Christmas Light Safety Guide

Safety is paramount when installing Christmas Lights. 

This guide outlines some best practices we have learned, however you should do any additional research or training needed to make sure you are able to provide installations without injuring anyone, or damaging any property. Make sure you have good insurance just in case.

General Best Practices

• Use common sense. If you feel uneasy about a situation during install, listen to your gut and find another way.
• Double Check your equipment before each job. A slight bend in a ladder or tear in a harness can lead to big trouble.
• If you don't know, ask.
• Never put a customer being happy over safety, dont rush to finish in time or work in poor conditions on the customers behalf, they will understand.

Working on Roofs & Ladders

• Always have three points of contact with either the ladder, or the roof.
• Don't reach too far or overextend yourself
• If its raining or wet, don't climb
• If you are on a roof, especially at or above a 1:1 pitch, use a harness.
• Make sure you have a second person stabilizing the bottom of your ladder, especially if you are climbing onto a roof.

Working with Electrical

• Read all local laws before you work with any lights.
• Never work with live wire, make sure everyone is clear before plugging lights in.
• Each line should only have one male plug, never put more than one for any reason. This is a massive hazard.
• Do not leave any open ends, if you need to end a line without a plug, use a waterproof wire cap.
• Try to avoid splicing as much as possible, if you need to, make sure you use a waterproof wire cap.

Safety Equipment List

• Fall harness
• Traffic cones
• Ladder stabilizers (ladder rest & leg stabilizer)
• Plenty of assorted weather proof wire caps
• Insulating gloves
• Rope / parachord