Is your building's roof-anchor & window-washing system certified — and load-tested in the last 10 years?
If you can't point to a current certification letter and a per-anchor load-test record, your roof tie-offs are treated as uncertified. We inspect, load test every anchor, and deliver a PE-stamped report — sealed by our licensed Florida PE partner — then self-perform any corrective work under one contract.
warning Most South-Florida buildings have never been tested since install
Those roof anchors, davit bases, and tieback plates carry a window washer's life. Yet on a huge share of South-Florida condo and commercial buildings, nobody has load tested them since the day they were installed — sometimes decades ago, through salt air, sun, and roof replacements that drilled right past them.
A certificate from installation day is not a current certification. When a window-washing or restoration vendor shows up and asks for proof your anchors are certified and inside the test window, "we think they're fine" stops the job — and if OSHA shows up first, an uncertified anchorage is a citable Walking-Working Surfaces violation.
10 yrs
Maximum interval between RDS anchorage certifications under OSHA 1910.27(b) — many buildings are years past it.
$16,550
2026 OSHA maximum for a single serious violation; willful or repeat runs up to $165,514.
Every
anchor we touch is tested — not the 3-5 most firms spot-check and certify the whole roof from.
RDS anchors fall under OSHA 1910.27(b): an annual qualified-person inspection plus anchorage certification at least every 10 years. Personal fall-arrest tie-offs are inspected before each use under 1910.140, with periodic inspection per ANSI Z359 and the manufacturer (the ANSI annual interval is a recommendation, not an OSHA mandate). Either way, "no current record" is the exposure we fix.
From "we're not sure" to fully certified — one path
You don't have to commit to a big project to find out where you stand. Start small, and only do the work your roof actually needs.
Initial inspection low-cost, foot in the door
A visual survey of your roof's anchors, davits, and tieback points plus an informal compliance report that flags exactly what's missing, what's questionable, and what's due. No engineering, no pressure — just a clear picture of where you stand.
Annual certification recurring
Keep your system in good standing with the recurring qualified-person inspection and certification your RDS anchors require. We track your dates so the next one never sneaks up on you.
Load test when out of compliance, no docs, or due
When there's no certification on file or the 10-year window has closed, we proof-load every anchor — PE-witnessed, pass/fail at 1/16" permanent deflection — and price it by anchor count so you know the cost up front.
Corrective & retrofit self-performed
Anchors that fail get fixed by our own crews — manufacturer-backed, PE-sealed — without bringing in a second contractor or re-mobilizing equipment. One team owns the whole loop from finding to fixing.
Competent-person training included
We train your in-house team to recognize, inspect, and tie off correctly — so day-to-day rooftop work stays compliant between our visits.
Prefer to lock it in once and forget it?
Ask about the 5-year prepaid package with automatic recertification reminders — budget set, dates handled.
description What you get: a PE-stamped report you can hand to anyone
Not a one-line "passed" email. A complete, sealed deliverable — stamped by our licensed Florida PE partner — that satisfies OSHA, your insurer, and your window-washing vendor.
Roof anchor plan
Every anchor numbered on a scaled plan — A# for wall anchors, R# for roof davits — so there's no guessing which tie-off is which.
Per-anchor photo grid
A photo of each numbered anchor and its condition, so the record shows exactly what was tested and what it looked like.
Pass/fail deflection table
Every anchor's load-test result against the 1/16" permanent-deflection criterion — clear pass or fail, anchor by anchor.
Certification letter
The PE-sealed letter you hand to OSHA, your insurer, or your vendor as proof the system is certified and current.
Why owners and boards pick us
We test every anchor
Most firms cherry-pick three to five anchors and certify the whole roof off that. We load test 100% of them, so you know the true condition of every tie-off — not an average.
One accountable team
Inspection, load test, and repair under a single contract. No finger-pointing between an engineer and a separate repair crew — one number to call.
We coordinate with your roofer
Re-roofing? We test and retrofit anchors while the roof is already open — one mobilization, less disruption, no drilling blind through a brand-new membrane.
PE-sealed, manufacturer-backed
Certifications and retrofits are sealed by our licensed Florida PE partner and built with manufacturer-backed hardware — documentation that holds up.
Training included
Competent-person training comes with the program, so your team keeps day-to-day rooftop work compliant between our visits.
60-second self-check: are your anchors actually compliant?
If you answer "no" or "not sure" to any of these, your roof-anchor system likely needs attention — start with a free initial inspection.
- help1. Can you produce a current PE-sealed certification letter for your roof anchors?
- help2. Have the anchors been load tested within the last 10 years?
- help3. Was every anchor tested — or just a sample of three to five?
- help4. Did a qualified person inspect the system in the past year?
- help5. Do you have a roof anchor plan that numbers and locates each tie-off point?
Frequently asked questions
How often do roof anchors need to be load tested?expand_more
For rope descent systems (RDS), OSHA 1910.27(b) requires a qualified-person inspection every year and certification of the anchorages at least every 10 years. If your building has no certification on file, was never tested since the anchors were installed, or the documentation has lapsed, the anchors are treated as uncertified — and a load test is the way to bring them back into compliance.
What does a roof anchor load test actually check?expand_more
Each anchor is proof-loaded and held while a Florida professional engineer — our licensed PE partner — witnesses the result. The pass/fail criterion is 1/16 inch of permanent deflection: an anchor that stays displaced by more than that after the load is removed has failed and must be repaired or replaced. We test every anchor on the roof rather than spot-checking a few.
Do you really test every anchor, or just a sample?expand_more
Every anchor. Most firms cherry-pick three to five anchors and certify the whole roof off that sample. We load test 100% of the anchors, number each one on a roof anchor plan, and document the result in a per-anchor pass/fail table — so a board or property manager knows the exact condition of every tie-off point, not an average.
What do we get when the work is done?expand_more
A PE-stamped report from our licensed Florida PE partner: a roof anchor plan with every anchor numbered (A# for wall anchors, R# for roof davits), a per-anchor photo grid, a pass/fail deflection table, and a certification letter you can hand to OSHA, your insurer, or your window-washing vendor.
What happens if anchors fail the test?expand_more
We self-perform the corrective and retrofit work — manufacturer-backed, PE-sealed — under the same contract. You don't have to find a second contractor, re-mobilize equipment, or coordinate between an engineer and a separate repair crew. One accountable team handles the inspection, the test, and the fix — including the roof itself: when an anchor requires cutting through the membrane, our in-house roofing crews make the penetration and re-warranty the roof system, so the work never voids your warranty.
Want to go deeper? Read how often roof anchors must be recertified, the rope descent system recertification guide, or the full compliance calendar.
Find out where your anchors stand — before someone else does
Start with a low-cost initial inspection. We'll flag what's missing, and if a load test is needed, we test every anchor and seal the report through our licensed Florida PE partner — then fix what fails.
Serving South Florida condo & commercial buildings, HOA / condo boards, and property managers · La Gala Construction, FL CGC 059211
Roof-anchor certification across South Florida
Local load testing, certification, and corrective work by county: