Tool Belts and Harnesses: Over, Under or Integral?
Roofing contractors must carefully consider how to use a harness and tool belt together in order to exhibit a good-faith effort to eliminate or mitigate infeasibility and greater fall hazards.
Except for the roofing inspector, most roofing contractors would expect their employees to wear a tool belt while on the roof deck.
In most cases, these same individuals would also be required to wear a full body harness (FBH) to comply with OSHA’s 29CFR, §1926.502(d), in lieu of any other compliant fall protection/prevention methods (I.E. safety nets, guardrail systems, etc.). Ironworkers, scaffold installers and other elevated trades (those working at trigger heights of 15 feet, 10 feet or 6 feet above a lower level) would also be included in this employee group.