Railing

Below is a comprehensive list of safety railing solutions that are available to our customers. Not every safety railing solution is a fit for every environment, so we've called attention to where each railing works best. All of these safety railing solutions are OSHA compliant unless...

Safety is important for every industry, and theatrical work is no exception. This railing installed at Heidelberg Castle on a stage where actors perform. The safety railing is painted black to help it blend in and be unobtrusive. Despite it's color it still fulfills its primary function of...

Warehouse and loading dock safety often requires the use of safety railing. Safety railing can be used for a number of different purposes in the loading dock and warehouse context. Safety railing can be used to protect people from walking off the end of the dock where the truck pulls up....

Toeboard is an important part of the OSHA safety railing regulation. See one of our past blog posts to learn more about when toeboard is required on your railing. This safety railing, installed around an access point at the Ellenville Flood Protection Project, used integrated toeboard...

In order for a roof parapet to provide adequate fall protection, a roof parapet railing should be at least 42" in height. Unfortunately, many buildings get close to this height without quite meeting the height required by OSHA to provide fall protection. There are several solutions to...

Niagara Falls has been the subject of much attention leading up to Nick Wallenda's tight rope walk across the falls. Some of the conversation surrounding the tight rope walk has been about safety. For this event, the tight rope walker was actually tied off to the wire to prevent him from falling...

New York City is in the middle of a huge underground excavation project that has been going on for years. The pictures from the subterranean world are dramatic and have found their way onto websites and news magazines around the world. As a safety professional, you can't help but notice the...

The recent accident in Westwood, MA regarding the fall of a worker clearing snow from the roof of a business, underscores just how dangerous this job can be.  In this particular instance, the worker fell through a skylight and landed on the ground 25’ below. In light of the situation,...

Updated on December 20, 2018 by Josh Borowiec

Rooftop fall protection seems to be one of the most confusing regulations.

Given the amount of different scenarios, it's easy to miss an important detail – or at least misinterpret one. So, here’s a quick and easy by-the-numbers guide...

Anytime you are tasked to keep someone safe from falling, one decision must be made first. Do I select a Passive System or Active System?

Understanding the difference between passive and active fall protection is a great place to start.

In the last article, we discussed the first level of control when it comes to protecting employees from recognized hazards: elimination or substitution.  The concept, while possibly difficult to implement, was simple to understand.  Unfortunately, this second step, engineering...

Selecting the right safety railing system is an important aspect of rooftop fall safety. Most people know they need a rooftop safety railing but aren’t sure which type is best for their requirements. Here’s a short guide to help better understand the ideal system for your rooftop.

If you’re a mechanical contractor, perhaps you can relate to this scenario. You’ve finished installing or replacing some rooftop units and the project seems like it’s just about wrapped up. The building owner will get their certificate of occupancy right on time and you'll get paid so you can...

Kee Safety's fitting will make it easier to construct parapet railings on the edge of the roof. This fitting is designed to attach to the top of the parapet. From there, the railing hangs over the edge of the inside of the building. The railing is then constructed at an angle away from the...

There are three major areas of concern for ADA compliance. Once you have established that your facility needs to be ADA compliant, the three areas of concern are stairs, ramps, and landings/raised walkways.

Have you ever noticed that when you take up a particular interest that you tend to see that interest wherever you go.  Well, the fact that I sell safety railing made with Kee Klamp pipe fittings makes me really alert to Kee Klamp structures wherever I go.  Recently our family took a picnic to...

Some projects are a real testament to the durability and quality of our ADA handrails.  When Alabama needed to install an ADA handrail on their new State Park Pier they chose to use our ADA fittings to complete the job.  The reasons are simple:

Lest one begin to imagine that we are simply tooting our own horn when we talk about hand rail durability, I submit to you the following evidence:

The following handrail was constructed in 1967 using the same fittings and pipe that we sell today.  Notice what is missing from these pictures:...

We recently had the opportunity to visit the site of one of our recent roof railing customers in PA.  The scope of the project was full roof perimeter protection on two buildings.  Their rooftop fall protection included roof railing, skylight screens, and safety gates for ladder access points...

The railing pictured here is installed at the Continential terminal at Newark New Jersey's International Airport. The modular safety railing was installed around edge of the curb, keeping people away from the space where the bus pulls into the terminal. This application shows that safety...

According to the ADA Code of Federal Regulations, anytime your facility falls under one of two categories, ADA compliance is necessary. These categories are as follows:

Need to access a mezzanine or platform safely? Mezzanine and platform gates can help you gain access to that crucial space in a safe and efficient way. Mezzanine gates allow you to easily forklift materials from a lower level onto a higher platform. Mezzanine gates can be manual, spring-loaded,...

Parapet railings can be a great solution for providing perimeter fall protection on a rooftop. Parapet railings are appropriate when penetration of the parapet is acceptable. When no penetration can be made or no parapet exists, we recommend our KeeGuard non-penetrating roof railing. Parapet...

This safety guardrail was installed on the set of the production of The Conduct of Life at Texas A&M University. The railing was mounted on the stage to prevent the performers from falling over the edge. The railing performed both an aesthetic and functional purpose. Justin M., the...

One of our customers had a unique situation on the roof they were working on. The roof had an existing fall protection railing, but it was old, rusted and probably no longer OSHA compliant (see this post about inspecting guardrail). Instead of tearing out the old system completely they...

These photos come from a KeeGuard rooftop railing install from one of our recent customers. We were pleased to hear them comment on how simple it was to install the system. This comment focuses on one of the core strengths of the KeeGuard rooftop railing system: simple to install.

This...

A video released by Kee Safety covers the many differences between welded railing and pipe railing that is constructed with pipe railing fittings. Please watch the video to learn about these critical differences.

Pipe railing constructed with Kee Klamp and Kee Lite...