Stepping Off Ladder Onto Roof

Use the board as a foot brace when you climb on and off the roof.

Stepping off ladder onto roof.

Roof safety equipment once you re on the roof using safety gear can prevent a serious fall. I also have a helper hold onto the bottom of the ladder to stabilize it. Never step over the top rung or attempt to go down with your back to the. Nailing roof brackets starting at 18.

When you get off the roof take the same approach holding onto the ladder and stepping around it instead of over the top. Stepping onto the roof be sure the ladder extends 3 feet above the point. I d suggest it should be at least 3 feet past the edge of your gutter and 4 feet is better. Watch this and be sure you are practicing ladder sa.

Note to paragraph d. So i m sitting there swaying in the wind trying to picture the motion needed to do it. First time i tried it the act of pushing off the ladder to put my other foot onto the roof would have kicked the ladder down. To climb onto the roof you want to run the top of the ladder past the roof so it extends far enough that you can hold on when you step on and off.

To get back onto the ladder hold it and swing a leg onto the rung while facing the roof. Place the board along the edge of the roof in the area where you will step off the ladder and use the hammer to recess the nails. Figure d 2 slide step fixed ladder sections. Hold the ladder securely with both hands and swing one leg around to step off onto the roof.

Residential roofers will most often use a combination of different ladders to install shingles or complete other roofing tasks. Jared mellick president of universal roof contracting shares valuable steps to using a ladder safely. Roofing contractor and american ladder institute. Figure d 3 example of counterbalanced hatch cover at roof.

Roofers will usually use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and a second extension ladder with wheels and hooks to secure it to the ridge of the roof to complete the work from the roof.