Roofing Hazards Construction

By contributing editor apr 12 2018 construction injuries and illness.

Roofing hazards construction.

Contact with heavy machinery such as forklifts or cranes. Workers getting caught or pinned between moving parts. With warm weather approaching in much of the country roofing work will pick up and this is a good time for roofing employers to review their practices to protect roofers. 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.

Although the most visible risks involve height and gravity other less obvious hazards of roofing include. 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. 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.

Stability of the roof if the roof is unstable then there may be risk of collapse under a persons weight. Roof holes unguarded skylights and poorly covered holes. Weather conditions ice snow and wind are always a hazard on a roof if the shingles or other surfaces are slippery. The roof should always be checked before more than one person goes up there.

Here are the 10 most common rooftop safety hazards. Fire hazards including the flammability of virtually all chemicals used by roofers.