Why do I need steep roof rope training? (U.S. Edition)

Steep roof training? What is the waste of my time and money. I have been doing this work for more than three years. I have never had accidents to inspect hundreds of steep roofs. I am always cautious in my work. Well, OK, this time when I slipped, it almost slipped off the roof, but I grabbed the way of earthwork and stopped myself, so I didn't really count on it. However, before this, I got a good pair of these tricky single-roof waterproof boots, so now I can't slip or fall. In addition, I always be careful.

Famous famous words? The others here thought he never had an accident...

“When someone asked me, how can I best describe my experience at sea in the last 40 years, I just said that there is nothing wrong. Of course, there have been winter gale, storms and fog and like, but all my experience, I've never been surprised at anything...I have seen it, but I've been in distress at sea for many years . I never saw that the wreckage had never been wrecked nor was it any past dilemma for me, threatening to end anything worth talking about. Type of disaster.

“1907 Edward J. Smith, captain of the Titanic in 1907. Although we are willing to believe that falling from the roof will never happen to us, the reality is completely different. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that about 300,000 occur every year. The time lost and the death of 1,500 to 2,000 people working fell down.

Surveys have shown that workers often use fall protection to be complacent, and that they work at heights and often mistakenly believe that they will not fall.

Steep roofs have become the norm. In many new residential areas, roof slopes of 10/12, 12/12 or higher are common. With prices ranging from $175 to $300 per day, and safety equipment needed to access steep roofs, hundreds of dollars for safe operation, it seemed like an expensive but mostly unnecessary luxury. Let's face the reality, the economy is tight, and the funds are short-lived for many people, and we look more closely at our discretionary spending. Let's take a look at some of the steep rooftop training and safety equipment that hasn't been obtained. Go with it and we may encounter these costs.

Well, from the secondary to the main... You fall off a steep roof and do not destroy anything when you land, but you do the jam back quite badly. At least you work ice and heat treatment and good measures, a few days in exchange for a few ibuprofen thrown. Maybe a good massage therapy provider is available in your area or you can go visit a local emergency room or clinic for some muscle relaxation and anti-inflammatory prescription "DOC" in a box area. I calculate roughly, you are already a good steep roof class and the cost of related safety equipment.

Now let's go a little bit more serious... You fell in love with a steep roof and broken bones(s), legs, arms(s), ribs, etc. when you hit the ground. Now you need to take an ambulance to your local emergency room. It depends on whether you are working in a remote area or a crowded local road trip to the emergency room, possibly by helicopters. Now we talk about much more serious expenses. Add to the combined plastic surgeon, fracture reduction, or surgery may need to install pins, screws, etc., plus several nights to stay in the hospital, we are talking about the main expenses. Hey, we can't forget the time lost from work, and the bones heal, you go through rehabilitation. I calculate a rough account, you are a good steep roof class and related safety equipment, for you and your closest friend 20 costs.

Well, more serious... You fell down a steep roof and received severe neck and/or back injuries. You are transported to the local emergency room to find out that the small hospitals you work in rural areas do not have the full range of specialists for the type of injury you suffered and after initial treatment and for the stable transfer to a big city hospital. After repeated poke, urging, checking, testing and X-rays, they found that your injury has caused you to have a hope of becoming a paraplegic, even worse, paraplegia. You have the rest of your life in a wheelchair that can't control your bladder, intestines, or sexual function and don't have to rely on someone else to feed, clean up, and dress up as you expect. I don't have enough fingers to calculate the cost associated with this type of injury (short-term and long-term as well as psychological costs).

Well, the last fall... This time you fall off a steep roof and die with the effects of the ground or other objects. What is the cost of your family and close friends? The beloved loses a major wage earner and loses the loss of her husband, father and son. What emotions do you charge for them to pass? From the funeral home, sudden loss of income, not enough life insurance, sudden and unexpected bills for your family's living beyond your means, not your child has a father figure, teaches them important life experiences, and never lets see your child From a high graduate school or university, it is always part of their wedding ceremony and cannot have children born and never get to play your future grandson...

What do all these programs have in common? They are all easy to buy and use related safety equipment that can be prevented with a good steep roof class. In the end, the choice is yours. You continue to take serious risks with your health and safety, or what you do is necessary to make your life and love, and your family have. You get a chance to make the right choice and the choices happen every time you go to a steep roof inspection job.

A death or serious injury may be a likely outcome if high altitude access to any area, where the drop is a possible outcome, does not take appropriate precautionary measures.