Snow Covered Roofs

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Snow covered roofs.

On sloped roofs you may need a personal fall arrest system for each worker. If the roof has less than two years remaining life then the appraiser must report this condition in the appraisal report. Why you should stay away from snow covered roofs. The roof should have a remaining physical life of at least two years.

Ladders and roofs can be slippery even in good conditions let alone in the middle of the winter and covered with slick snow and ice. Add to likebox 86724683 aerial view of a village in winter. By jeffrey howie p eng. Under no circumstance should homeowners get up on their roof to clear the snow.

And carla ladner p eng. Snow accumulation depends on many factors including wind direction building orientation roof pitch shelter and of course weather conditions. In areas where the snow is likely to lay for more than a few days. On flat roofs you ll probably need a warning line or safety monitor system.

Do you have a means of safely elevating mechanized snow removal equipment to the roof. What type of fall protection will you need. Each winter during periods of significant snowfall the buildup of snow on roofs can be a real concern. 134066525 winter cityscape with houses roofs covered with snow.

December 4 2019.