How To Tie Off On A Roof

Tie the adjustable sling around the tree and connect the sling with the rope in order to use the tree as a temporary anchor.

How to tie off on a roof.

At this point there is no more use for the throwing line it can be disconnected from the rope. Steady yourself unclip harness from first loop and clip it onto second loop. Roof anchors can be as simple as a d ring connection or as complex as a complete lifeline system. Tie off or you better have the paper work required to back up what your doing.

Both permanent and temporary roof anchor points are available. It replaces the old directive which allowed contractors to not tie off on certain things like setting trusses. Anchor points are usually installed on the roof and are used to connect lanyards lifelines and other forms of tie off which prevent a worker from falling. Now the rope runs over the sloping roof.

Once on roof reach further up rope and tie a second loop. Pull the entire throwing line over the roof until the rope is reached. That all changes in june when this new directive goes into effect.