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General Questions:

Q1: Do I need to protect my roof edge from falls?
Ans: Yes, according to OSHA Standards your roof edge must be protected.

Q2:  Do I need to protect my skylights from falls?
Ans:  Yes, according to OSHA Standards, all skylights must have fall protection.

Q3: Do I need to protect my roof access hatch from falls?
Ans: Yes, according to OSHA Standards, the open hatch is a “hole” that must be protected.

Questions about Roof Edge Fall Protection:

Q4: Do I need to protect my roof edge from falls?
Ans: Yes, according to OSHA Standards your roof edge must be protected.

Q5: Do you sell roof anchors?
Ans: Yes, we do. We also offer free-standing OSHA compliant railing for permanent fall protection as roof anchors must be inspected annually.

Q6: Can I buy galvanized railing?
Ans: Yes, however, it costs a little more than painted railing.

Q7: Do you sell permanently attached railing?
Ans: Yes, we do. We always recommend self-standing railing, but we can engineer permanently attached railing if required by you.

Q8: Do you sell non-penetrating railing
Ans: Yes, we do. We offer non-penetrating railing for permanent or temporary installations.

Q9: What lengths of railing do you have?
Ans: We have 10’, 7 ½’ and 5’ panels. We also sell continuous railing for a smoother look

Q10: What color does the railing come in?
Ans: Yellow is standard. We also have a selection of standard special colors other than yellow. See our color chart.

Q11: How long does it take to install your non-penetrating railing?
Ans: Once on the roof, 2 people can install about 600’ in an 8-hour day. 

Questions about Skylight Fall Protection:

Q12:  Do I need to protect my skylights from falls?
Ans:  
Yes, according to OSHA Standards, all skylights must have fall protection

Q13: What can I do to protect my skylights?
Ans: You can either protect them with safety screens or in some cases skylight railing are required for larger skylights or skylights that open. 

Q14: What are your skylight screens made of?
Ans: Our standard screens are galvanized steel. We can provide stainless steel if required by you.

Q15: How long does it take to install a skylight screen?
Ans: Once on the roof, a skylight screen takes about 15 minutes to install.

Q16: How do I order skylight screens or railings?
Ans: Provide us the length, width and dome height and if they open or not and we can design the appropriate OSHA protection for you.

Questions about Roof Hatch Fall Protection:

Q17: Do I need to protect my roof access hatch from falls?
Ans: Yes, according to OSHA Standards, the open hatch is a “hole” that must be protected.

Q18: How do I attach your roof hatch railing?
Ans: In most cases, our railing attaches to the counter-flashing of the roof hatch and does not penetrate the roofing membrane.

Q19: What are your hatch railings made of?
Ans: Our hatch railings are either galvanized steel or aluminum.

Q20: Can I have your hatch railing painted a special color?
Ans: Yes, if you provide a RAL color number, we can get close to the color you need.

Q21: How long does it take to install your hatch railing?
Ans: Once the railing is on the roof, it takes one person about an hour to install. That’s assuming you have experience in these type installations.

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