Footwear

• Roofers should wear work boots or work shoes with slip-resistant and puncture resistant soles.
  
• Safety toe shoes or boots are required on most construction jobsites. They prevent toe crush injuries when working around heavy and/or falling objects.
  

Eye and Face Protection

• Safety glasses or face shields should be worn any time that you could possibly get a foreign object in your eye.
  
• Consult with your supervisor about the proper form of eye protection for the job you are doing.
  
• Kettle men should wear face shields.
  
• Always wear eye protection around welding and grinders.
  
• Inspect safety goggles regularly.
  

Hand and Arm Protection

• Wear the right glove for the right job. (Some gloves such as insulated gloves are required to work around electricity and rubber gloves are best for concrete.)
  
• Make sure that the gloves fit your hand properly.
  
• Long sleeves are required by everyone in a hot job.
  

Head Protection

• Wear a hardhat when there is an overhead exposure. When others are working above you, you are required to wear a hardhat. When there is an opportunity to bump your head, you must wear head protection.
  
• Kettle men are required to have a hardhat under most situations.
  
• When employees go off of the roof while others are working, a hardhat is required.
  
• Inspect your hardhat regularly for dents and cracks. Replace them as needed.
  
• Do not turn hardhats around or wear baseball caps under them. Make sure that your hardhat has the proper ANSI codes for the right job.
  

Hearing protection

• Wear ear plugs or other hearing protection when there is a lot of noise from heavy equipment or other tools.
  
• Replace ear plugs regularly.
  
• Be aware of others and your surroundings when you wear ear plugs.