Temporary edge protection creates a safe work environment for people who work at heights when they are installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Australian Scaffold mesh barrier systems have become a common choice for contractors. However, others in this industry are not aware that there are innovative solutions and ways they can save lives.
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What Is It Designed To Do?
Temporary Edge Protection Systems (TEPS) is used in construction work to prevent materials and people from falling to lower levels.
Minimum Requirements of an Edge Protection System
An edge protection scheme should contain a principle guardrail along with intermediate guardrails or intermediate protection. A toe board may be attached. Every component of the system should not be removed or dislocated accidentally during use.
Compliance
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 of the UK regulates the prevention of falls from high places. These regulations provide guidance on how to choose between personal and collective fall protection measures.
Aside from the Work at Height Regulations, edge protection systems should conform to the British and European Standard for Temporary Edging Protection Systems, also known as BS EN 13374+A1 2018,
This standard provides guidelines for the installation of edge protection onto flat or inclined surfaces. It also clearly defines the requirements that must be met for all three types.
Class A – Edge protection for flat surfaces, slopes up 10 degrees and higher.
Class B – Edge protection for flat surfaces, slopes, and slopes with a maximum of 30 degrees. Limitations up to 45 degrees.
Class C: Edge protection to steeply sloped surfaces with a maximum 45-degree angle or with limitations up to 60 degrees
Each system’s class needs to be tested for static load, dynamic loading, or high dynamic loads.
The Rapid System can be used to protect any stage of the project.
Aren’t You Sufficient In Roof Edge Protection?
Roof work can be extremely hazardous. In fact, roof-related injuries and deaths are more common than other types of work. It is possible for roof workers to be hurt while cleaning, inspecting, removing, or inspecting the roofs.
If anyone falls, it is important to have adequate roof edge protection.
What Are Your Requirements?
HSE summarizes basic requirements for roof protection in its guide to work on roofs. The HSE states that such protection should consist of or be equivalent to the main rail at least 950mm above the edge, an edge guard where objects could be kicked off of the platform’s edge, and appropriate intermediate guard rails.
There are a variety of standards and regulations which address roof fall guardrail systems. This can cause serious confusion. There are no one-size fits all solution. Testing criteria and loads can differ from one document to the next. Each situation is unique and must be taken into account, as well as the potential risks associated with the roof’s construction. There are no standards or regulations that govern cantilevered or self-supporting guardrails. They work for both temporary and long-term solutions. The following documents should however be considered when specifying a system.