Roof anchor with shock absorbing means

A multi-directional roof anchor for fitment to a roofing material affixed to a building, wherein the anchor is shaped so as to progressively distort under sudden load, the anchor having a generally planar structure, having a first fixing region for fitment to a roofing material, the first fixing region being configured to facilitate fixing of the anchor either directly to the roofing material, or through the roofing material, to a roof support below, and wherein the first fixing region is attached to a roof material by providing holes located in the first fixing region;

• a second attachment region for attaching devices, apparatus or equipment to the anchor;
• and a third shock absorbing region intermediate between the first and second regions and integral therewith, the third region comprising at least one shock absorbing portion, shaped so as to provide gradual or progressive absorption of a sudden load applied to the anchor as would occur in the event of a fall of a person attached thereto, the absorption provided either by the third region alone or the third region in combination with one or both of the other two regions, the anchor further having the ability to absorb such load when applied to it from any direction,
• wherein the anchor comprises one or more joins or connections between the first fixing region and the second attachment region.