Roof Skylight Safety Issues

There were 4,340 work-related fatalities, 212,760 work-related injuries due to falling. OSHA egulations are changing... Does it really effect my skylights?

On commercial buildings with low-sloped roofs, skylights are considered a hole in the roof. The skylight needs fall protection to protect anyone on the roof. As a building owner you need to be concerned. You employ service companies to do work on roof top equipment, the roof itself, signs, lighting...

These companies most of the time will not take the time for fall protection. As this would add to your bill. Or the worker just has the mind set "that accidents happen to the other guy". The biggest excuse we hear is "I will not be their that long".A fall through an unguarded skylight usually results in death or serious injury.

This is why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers provide fall protection as stated in the following regulations:

OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.23 Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes. (a) (4) Every skylight, and hole shall be guarded by a standard skylight screen or fixed standard railing on all exposed sides.

Phoenix Commercial Roofing Solutions

Updating skylights protection and complying with OSHA regulations does not have to be expensive. There a number of solutions that are available to most building owners for roofing in Phoenix, AZ. Check with your roofing contractor or use some of the links provided below to help you protect your investment.

Skylight Screens are patent pending designs for protecting skylights/translucent panels on corrugated metal roofs as well as standing seam roofs

Our skylight screens product line, we offer galvanized or stainless steel mesh. Installation of our skylight protection products is easy, quick and can be performed either by your contractor or your maintenance staff.

FLS Skylight Screens provide cost-effective, easy-to-install, protection from falls through skylights. The guardrail and screen-style fall protection systems do not penetrate the roof or skylight curb membranes, thereby maintaining the integrity of the roof warranty.