Skylight railing
Skylight railing is the best option to eliminate this important roof fall hazard. Falls through skylights represents one of the most serious hazards when moving across a roof. It is therefore very important to pay particular attention to preventing this hazard. Unfortunately, there are companies offering safety nets to secure skylights, against EN ISO standard requirements. Installing skylight railing, you can be sure that your roof meets all the requirements of applicable provisions in this subject.
Skylight railing uses
Depending on the type of roof sheathing and the fixing required, we can protect skylights and smoke dampers with the appropriate model of VECTACO® roof railings. For this purpose, we mainly use:
- freestanding guardrails. When roofing pitch up to 15˚. They are the perfect solution when you do not want to drill the roof membrane. If you want to read more about freestanding railings, just click here.
- metal roof railings. When roofing pitch up to 10˚. If you want to read more about railings fixed on metal roofs, just click here.
Advantages of using skylight railing VECTACO®
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- very quick assembly. Most customers do their own assembly. This saves time and installation costs.
- only certified solution in accordance with European standards
- no maintenance costs. Once lifetime investment. Forget about fall hazard forever.
- freedom of movement on the roof without limiting the number of users at once.
- perfect roofing watertightness. In the case of freestanding railing, no need to drill the membrane
- short delivery time
Freestanding guardrails made of aluminium
VECTACO® metal roof railings are made of aluminium. Compared to steel railings, our aluminium roof railings provide greater resistance to adverse weather conditions, including corrosion. Our railings are classified according to EN ISO 12944-2 as corrosion class C3. This is a medium corrosivity class – ‘urban and industrial atmospheres, moderate sulphur dioxide (IV) pollution, e.g. coastal areas with low salinity.’
Legal basis – European standard EN ISO 14122-3
VECTACO® safety railings are certified in accordance with the European standard EN ISO 14122-3 date December 2007 regarding safety of machinery – permanent means of access to machinery – part 3: stairs, stepladders and guardrails. Skylight railing are the most effective way to prevent fall hazards. As a passive safety system, modular railings allow to secure roof edges without requiring any intervention of roof users. Safety on the roof is thus always guarantee, regardless of the employee’s approach to safety procedures.
Please note that small safety nets certification is impossible based on the EN ISO 1263 standard. At point 5.1 of the EN ISO 1263-2 standard (safety netting) you will find: “In the case of installing S type safety nets, safety net area should be at least 35 m2. In the case of rectangular safety nets, the length of the shortest side should be at least 5.0 m”. On the other hand, EN ISO 1263 standard only deals with “safety nets” used as temporary fall protection mainly during construction works at height. It is not a valid standard for permanent fall arrest systems.
Against the above, we can assure that it is not possible to certify safety nets as a solution for skylights fall hazards under the EN ISO 1263 standard. Please consider that during a fall from a height, this minimum size safety net area required in the above standard must absorb the dynamic energy generated in the fall. In the event of an accident, the use of small nets may result in an unfavourable legal assessment.
Safety railings from AITANA SAFETY
AITANA SAFETY has been a pioneer in using Collective Protection Measures to prevent falls. We have been designing and installing both roof railings and other roof safety devices for over ten years. All our systems are tested by notified bodies in accordance with European standards.
Final conclusions
Skylight railing are the only possible certified solution in accordance with applicable legal provisions. Installing skylight railing VECTACO®, you can be sure that your roof meets all the requirements of applicable provisions in this matter. Very easy assembly allows saving assembly costs by doing it yourself. As a means of collective protection equipment (CPE), the employer is 100% sure that safety on the roof is always guaranteed regardless of the employee’s approach.
Thanks to the wide range of VECTACO® fixings, we can offer our customers the best option depending on the specifics of the project. Please contact us and we will send you an offer tailored to the needs of the project.
If you want to read more about securing your roof with collective protection equipment (CPE), we recommend you reading our guide. You can save a lot of money throughout the entire operating time of the building.