Installing Roof Trusses Safely

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Installing roof trusses safely.

Bracing the truss pack. Safely installing roof trusses roof trusses are the highest parts of a house frame and workers installing them can fall and be seriously injured or even killed. Level and nail fix both sides of the truss with a brace fixed to the structural timber on the adjacent table lift. Once your working area is prepared and safe you re ready to crane in and brace the truss pack.

As a risk area for serious injury roof truss installation is right up there because truss construction occurs high above the ground and trusses are not stable until they have been properly braced and restrained. Take a look at our guide how to safely install roof trusses for a step by step guide to the safe installation of your trusses. Risks during truss installation accidental falls are the leading cause of death for construction workers and installing roof trusses can be particularly dangerous for two reasons. Prepare the working area.

For contractors it may be difficult to comply with osha requirement to use fall protection while. Here you can find a more in depth guide to the steps below. Carry the truss to the opposite end of the roof. You can nail fix the truss into position using either method one opposite or method two below right.

Crane lift the truss pack onto the wall plate.