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Fall Protection Rules for Measuring, Inspecting and Estimating

Did you know that those who access roofs or other heights for the purpose of measuring, inspecting, or estimating have special Fall Protect Rules?
 
               
 
Low pitched roof = A roof having a slope equal to or less than four in 12.
Hazardous slope = A slope from which construction work is performed where normal footing cannot be maintained without the use of devices due to the pitch of the surface, weather conditions, or surface material.

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