SAFETY TIPS FOR WORKING AT HEIGHTS

• WHETHER YOU WORK AT HEIGHTS EVERYDAY

OR JUST ONCE IN A WHILE, YOUR SAFETY
FOCUS DURING THOSE TIMES IS OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE. IT TAKES ONE MISTAKE TO TURN
A ROUTINE WORK TASK INTO A FATALITY.
FALLS ARE DEBILITATING. FALLS ARE DEADLY.
 1. USE RAILING
• THERE ARE RAILING SYSTEM FOR ALMOST
EVERY STYLE OF ROOFTOP LIKE 
NON-PENETRATING RAILING FOR FLAT OR LO
W-SLOPE ROOFS
, PARAPET MOUNTED RAILING, 
METAL ROOF RAILING, AND MORE. PRE-
FABRICATED RAILINGS CAN BE PERMANENTLY
AFFIXED OR PORTABLE TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS.
REGARDLESS OF WHICH TYPE YOU USE, ONCE
IN PLACE, YOU’LL FIND RAILS TO BE THE
EASIEST FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM TO USE.
2. SELECT THE PROPER PPE
• IF YOU’RE GOING TO USE PERSONAL FALL
ARREST SYSTEMS (PFAS), YOU NEED TO ENSURE
YOU’RE CHOOSING THE PROPER EQUIPMENT.
3. INSPECT YOUR PPE

• THE INSPECTION SHOULD BE THOROUGH, BUT

DOES NOT NEED TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME. EVEN SO,
THIS BRIEF PRE-WORK CHECK COULD SAVE A LIFE.
4. ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND
FALL DISTANCE
5. ENSURE THE SELECTION OF
ACCEPTABLE ANCHOR POINT
6. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE BEST
MEANS OF WORKING AT HEIGHTS
(SCAFFOLD VS LIFT VS LADDER)

•  EVALUATE YOUR SITUATION CAREFULLY AND

DETERMINE THE RIGHT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
SUITABLE FOR THE TASK IN THAT LOCATION.
7. USE LADDERS PROPERLY
• LADDERS ARE DANGEROUS. WHEN IMPROPERLY
USED, THEY’RE REALLY DANGEROUS.
8. KNOW YOUR ROOFING
REGULATIONS
9. ENSURE PROPER USE OF LIFTS
10. TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN
• WORKING SAFELY AT HEIGHTS DOES NOT
COME BY CHANCE. IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU
LUCK YOUR WAY INTO. WORKING SAFELY AT
HEIGHTS TAKES PREPARATION, EDUCATION,
AND DETERMINATION. TAKE THIS BRIEF LIST
AND DIVE INTO SOME OF THE MORE IN-
DEPTH ARTICLES IT LINKS TO. WHEN IT
COMES TO FALL PROTECTION, YOU CAN’T
HAVE TOO MUCH INFORMATION.