<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Hi everybody I am on road and do not have osha book with me, but roofs steeper than 4x12 is tie off, fall protection everywhere, roofs 4x12 and less are treated like a work platform and tie off is required when with in 6 feet of edge. You can use a positioning belt if it prevents you from going off the edge. A yoyo (retractor) works well, as does a lifee line secured to anchors or a cable and traverse line. </DIV>
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<DIV>If things permit I offten place a scaffold at lower edge of roof so that it is a small step from eve to scaffold with gard rail.. My fall only 10 feet that put me in hospital for 10 days, was when I was taking the safety equipment down, off an 8x12 pitch there was no excuse, it did not have to happen, I was in a hurry and thought I could rmove the gear and walk down to edge and get on ladder. </DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> North Texas Renewable Energy Inc <ntrei@1scom.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tue, May 3, 2011 3:44:08 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN class=484043220-03052011><FONT face=Arial>The Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation [the state electrical, plumbing etc licensing authority] has a well known practice of visiting 'random' cities permitting departments and requesting a list of current permits. They then make un-announced site visits to see if a ME is at the site plus look around for other violations or no-nos. I'm sure OSHA, EPA and numerous other regulatory agencies do the same. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484043220-03052011><FONT face=Arial>My policy is to give the appearance of being as in compliance as possible from the ground to give a good impression. Maybe it'll be so hot the inspector won't want to get out of the car for a walkaround. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484043220-03052011><FONT face=Arial>Jim Duncan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>William Dorsett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 03, 2011 2:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> glenn.burt@glbcc.com; 'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">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.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'"> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Glenn Burt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 02, 2011 5:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Be sure to investigate this fully.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">OSHA began requiring us to install warning lines 15’ from the building edges recently… up from the 6’ of days of yore…</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Quite a shock to price fall protection carts and fall restraint systems as well!</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Carts to protect persons installing fall restraint systems so work can begin. Carts for those working within 15’ of a building edge…</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">-Glenn Burt</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'"> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>North Texas Renewable Energy Inc<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 02, 2011 12:57 PM<BR><B>To:</B> RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Perimeter warning lines</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">OSHA compliant Wrenches<BR>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.<BR>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.<BR>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. </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">thanks as always</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Jim Duncan<BR>North Texas Renewable Energy<BR>NABCEP Certified Solar PV<BR>Installer No.031310-57<BR>TECL 27398<BR>ntrei@1scom.net <BR>817.917.0527<BR><A href="http://www.ntrei.com/" target=_blank>www.ntrei.com</A></SPAN></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>