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FT-1910 Safety Harness

FallTech

The FT-1910 harness is designed to directly meet a fall-protection standard issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration bearing its name, while offering unmatched support, durability and comfort. Built with UltraTech webbing that enhances durability, it’s 25% thicker than most harnesses and is antimicrobial, meaning it can help repel germs, moisture and grime roofers regularly encounter on a worksite. Within the webbing are stainless steel grommets for extended corrosion resistance, making it ideal for use in the heat.

The harness is also designed for comfort, featuring FallTech’s proprietary Comfort Legs lateral leg straps that remain flexible for movement in tight or awkward spaces. It’s also lightweight and has lanyard keepers positioned at hip level to limit tripping hazards.

Personal protective equipment, Helmet

Ladder Latch Pro

Ladder Latch Pro

Roofing remains one of the deadliest occupations across the country, and it’s largely due to falls from heights that, in many cases, can be avoided with proper equipment and training. While training efforts continue at the company, state and regional roofing association level, ingenuity in product development is ongoing.

Ladder Latch Pro is a patent-pending bracket that secures and stabilizes any ladder at the gutter or façade level of the structure, preventing the ladder from sliding or falling. Designers built off of the success of the People’s Choice winner for safety and fall protection at the IRE 2024 Innovative Product Showcase, by expanding to fit box gutters. Now, roofing contractors can use the gutter-anchored system to fit all types of extension ladders for performance on both residential and commercial jobs. Attendees again named it the People’s Choice winner for safety and fall protection at the 2025 IRE.

By creating a secure, four-point connection at or near the rooftop level instead of the ground, roofers have a stable base to work from while on the ladder when necessary. Shaped with a handle made from high-impact plastic and stainless steel connectors, roofers can install it in seconds on either side of the ladder frame. It also works universally on all extension ladders as well as all gutters with or without gutter guards, and is non-corrosive.

AcuSaif Harness Cam

Smart Safety Solutions

Making its debut at IRE 2025, the AcuSaif Harness Cam drew interest from residential and commercial roofers looking for ways to improve employee buy-in when it comes to rooftop safety, said creator Paul Spies, CEO of Smart Safety Solutions. It’s an area he knows all too well as the owner of Ironhead Roofing in Oregon, where regular OSHA inspections — and associated fines — are the norm.

He developed the AcuSaif, a patent-pending harness camera that monitors whether workers are wearing their safety equipment properly, earning him the Roofing Technology Think Tank’s 2024 Innovator of the Year. It uses cutting-edge AI technology to ensure compliance with safety standards for fall protection, rope placement, worker location and more. With this wearable technology and extended battery life of nearly two weeks, roofing company owners and safety managers can monitor employee activity from anywhere in real-time.

Luggage & bags, Trousers, Bag