Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA fall protection regulation for general industry stipulates that if a worker is exposed to a fall of 4 feet or greater they must utilize some form of fall protection. The fall hazard can be on a top of a building, suspended from a building, near a skylight, near a loading dock, mining operation, on an airport jet way or any other environment where a fall of 4 feet or greater is present.
The type of system will depend on the environment and work to be performed. Fall protection systems are divided into fall restraint (prevents user from reaching a fall hazard), fall arrest (arrest fall of user in the event of a fall) and suspended access for operating a motorized platform or other suspended equipment. Rooftop Anchor can recommend the best code compliant system(s) for your situation.
Yes, Rooftop Anchor works with new construction projects as well as retrofitting existing work locations to create effective fall protection systems solutions that are code compliant.
Yes, Rooftop Anchor offers a complete line of fall protection products that will meet the needs of virtually any work environment. Our new manufacturing facility houses robotic welders, certified welders, CNC tube benders and also features state of the fiber laser, all of which help fabricate custom fall protection systems for specific and unique applications. Yes, Rooftop Anchor provides an end-to-end solution. We employ installation specialists for our entire line of fall protection systems. Our installation crews have extensive experience in new construction and retrofit projects and will establish a timeline and approach that works best for you.
Rooftop Anchor is with you every step of the way. Once installed, Rooftop Anchor can work with you to develop an effective training program for workers, contractors and others who will be working at height or near a fall hazard. In addition, OSHA requires that fall protection system anchor points be certified and inspected on an annual basis. Rooftop Anchor’s professional engineers can provide the services necessary to ensure your fall protection system remains code compliant.
Rooftop Anchor’s professional engineering team offers a complimentary design service based on your project plans/drawings that will provide you the information and support to specify an effective fall protection system. To get started call or email us using the links on this site.
If there is a fall hazard in the vicinity of where an employee, vendor or contractor must perform work and a 42” parapet or guardrail does not protect the worker for exposure to a fall, then a fall protection system must be installed. This is also the case if suspended access for activities such as window washing is necessary.
The type of system will depend on the environment and work to be performed. Fall protection systems are divided into fall restraint (prevents user from reaching a fall hazard), fall arrest (arrest fall of user in the event of a fall) and suspended access for operating a motorized platform or other suspended equipment. Rooftop Anchor can recommend the best code compliant system(s) for your situation.
Any time a window cleaner must suspend from a building he needs two independent anchor points for every descent he performs. The spacing of the anchors is critical so as not to subject the window cleaner to a swing fall (pendulum effect) if he has a failure in his primary system.