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Taking roofing equipment up: Don't carry equipment when climbing a ladder, but keep hands free for holding to rungs and rails.

General tips:
- Use a tool pouch on a belt for carrying a hammer, tape measure, pencil, nails and mobile phone with you at all times.
- Install a couple of temporary, sided platforms on the ceiling joists for holding equipment: boxes of nails, framing gun, nail oil, plans, bottle of water, snacks, sun lotion.
- Alternatively, use buckets hung around the roofing area, or secure tools to studs using short bungee cords. Power drills can also be secured to one's belt.
- Transfer equipment to the roof by placing it in a sturdy bucket and hauling it up by a rope.
- Transfer an air framing gun to the roof, then connect it to the hose, then pressurise the hose.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Main > Building & fixing > Building > Timber > Roof > Safety
General roofing safety tips:
- Choose calm, clear, cool weather for roofing.
- Never work on a slippery, wet roof.
- Use rubber shoes with dry, clean soles.
- Keep the roofing area clean of dirt, mud and debris.
- Always move hoses and extension cords out of the way of one's feet.
- Wear sunglasses, hat, and full skin cover.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Main > Building & fixing > Building > Timber > Roof > Safety
Using a roofing harness:
- Where it is possible to fall 2m from a roof, use a full body harness (a personal fall arrest system) and not a waist belt.
- First create a slide guard near the edge of the roof, by installing roof brackets every 4' on the top surface of rafters, within 18" of the eaves, and placing planks along these brackets.
- Second, attach roof anchors over the ridge beam and secure by hammering (not shooting) nails into two opposing rafters. The roof anchor should be at least 2m from the edge of the roof.
- Ensure the body harness is snug, and has D hooks on front and back of the body. A short 1m lanyard, with energy / shock absorber, is hooked onto the body harness with a locking carabiner. Its other end has a spring-loaded clutch that slides along a rope, which in turn is secured into the roof anchor.   kellyjones00 (593)

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