[RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines

[William Dorsett]

Is there a system size at which these OSHA requirements don't apply?  Or
does an installer try to fly under the radar on residential systems? It
seems to me this would be a sizable cost factor that would favor small
distributed systems over large commercial projects. A friend contracting the
paint on a large apartment complex was asked by the inspector if he had
given his workers a sheet warning them not to eat the caulk..yummy, burp.

 

Bill Dorsett

Sunwrights

Manhattan, KS

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Glenn Burt
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 5:21 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines

 

Be sure to investigate this fully.

OSHA began requiring us to install warning lines 15' from the building edges
recently. up from the 6' of days of yore.

Quite a shock to price fall protection carts and fall restraint systems as
well!

 

Carts to protect persons installing fall restraint systems so work can
begin. Carts for those working within 15' of a building edge.

 

-Glenn Burt

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of North Texas
Renewable Energy Inc
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 12:57 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines

 

 

OSHA compliant Wrenches
we're about to begin aPV installation along the lower edge of a 100 foot
long metal building. Because of skylights down the middle of the length of
the E-W roof we are forced to mount the southern-most row only about 5 feet
from the 20 foot high eave. Fortunately the slope is less than 10 degrees
but perimeter warning lines are a must here.
Not wanting to appear a cheapskate here but I'm not surprised at the
outrageous cost of "OSHA compliant" perimeter warning flag systems. Your
basic fold up standards with nothing more than light-weight bases and
multi-colored banner rope runs hundreds of dollars. Even sandbags for
ballast are way overpriced.
So where are the affordable units available or is there such a thing? Better
yet, has someone fabricated their own pro-looking standards and used the
same off-the-shelf banner rope used in the roofing catalogs? I already have
several hundred feet of banner rope just nothing to hang it from. 

thanks as always

Jim Duncan
North Texas Renewable Energy
NABCEP Certified Solar PV
Installer No.031310-57
TECL 27398
ntrei at 1scom.net 
817.917.0527
www.ntrei.com

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