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shockabuku
Dec 13, 2011, 3:25 AM
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acorneau wrote: I was just in Home Depot and saw this kit for $99: [image]http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/97/979fa1a6-de6a-465a-9697-5bba6c229eb8_300.jpg?01AD=3zoNobEI5h2nPEENCrqQCSy5W-o8_W11gQL6eZ3zPgfUne40FzZxmOA&01RI=A2CEDAE3795CFC8&01NA=na[/image] HomeDepot wrote: The Qualcraft Industries Rooftop Safe-Tie Bucket Kit includes a universal harness, a 50 ft. vertical lifeline assembly and a heavy-duty tempered reusable anchor. http://www.homedepot.com/...&catalogId=10053 It doesn't say it on the webpage but the one I saw came with an instructional video as well. I remember this* thread from last month and thought this might be a good candidate for a sticky or at least added to the FAQ. * http://www.rockclimbing.com/...post=2550877#2550877 
What self-respecting roofer uses one of those? Maybe the industry has changed a lot since I did that for a living 20 years ago.
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USnavy
Dec 13, 2011, 8:21 AM
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shockabuku wrote: acorneau wrote: I was just in Home Depot and saw this kit for $99: [image]http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/97/979fa1a6-de6a-465a-9697-5bba6c229eb8_300.jpg?01AD=3zoNobEI5h2nPEENCrqQCSy5W-o8_W11gQL6eZ3zPgfUne40FzZxmOA&01RI=A2CEDAE3795CFC8&01NA=na[/image] HomeDepot wrote: The Qualcraft Industries Rooftop Safe-Tie Bucket Kit includes a universal harness, a 50 ft. vertical lifeline assembly and a heavy-duty tempered reusable anchor. http://www.homedepot.com/...&catalogId=10053 It doesn't say it on the webpage but the one I saw came with an instructional video as well. I remember this* thread from last month and thought this might be a good candidate for a sticky or at least added to the FAQ. * http://www.rockclimbing.com/...post=2550877#2550877 What self-respecting roofer uses one of those? Maybe the industry has changed a lot since I did that for a living 20 years ago.
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Urban_Cowboy
Dec 13, 2011, 12:40 PM
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Pretty soon OSHA will require PPE for desk jobs...fall protection, helmet and leather gloves.
Fall protection - to prevent injury from chair height
Helmet - to prevent head injury from falling asleep and hitting head on desk
Leather gloves - to prevent paper cuts
All kidding aside, I've replaced many a roof with no PPE...20 years ago that wasn't a big deal. Now you fall off a step ladder and insurance will not cover it.
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socalclimber
Dec 13, 2011, 1:04 PM
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shockabuku wrote: acorneau wrote: I was just in Home Depot and saw this kit for $99: [image]http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/97/979fa1a6-de6a-465a-9697-5bba6c229eb8_300.jpg?01AD=3zoNobEI5h2nPEENCrqQCSy5W-o8_W11gQL6eZ3zPgfUne40FzZxmOA&01RI=A2CEDAE3795CFC8&01NA=na[/image] HomeDepot wrote: The Qualcraft Industries Rooftop Safe-Tie Bucket Kit includes a universal harness, a 50 ft. vertical lifeline assembly and a heavy-duty tempered reusable anchor. http://www.homedepot.com/...&catalogId=10053 It doesn't say it on the webpage but the one I saw came with an instructional video as well. I remember this* thread from last month and thought this might be a good candidate for a sticky or at least added to the FAQ. * http://www.rockclimbing.com/...post=2550877#2550877 What self-respecting roofer uses one of those? Maybe the industry has changed a lot since I did that for a living 20 years ago.
One of my oldest partners and friends has a window washing business. He started climbing because he bought climbing equipment (rope, harness, jugs etc) to keep him from decking on his jobs.
He's still around and doing fine. Window washing and roof work can be extremely dangerous. Especially where he works, snow country. Very high angle pitched roofs.
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USnavy
Dec 13, 2011, 1:32 PM
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Urban_Cowboy wrote: All kidding aside, I've replaced many a roof with no PPE...20 years ago that wasn't a big deal. Now you fall off a step ladder and insurance will not cover it.
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acorneau
Dec 13, 2011, 1:34 PM
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shockabuku wrote: What self-respecting roofer uses one of those? Maybe the industry has changed a lot since I did that for a living 20 years ago.
I'm pretty sure this kind of kit is aimed at people that don't normally need to get on a roof but also don't want to kill themselves the few times that they do.
Since this topic seems to pop up every 6 months or so I thought it would be a good, easy-to-purchase resource for those kind of folks.
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Urban_Cowboy
Dec 13, 2011, 2:06 PM
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USnavy wrote: Urban_Cowboy wrote: All kidding aside, I've replaced many a roof with no PPE...20 years ago that wasn't a big deal. Now you fall off a step ladder and insurance will not cover it. Okay, well say one of those roofs was on top of a 50 story building. And I am not talking about a flat top, I am talking about a house like pitched roof a thousand feet off the deck. Would you wear PPE than? Why do people think that because your only 25 feet off the ground you cant get seriously injured? People have died from tripping down the stairs, a 25 foot fall can certainly injure or kill you if you land the wrong way.
When you learn the difference between "then" and "than" I'll gladly respond to your question.
I've been employed in the vertical realm for over 20 years. Certainly you've had some schooling to teach you the difference between then/than, it's/its, your/you're, their/there/they're.
I'm not trying to discount your point; falling off a 6 foot ladder can have very dangerous consequences.
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meanandugly
Dec 13, 2011, 7:17 PM
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When I was a roofer 20+ years ago we didn't wear fall protection either, if we did I wouldn't be minus one friend and wouldn't still suffer the pains of a former broken back.
Funny thing was we were both climbers and had gear, but the bravado of the industry taught us other wise. But with over 30 yrs of climbing and HA rescue I still learnd my lessons the hard way.
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coastal_climber
Dec 15, 2011, 2:40 AM
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Wear the same shit when doing sheet metal work on a surface (roof)
But use rope access kit for hanging work. works fine actually ($99)
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