miains.com.

Ed the Roofer

Thank You, Thank You, and Thank You some more.

That will be a great resource and addition to this site.

I do have several safety talk items on my office computer and will add to this collection of resources too.

Plus, a safety manual and policy for roofing contractors, which I scraped off of someone else's site, so I can not post it, but can share it via e-mail.

If anyone wants it, contact me at EddiesDad@sbcglobal.net

Ed

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2ndGen

This is what's really turned me off in Roofing.

Today, people are so ready to cash out and sue you if they fall of your roof while working for you, so I've backed off of the idea of having my own crews.

Question:

If you properly outfit your crew meeting all of OSHA's requirements (harnesses, scaffolding, ladders, etc...) and someone falls because of their negligence or failure to apply what you taught them, how liable are you as the contractor even though you did everything by the book?

peterjames

Thanks for sharing roofing information in your website.
When building a new house, one of the most important things to consider is that you may run into problems. Knowing what these problems are and planning for them ahead of time can save builders valuable time and money. Constructing a house, however, comes with many common problems, which can be avoided or addressed properly when needed.
Choose the right products when building the roof for proper roof ventilation, which is important so that the roof doesn't rot due to aging and weather. Build roof overhangs to help protect the sides of the house during rain storms. Use roofing felt paper as it is critical to maintain the fire rating of roof shingles. Invest in a high performance vapor barrier to resist moisture through walls, ceilings and floors. Minimize noise between rooms and floors by using the proper noise insulation materials.

jimsonburg

Thanks for sharing valuable information in your website. After reading your site I feel that there are many steep-roof safety devices to choose. These devices include ropes, slings, full- and half-body harnesses, perimeter rails and catchers, cleats and roof jacks among other items. However, perhaps 80 percent of installers do not use these safety devices. More contractors are requiring that their crews use approved safety devices when climbing and working on steep roofs.

Grumpy

If you can prove through documented safety manuals and documented safety meetings that the worker was trained, and you can prive with photographs that the safety equipment was present at the time of the accident then you can usually get out of the fine.

When I hire people and have safety meetings and I tell them these are required by law they almost always tell me the same thing "I've been roofing X years, and we've never done this before."

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RemStar

You are 100% liable no matter what happens. If someone falls and they were following the rules oh&s will still investigate, and if everything was done to right you will avoid getting the fine and jail time. In Canada shit rolls down hill and the contractor can spend time in jail for neglecting to inforce OH & S safety standards.

Don't ever expect that the old "Your fired before you hit the ground" policy you joke about will ever hold up. If one of your workers gets hurt to a extent that they are no longer to work daily you can be dam sure they are going to pursue compensation.

Grumpy

If they can't roof anymore, put them in the office licking envelopes to avoid a disability suit.

Yes with OSHA you are guilty until proven innocent, but with the right documentation you may be found innocent.

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Interloc

Havent seen this in Canada or OH&S,just WCB

RemStar

Well, I don't know if it has been in forced yet, and I should have said the liability for a incident rolls uphill. It was part of a new amendment they made a couple years back making the "employer" responsible for ensure safety measures are being followed.

If a "employee" gets hurt because they neglected to follow the safety rules that were set in place, the liability is automatically transfered to the "employer" due to the fact that the "employer" is not showing due diligence in the matter of enforcing the safety measures that have been set out. If the "employer" was enforcing the measures, the incident would never happen in the first place. It is the "employer's" responsibility to enforce the safety rules at all times.