The canadian roofing contractors association crca promotes safe torch practices in the workplace.
Roof torch safety.
Roofing safety controlling hot work hazards torch applied roofs torch applied operations can be hazardous to roofers and the public.
However in a limited number of situations rooftop fires have occurred during the application of these products.
In addition temperatures generated by torching.
The requirement for two 4a60bc fire extinguishers during torch work more than 10 times the firefighting capability required under the osha rules.
Any leftover debris can prevent the torch down roofing membrane from forming a waterproof seal so make sure you remove.
This means that anyone who installed modified bitumen membranes and operates torching equipment must be safety trained.
The warning line system shall consist of ropes wires or chains and supporting stanchions 29 cfr 1926 502 f 2.
The program also spells out a number of safe practices that go well beyond osha s regulations in dealing with roofing torch use.
Warning line safety monitors.
Torching can reach temperatures over 1093 c or 2000 f.
Roofing safety talks.
A roofing torch requires the use of a gas torch with an open flame operating at extremely high temperatures and runs the risk of fire and burning the roofing professional.
Climb up on a secure ladder with stabilizers that hook onto the roof s edge.
Among other program elements these include.
Being equipped with safety gear is also a must.
In absence of the safety gear torching down the roofing installation can turn into a disaster.
Torch applied polymer modified bitumen sheet products have been used successfully and safely in north america since the late 1970s.
3 1 only certa certified torch applicators shall operate torches when an open flame will contact any part of a roof.
Stay safe while on the roof.
Roofers may suffer serious burns from the torch or the hot modified bitumen they are applying.
3 1 1 using an open flame for roof drying or de icing over combustible 1 roof surfaces shall not be permitted.
Or on roofs 50 feet 15 25 m or less in width the use of a safety monitoring system alone is permitted 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10.
Safety training has reduced the occurrence of these accidents significantly.
