Working on a high-rise building brings about a plethora of challenges and the best way to protect a worker atop a high-rise is going to be OSHA compliant rooftop guardrail. Guardrail is the best form of fall protection that can be fully customized to the rooftop of your high-rise.
Benefits of Rooftop Guardrail on High-Rises
Withstand Wind Loads on High-Rises
Kee Guard® is specifically engineered to meet your wind-load requirements.
When atop a high-rise, the wind-load on guardrail is a huge factor when it comes to safety, and with Kee Guard®, we can meet and exceed the necessary wind-load requirements.
Our team of fall protection experts can help with calculating the wind-load on your high-rise to ensure that your new guardrail will continue to be safe even in extreme conditions.
Accent Your High-Rise Aesthetic
Kee Guard® is a modular system that is designed to fit any and all rooftops.
Whether your rooftop is large, small, or uniquely shaped. Kee Guard® can fit any high-rise rooftop and ensure fall protection on every edge.
With our industrial steel look, Kee Guard® can perfectly accent your skyline view, or you can customize it to any color and style that meets your needs.
We ensure that altering the looks or style of the guardrail still means that you and your workers are safe at all times.
Permanent Fall Protection Solution
Your high-rise is going to stand the test of time, your guardrail should too.
Having a guardrail that is engineered to last for years and years makes it the best fall protection solution for your high-rise rooftop.
Our galvanized steel pipe and fittings are designed to maintain durability and appearance through all types of weather and years of use.
Easy Guardrail Installation
The modular pipe and fittings system of our Kee Guard® guardrail is assembled by a series of set screws and installed in no time by any team.
Kee Guard® comes disassembled and wrapped on pallets for easy transport. This makes it easily loaded into a freight elevator or lifted with a crane to reach the top of your high-rise.
We also offer different installation options where we can train your team on how to properly install or we can provide the installation ourselves. Both come with on-site certification gurantees of proper installation.
OSHA Guardrail Requirements
The following is taken from OSHA 1910.29 (b)
- The top edge height of top rails are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface.
- Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members are installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system as follows when there is not a wall or parapet that is at least 21 inches (53 cm) high.
- Midrails are installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking-working surface
- Intermediate vertical members (such as balusters) are installed no more than 19 inches (48 cm) apart.
- Other equivalent intermediate members (such as additional midrails and architectural panels) are installed so that the openings are not more than 19 inches (48 cm) wide.
Kee Guard® Protects at all Heights
OSHA has a lot of dimension requirements in place in order to keep people safe when working at height.
When it comes to working at height, especially a height that’s a few stories tall, you want the best and most reliant guardrail that will ensure not only OSHA compliance but also keep your workers safe. Kee Guard® is specifically designed to be at the exact heights and measurements that OSHA has to guarantee compliance and to keep your workers safe.
For more details on OSHA Guardrail dimensions, check out our full OSHA Guardrail Guide.
The following is taken from OSHA 1910.29 (b)
- Toprails are capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied in a downward or outward direction within 2 inches (5 cm) of the top edge.
- When the 200-pound (890-N) test load is applied in a downward direction, the top rail of the guardrail system must not deflect to a height of less than 39 inches (99 cm) above the walking-working surface.
- Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, and other equivalent intermediate members are capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 150 pounds (667 N) applied in any downward or outward direction.
Kee Guard® Meets and Exceeds OSHA Load Requirements
A guardrail that meets height requirements is nothing if it can't also support the weight that is required by OSHA.
Kee Guard® is engineered to meet and exceed OSHA’s load bearing requirements using our specially designed counter-weight system.
