| The safety considerations and weather | | | | worth using and making them worthless. Wet |
| considerations are very a very important aspect | | | | roofing may also create slippery conditions and |
| of any job that is getting done outside. Safety | | | | also increase the chances of electrical shocks. |
| can be compromised by high buildings creating a | | | | When stormy weather hits it can be a major |
| fall hazard. The dangerous areas include roof | | | | cause for alarm. Stormy weather can have large |
| edges, steep slopes, ladders, and temporary holes. | | | | amounts of lightning that could strike cranes and |
| Slippery, wet membranes may cause falls when | | | | ladders. It can require limiting the roof area being |
| wet from dew, rain or snow or leaking equipment. | | | | installed prior to the onset of bad weather. Bad |
| Hot asphalt can cause burns from spills, splashes | | | | weather requires temporary tie-offs, stormy |
| from filling buckets and luggers, drips over the | | | | weather also requires you to store the materials |
| roof edges or through openings, spray from | | | | to be properly covered and protected for the |
| broken piping and fittings or overheating. | | | | conditions experienced. |
| Propane fuel can explode so be careful with | | | | Also know that in certain weather conditions, |
| handling that substance. Adhesive vapors are very | | | | either cold or hot, the materials that you are using |
| flammable. This can cause nausea and | | | | need to be stored properly since the weather |
| lightheadness if breathed in confined spaces. | | | | condition at that time will affect the materials. In |
| Vapors can be drawn into the building through | | | | cold weather the material can stiffen the roof |
| HVAC equipment. Cutting tools and sheet metal | | | | membranes, and reduces the workability of any |
| edges may cause severe cuts. Heavy materials | | | | asphalt, adhesives, and sealants. In hot weather it |
| may cause back injuries always refer to product | | | | can rapidly cure the adhesives, caulking, and the |
| data sheets for weights of materials. | | | | sealants. Also, the materials shelf life is shortened. |
| Heat welding equipment can cause burns and | | | | Windy weather creates difficulty in handling the |
| electrical shocks. If wiring is improper, submerged | | | | material. Windy weather can blow dirt and debris |
| in water or disassembled while plugged in. | | | | under the roof membrane, onto exposed |
| When considering the weather considerations wet | | | | adhesives and off the roof itself. Cloudy weather |
| roofing materials may reduce the insulation value, | | | | on the other hand can affect the setting of the |
| it can degrade the materials making them not | | | | automatic welding equipment. |