Roofing Hazards Construction

Here are the 10 most common rooftop safety hazards.

Roofing hazards construction.

By contributing editor apr 12 2018 construction injuries and illness. Weather conditions ice snow and wind are always a hazard on a roof if the shingles or other surfaces are slippery. The hazards of roofing. The roof should always be checked before more than one person goes up there.

Fire hazards including the flammability of virtually all chemicals used by 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. Workers getting caught or pinned between moving parts. Unless these hazards are controlled by the employer roofers risk serious injury illness and death.

Membrane roofs are especially slippery in wet conditions and should be avoided under these circumstances. 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. Although the most visible risks involve height and gravity other less obvious hazards of roofing include.

Contact with heavy machinery such as forklifts or cranes. While falls from roofs are a major hazard in the general construction industry hazards posed by hot work during built up roofing are also significant.