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When looking at my work, my choice of media is not immediately apparent. We think we know what "they" look like, but to know an individual vet is to know something else. Take for example homeless Vietnam veterans. I want to strip people of their stereotypes and reveal them as people. I want to make noticed people like me, who are often overlooked. They have lead me to see how people become marginalized, and how marginalized people are treated within our social systems. The limiting experiences of disability and it's resulting poverty inform my work.
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However, employers must strictly enforce rules that prohibit workers from going beyond the 15-foot warning lines.Artist Statement Just months after I graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art I was in a near fatal skydiving accident that left me disabled. Again, if the work is “infrequent and temporary,” no fall protection is necessary. OSHA still recommends conventional fall protection systems within the high danger zone.
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Typically, lines are yellow so it’s clear to those on the roof that they’re not supposed to cross that line without OSHA-required restraints. Instead, it should be a line that is 39 to 42 inches high. In the Midwest, you cannot simply paint a line on the roof-the first light snow would conceal it. This zone provides a first line of defense with a 15-foot warning line. Ideally, all roof systems that require maintenance are located within the HIGH DANGER ZONE (15 feet or more from the edge) at the middle of the building. However, in some circumstances where the work is “infrequent and temporary,” building owners can use instead a “designated area” (not just painting a line on a roof). The VERY HIGH DANGER ZONE (six to 15 feet from the edge) requires the same precautionary measures. Personal fall protection systems (e.g., personal fall arrest, travel restraint, positioning system).The EXTREMELY HIGH DANGER ZONE (less than six feet from the roof’s edge) requires one of the following: OSHA has designated three work zones on low-slope roofs with unprotected edges that are four feet or more above a lower level: Red indicates a warning line, drains within six feet of the roof’s edge, or ladders that need guardrails. Most of the illustrated examples are from a campus-wide (24 buildings) roofing safety assessment and related upgrades that Legat Architects led for one of Illinois’ largest community colleges.ĭetail from roofing safety assessment. or worse.īelow are a few roofing safety items related to OSHA’s guidelines. Otherwise, employers can eventually get fined.
#SIX FEET FROM THE EDGE INSTALL#
In other words, it’s now the responsibility of the employer to install rooftop protection measures for everyone who goes up on their roofs. They require “employers to provide protection for each employee exposed to fall and falling object hazards.” (Standard 1910.28 (a)(1)). These are just a few examples of new OSHA roofing safety guidelines introduced in January 2017. How building owners can achieve OSHA safety requirements using fall protection and fall restraint for all who go on their roofsĭoes your roof have a raised warning line 15 feet from its edge? If not, you’re in violation of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) roofing standards.ĭo you have skylights? If yes, do they have a guardrail or other protective system? They should, according to OSHA.