Laborers will assist the experienced roofers with setting up ladders and safety equipment according to OSHA guidelines. Laborers will load materials and equipment onto the roof using cranes, forklifts, and A frame hand hoists. Laborers will assist the roofers in recovering, removing, or covering the roof with insulation and membrane. During reroofing, laborers will use power tools. Circular saws, spud bars, axes, shovels, and pry bars will also need to be used by the laborer during roof installation. All tear off and debris will be transported off the roof using wheelbarrows and material carts, or by hand. Laborers will place debris into roll-off or trailers for disposal. Housekeeping is critical for a safe working environment and will be assigned to roofing laborers.
Roof decks will be swept and cleaned by laborers before the new roof is installed. Laborers will assist the roofers with installing new shingles or tiles.
Physical Activities of this Position
Climbing: Ascending and descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, or ramps using legs, feet, hands, and arms.
Balancing: Maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or climbing on narrow, slippery, or uneven surfaces.
Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Full use of lower extremities and back muscles is required.
Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knee to rest on knee or knees.
Pushing/Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force against something in order to draw, drag, disassemble or haul an object in a sustained motion.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally from one position to another.
Shoveling: Scooping materials or aggregate from a lower position to a higher position using legs, back and upper extremities.
Physical Requirements of this position
- The worker is required to safely climb ladders and scaffolding using hands, arms legs and feet.
- The worker must be able to lift/move up to 100 pounds occasionally and 50 pounds frequently.
- The worker must be able to shovel rock, dirt, or debris for periods of up to six hours or more per day.
- The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate power tools and machinery such as roof saws, asphalt kettles, handheld power tools, and hot air welding equipment.
- The worker is required to have adequate auditory function to hear instructions and verbal safety signals.
Working Conditions of this Position
- The worker may be subject to extreme heat. Temperatures may exceed 100 degrees.
- The worker may be exposed to severe cold. Frost, snow, and ice may be present on roof surfaces.
- Rain, snow, sleet, hail, damaging winds, and lightening may occur on the roof at any time.
- The worker may be exposed to dusts, mists, and vapors. Respirators may be required on some projects.
