Sample report
A sample drop report, hour by hour
This reaches your manager the same day. It is a sample: the building, the times and the readings are made up.
- 01
Step 1: 6:50 a.m. Anchors checked
North and south roof anchors inspected and logged by the lead. Cordon up on the north side. The safety director's sign-off is attached.
- 02
Step 2: 7:20 a.m. First drop
Two technicians on the north face, floors 24 to 18. Wind at the roof reads 8 mph, limit 20. Wind is logged every hour.
- 03
Step 3: 10:40 a.m. Wind check
Wind reads 14 mph. Work continues. No residents reported at windows. The next reading is at 11:40.
- 04
Step 4: 1:15 p.m. Glass flagged
Floor 14, north: one cracked pane, photo attached. Floor 9: failed seal on one window. Both flags go to the building engineer.
- 05
Step 5: 3:30 p.m. Lines down
North face floors 24 to 8 done. Gear inspected and stored. Cordon down. Four of 12 bays are done.
- 06
Step 6: 4:00 p.m. Report sent
This report, with photos, goes to the building contact and the manager. The next drop is Thursday.
Sample content.
The flags come first, in a few lines
A text goes to your contact when the ropes come off the face, and the report follows by email. Anything that needs your attention, like a cracked pane or a failed seal, is at the top, with the floor and a photo.
What the report holds
- Floors and bays finished
- Wind readings, hourly
- Glass and seals flagged, by floor, with photos
- Anything that stopped the work, and why
- The next drop date
Want a report like this for your building?
Ask for one at the roof visit and we'll show how we fill it in.