[TowerTalk] fall arrest for rooftops

[Alan NV8A]

I've seen safety kits for roofers in our local Menard's (WI-based 
hardware/building supplies chain), but I never took enough notice to see 
where they attach the restraints. Nor do I know the manufacturer.

Unfortunately Menard's Web site is lousy, lacking a search facility.

73

Alan NV8A


On 06/15/06 12:08 am Jim Lux wrote:

> What I'd like to find is some convenient way to do a fall arrest/restraint 
> for (pitched) rooftop work.  I seem to always wind up having to attach 
> things near the eaves and it would be nice to have something that could be 
> attached at the ridge line that would stop you from smashing to the ground 
> if you slip off the edge of the roof.
> 
> When I was younger, my father belayed me with a climbing rope slung over 
> the top of the roof while I hung over the edge to paint the eaves, however, 
> this approach has significant disadvantages. Now, I have a 30 ft extension 
> ladder.
> 
> I assume roofers have some sort of thing to deal with this.