On flat roofs you ll probably need a warning line or safety monitor system.
Snow covered roofs.
Snow accumulation depends on many factors including wind direction building orientation roof pitch shelter and of course weather conditions.
The roof should have a remaining physical life of at least two years.
If the roof has less than two years remaining life then the appraiser must report this condition in the appraisal report.
Do you have a means of safely elevating mechanized snow removal equipment to the roof.
Ladders and roofs can be slippery even in good conditions let alone in the middle of the winter and covered with slick snow and ice.
December 4 2019.
By jeffrey howie p eng.
Working on snow covered roofs.
Add to likebox 86724683 aerial view of a village in winter.
Under no circumstance should homeowners get up on their roof to clear the snow.
On sloped roofs you may need a personal fall arrest system for each worker.
Why you should stay away from snow covered roofs.
In areas where the snow is likely to lay for more than a few days.
134066525 winter cityscape with houses roofs covered with snow.
January 1 2019.
And carla ladner p eng.
Why you should stay away from snow covered roofs.