Welcome to the Rooftop Anchor, Inc. blog! We hope that through this blog we can provide education and information on the correct and safe use of fall protection and fall arrest equipment. We wish for building owners, architects, contractors, etc. to know of the safety standard requirements and its importance to you, your employees, and your building.

It is possible that without this information you are at risk and will be held liable.

It has been seen in the news that there are dire consequences for you and your rooftop workers by failing to provide or use OSHA approved adequate fall arrest protection system on building rooftops.

In 2005 Unicco Service Company received national attention plus penalties and reprimands from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
In a matter of two years, they had two fatal window cleaning accidents that resulted in the death of three window cleaners, plus an OSHA citation for $152,500. OSHA rules a willful violation as “one committed with intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the OSHA regulations.” In both accidents, window cleaners were improperly rigged and anchored.
(See link below for full article)

http://safety.blr.com/news.aspx?id=100325

This unfortunate situation can easily be avoided with the installation and proper use of a certified fall protection anchorage system. However, the majority of over 4.6 million commercial buildings still have systems that fail to meet the standards and regulations set by OSHA and ANSI I-14.1.

If you do not already have an anchorage system that meets code, we can inspect your current anchorage system and/or supply you with a system that will meet or exceed OSHA requirements and protect your business and employees and mitigate potential liability.