Safety on roofs

NARM Technical Documents

These are detailed documents drawing on knowledge and experience from within NARM's influential Technical Committee, as well as independent research.

 

Test for Non Fragility of Roofing AssembliesNARM NTD03
Application of ACR[M]001 ‘Test For Non-Fragility of Large Element Roofing Assemblies’ to GRP Profiled Rooflight Sheeting

 

Guidance on non-fragility for specifiers of in-plane rooflights NARM NTD08
Guidance on non-fragility for specifiers of in-plane rooflights

 

NARM NTD11
Understanding the differences between ‘non-fragile’ rooflights and ‘walk-on’ rooflights for deliberate foot traffic

 

Documents from the ACR: Advisory Committee for Roofsafety

NARM works in close partnership with the ACR – the UK’s leading authority on roofwork and roof safety.

ACR Red Book
ACR[M]001:2014 Test For Non-Fragility of Large Element Roofing Assemblies

 

ACR Magenta Book Part 1
ACR [CP] 007:2015 Rev 2 Recommended practice for use of horizontal safety systems  in roofwork

 

ACR Magenta Book Part 2
ACR [M] 002:2015 Rev2 Testing of Roof Anchors on Roof Systems



NARM Quickguides

These brief documents are designed to provide a distillation of key data on specific subjects for a quick overview.

QUICKGUIDE 01
Non-fragility: key points from the Red Book ACR[M]001