Max wind speed on roof?

[fiardor]

Hey guys can anyone clarify for me the safe working wind speeds for working on roof?

All i can find is 17mph but this is for roofers and scaffolders and not specific to PV.

Anyone?

Thanks in advance :tt1:

Fiardor

 

[Earthstore]

If you get blown off it is too windy.....

 

[fiardor]

If you get blown off it is too windy.....

LOL thanks ES
3 months ago my wallet would of weighed me down. LOL not now.

Now i can :wings:.

Nearly did..............twice.

 

[Gavin A]

if you're worried, then it's probably too windy, and it's time to at least take a bit to assess the situation and decide if it's safe to carry on or not / if additional precautions are needed / if you're ok to do some jobs, but not others.

We'll happily work on the roof in higher winds than we'd risk actually moving panels about in as the panels act as sails, and I've no problem in pulling my team off the panel side of the work if it's too windy for it, but it'd be rare for it to be too windy to do anything at all on the roof with scaf below etc.

 

[telectrix]

i've never farted on a roof, so i wouldn't know.

 

[UNG]

I've only found the same as you in this document http://www.hseni.gov.uk/hsg33_roof_work.pdf on pages 20 - 22. May be a call to the HSE would be you're best bet