Safe Working In Roof Spaces

Installing cabling and entering ceiling spaces for work such as installation of solar panels or aerials on roofs can pose serious risks to workers.

Safe working in roof spaces.

Roof work accounts for a quarter of all deaths in the construction industry. Business operators managers and workers should work together to put in place health and safety measures and ensure appropriate staff training is conducted to minimise the risk of serious. To ensure safe work at a height make sure to use suitable access solutions such as extension ladders and roof ladders. Particular care should be taken when carrying out hot work in these spaces.

Plan safe work at height. Working on roofs is a hazardous activity because it involves working at height. Most roof spaces in residential premises constitute the space between the ceiling of the top floor and the roof. When working from any elevated space there s a risk of falls and injury.

Working on roofs and in ceiling spaces. Air conditioning systems and other persons entering ceiling spaces or working on roofs can be at serious risk of electrocution and falls from heights. Electricians plumbers pest control operators installers of ceiling insulation. Working on roofs and in ceiling spaces.

Falls through fragile materials such as roof lights and asbestos cement roofing sheets account for more of these deaths than any other single. Even where there is only sufficient space to reach in to conduct the work particularly for shallow eaves there is a risk of shock and the electrical installation should be de energised to remove the hazard. This will ensure they comply with the safe system of work identified.