Edge Protection Christchurch

Edge protection is a guardrail system fixed around the edge of a roof or a working level so nobody can fall off it. You need it whenever people are working near an edge where a fall could injure them, which on most jobs means re-roofs, new builds, solar installs, gutter and chimney work, and commercial roof maintenance. It protects everyone on the roof at once, without each person having to clip on.

In almost every case, yes. A re-roof puts people at the edge for days at a time, often with materials being moved around, and a guardrail is the simplest way to control that. It also keeps the roofers working at full pace, with no repositioning of harness lines. We install before the roofers start and take it down once the new roof is on.

Price depends on the length of the run, the height of the building, the roof itself and how long the system stays up. A short hire for a solar install prices very differently from a three-month build. We quote after a free site visit and usually come back to you within 24 hours on weekdays, with the hire period and the install and dismantle all set out.

The duty is to manage the risk of any fall that could injure someone, so there is no single height at which the rules switch on. WorkSafe expects the risk to be designed out where possible and otherwise controlled with collective protection such as edge protection or scaffolding, ahead of relying on harnesses. Tell us about the job and we will talk through what it needs.

No. Edge protection stops the fall happening by putting a guardrail at the edge. Safety nets sit under the work and catch a fall instead, which suits work on or through the roof structure, like purlin and truss work. Fall arrest harness systems are the last resort when neither of the others is practical. Plenty of jobs use a combination.

Yes. Roof edge protection is often hired on its own where the trade works off the roof and does not need a platform to stand on. If they also need access to walls, eaves or cladding, a scaffold with edge protection on top usually works out better than hiring the two separately.

Most residential roof edge protection goes up in a day, and larger commercial runs are staged so your trades can start on one section while we finish another. Hire runs from a couple of days to several months. If the job runs over, tell us and we will extend it. Nothing comes down mid-programme.