Installing Roof Trusses Safely

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.

Installing roof trusses safely.

Once your working area is prepared and safe you re ready to crane in and brace the truss pack. 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. Align the truss to the marks you made on the wall plate.

Level and nail fix both sides of the truss with a brace fixed to the structural timber on the adjacent table lift. Screw fix a c16 stuctural grade timber 150mm x 50mm length to the face of the truss pack. Prepare the working area. Crane lift the truss pack onto the wall plate.

Carry the truss to the opposite end of the roof. 1 truss construction usually occurs high above the ground and 2 trusses are not stable until they are properly restrained and braced. 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. Step 3 step 4.

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.