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Working Around Skylights and Roof Openings A skylight looks like a solid part of the roof right up until someone puts weight on it. Roof openings - skylights, hatches, vents, light wells and open shafts - are one of the most common causes of fatal falls in construction, and almost all of them share the same three failures: the opening was not identified, it was not covered, or the cover was not secured. Why Skylights Fail People Glass and acrylic skylight domes age. They chalk, craze and lose s …

Guide to Fall Protection Kits for Ladder and Scaffold Work Fall protection stops being optional once you are working at height, and a kit is the simplest way to make sure you have the whole system rather than most of it. A harness without an anchor point is a strap. A lanyard without a harness is a rope. Dallas Ladder stocks complete fall protection kits at our Rowlett warehouse for crews across Dallas-Fort Worth. What a Kit Should Contain A working kit is three things: a body harness that fits …

Essential Fall Protection Harness Systems for North Texas Contractors Working at height is part of the job for roofers, scaffold crews, and industrial workers. A quality fall protection harness is the most important piece of safety equipment you will ever wear. At Dallas Ladder in Rowlett, TX, we carry a full range of OSHA-compliant harnesses, lanyards, and anchorage connectors from trusted brands. Types of Fall Protection Harnesses There are several harness configurations designed for differen …