The Canadian Occupational Health & Safety codes (a mix of national and provincial requirements) outline key standards and regulations you are legally obliged to meet while accessing new heights. Today’s rooftops are crowded with obstructions and distractions. As a result, the building and construction community must ensure that we create a safe climb every time!

As a property manager, facility manager, specifier, or contractor in Canada, you operate within a strict regulatory framework designed to protect all workers needing access to your rooftop. The Canadian and provincial Occupational Health & Safety regulations outline just some of the standards you are legally obliged to meet while working at heights. If you are thinking that as long as I am compliant, I am safe, that unfortunately couldn’t be any further from the truth. Compliance is not the endpoint — it is only the beginning of your organization’s safety journey. Time and time again, we see organizations ensuring they are compliant, with tragic accidents still occurring. While unfortunately also being legally at fault.

Let’s not discover safety by accident this year and look for opportunities to mitigate, if not eliminate, near misses. The roof safety specialists at Skyline Group created an article that helps outline those hazards of concern while looking to climb to the rooftop of an industrial, commercial or institutional building. The whitepaper will briefly touch on the following:

• State of safety today
• Hierarchy of safety controls
• The Westray Law (Bill C-45)
• Understanding roof access risks
• Addressing roof access hazards
• Why ladder materials matter
• Finding a safety partner in a complex regulatory landscape

Click to download the whitepaper “Ensuring Safe Access to The Rooftop” written by the roof safety specialists at Skyline Group.

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