Roofing Rope Grab

When you hold the rope grab down you are able to move freely up and down the rope.

Roofing rope grab.

On uneven ground place squares of plywood under one foot to level the ladder base and then secure it with wire or rope tied to stakes. The anchored ropes can be as long as necessary making this form of fall protection highly versatile. Fasten the top of the ladder with rope or wire tied to a secure anchoring point such as a 20d nail driven into a rafter. The kit includes a comfort harness with shoulder padding 50 ft.

Users also have to deal with the excess rope. Lifeline with shock absorbing lanyard and a temporary roof anchor. 4 1 out of 5 stars 10. The manual rope grab is basically a metal hand trigger.

Palmer safety fall protection roofing bucket kit i full body harness 50 vertical rope anchor set i construction fall arrest kit for roofers construction workers i osha ansi compliant equipment. The hands free rope grab is a self trailing grab which smoothly moves up and down the rope in operation and locks in a fall. If you do fall do not grab onto the rope grab and pull the trigger. That will keep it from sliding sideways as you step onto the roof.

Roofers who use rope grabs need to constantly take up the slack out of the line. The rope safe features a built in anti panic grip which function engages to arrest a fall even if the user grasps the rope grab in a way the interferes with the primary break. Although both solutions offer an equal level of safety on non fragile roof surfaces one could argue that a retractable fall arrester is a more convenient solution. Once you let go the rope grab latches to the rope and will no longer move up and down.

Rope grabs allow workers to adjust the length of the lifeline and can be useful when workers are moving about the roof frequently. Users would have to set the length of their connection by adjusting the rope grab which is attached to the back of their harness. 25 vertical lifeline with rope grab hinged reusable roof anchor osha ansi compliant.