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Choosing Fall Protection Anchor Points A harness and lanyard are only as good as what they are attached to. The anchor is the part of the system that has to hold a falling body without warning, and it is the part most often chosen by eye on the morning of the job. What Actually Counts as an Anchor The general rule for a personal fall arrest anchor is 5,000 pounds per worker attached, or a system designed and certified by a qualified person for the specific installation. It has to be independent …

Working on Standing Seam Metal Roofs A standing seam roof is a finished surface, not a substrate. Every step lands on the customer's visible product, and every seam is a raised folded edge that was never designed to carry a boot. Crews that treat it like shingle come away with dents they cannot explain and slips they did not expect. The Seam Is Not a Step A standing seam is folded metal standing an inch or more above the panel. Standing on it flattens the fold, and a flattened seam is visible f …