Fragile Roof Ladder
All trade roof ladders that we sell are for frequent use.
Fragile roof ladder. Mobile access equipment may avoid the need for scaffolding and are often appropriate for short duration minor work. Compact design for ease of transportation and storage. The board walk open mesh walkway system has been designed s. Many others suffer permanent disabling injury.
The video shows how to install the kee safety board walk safe working platform for fragile roofs. Ideal for short term protection when life lines or guardrails are not provided. We offer both single and double section ladders. On a sloping roof a properly constructed roof ladder or on a flat roof a harness attached to a secure anchorage with a short enough lanyard to prevent an actual fall off the roof i e.
The system is extremely compact portable and easy to assemble making it the perfect solution for maintenance of valleys and box gutter details on fragile roofs such as asbestos. On average 7 people are killed each year after falling through a fragile roof or fragile roof light. The lyte and werner ladders are available in aluminium whereas the bratts ladder is fibreglass with aluminium rungs. Where work is of short duration tasks measured in minutes properly secured ladders to access the roof and proper roof ladders may be used.
Working on the platforms is possible upto 1 2m from the ladder path. For working beyond 1 2m the ladder can be adjusted across the roof corrugations. Tacklife telescoping ladder 17 feet aluminum extension ladder with 2 flexible wheels safe protective switch non slip rubber feet 300lb capacity multi use ladder 4 7 out of 5 stars 438 169 98 169. Our trade roof ladders are supplied by bratts lyte and werner.
Falls from flat roof edges can be prevented by simple edge protection arrangements a secure double guardrail and toeboard around the edge. No part of the body leaves the roof. Roofing contractor and american ladder institute. Residential roofers will most often use a combination of different ladders to install shingles or complete other roofing tasks.
Deaths caused by falls through fragile surfaces occur mainly to those working in the building maintenance sector when carrying out small short term maintenance and cleaning jobs. The system permits a linear coverage of 10 5m from any point on a fragile roof.