Rigid Rail Fall Arrest Systems
12.07 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer must provide or put in place a fall-protection system if work is to be performed
- (a) from a structure or on a vehicle at a height of 3 m or more;
- (b) from a ladder at a height of 3 m or more if, because of the nature of the work, the person performing it is unable to use at least one hand to hold onto the ladder; or
- (c) at a height of less than 3 m if the surface onto which the person might fall would present a greater risk of injury than a solid, flat surface.
Products
Ceiling mounted monorail
This system provides straight rigid track fall protection on a fixed path for many applications, such as truck loading and unloading, vehicle or machinery maintenance, and manufacturing.
Travelling Bridge
The Traveling Bridge system is sold as both a standard assembly kit and as a custom engineered system. This system can be ceiling mounted to a building’s existing supports or bolted to the floor with freestanding support columns and headers.
Inverted-L
By offering custom cantilevers or support structures, this system provides an easy and reliable way for workers to protect themselves while working at height. Perfect for the transportation industry, this system utilizes concrete foundations to cover long spans.
Inverted-U
This system may require concrete foundations, but they are smaller than the foundations required by our other freestanding systems (Inverted-L and T-Frame). Plus, this permanent system provides long spans of fall protection in areas that don’t have existing overhead structures to mount a system.
T-Frame
This System provides fall protection that allows workers to perform maintenance and service tasks on two vehicles at the same time. Ideal for the transportation industry, the T-Frame system can cover long spans by using required concrete foundations.
Column-mounted Fold-away
When the arms are fully extended, the system provides workers with a fixed path of rigid track fall protection. Users can travel up to 30 degrees off-center of the track.
Column-mounted swing arm
The Swing Arm can swing out as needed and swing back out of the way of overhead cranes. Both the Swing Arm and its trolley follow the worker, keeping the trolley positioned directly above the user at all times—minimizing swing fall hazards.
Free Standing swing arm
This system provides a versatile fall protection solution for work areas that require circular coverage. This system can be foundation mounted (freestanding) and has 360-degree arm rotation.
Fixed height rolling A-frame
Perfect for maintenance and manufacturing applications, this system provides coverage to virtually every area of your plant. Its mobility saves space, time, and money by eliminating the need to install fall protection equipment around temporary work stations.
Adjustable height rolling A-frame
The Swing Arm can swing out as needed and swing back out of the way of overhead cranes. Both the Swing Arm and its trolley follow the worker, keeping the trolley positioned directly above the user at all times—minimizing swing fall hazards.
Griffin - Skidded and wheeled
This fall protection System provides rigid track fall protection with coverage of up to 30 degrees off center. Two different versions of the Griffin system are available: skidded and wheeled.
Portable base swing arm
This system provides 360-degree mobile protection for locations indoors or outdoors. Depending on the system size, the portable base weighs between 2,000 and 10,000 pounds.
Portable Box Frame
Available in a monorail or traveling bridge design, the Portable Box Frame provides a large fall protection coverage area compared to most other mobile systems.
Post Suspension
Available as a single post, multiple post, or twin bay system (tracks on both sides of posts), this system requires fewer foundations and uses 60 percent less steel over conventional system designs.
Permanent Custom Systems
The custom wall travelling fall protection system attaches to your facility’s existing support columns, so it can span the entire length of your building and cover multiple work areas.
Mobile Custom Systems
This system provides mobile fall protection coverage that can be moved manually. Ideal for lower headroom applications, simply roll and lock the system into place.
Rigid Rail Fall Restraint
By using a special trolley, our side-mount track can keep workers from a leading edge or dangerous equipment. Our enclosed, rigid design ensures smooth trolley travel while keeping dust and debris out.
Aluminum Systems
High strength and light weight, our aluminum safety rail system designed for multiple environments (including outdoors. The system utilizes a smooth, lightweight aluminum trolley that allows easy end to end tie-off for workers.
Your Perfect Solution Awaits!
- CWB Certified Welders (Steel and Aluminum)
- CWB certified for welding of Steel (CSA Standard W47.1, Division 2)
- CWB certified for welding of Aluminum (CSA Standard W47.2, Division 2)
- Professional Engineers of Ontario
- Overhead bridge cranes and jib cranes
- Lifting support structures
- Spreader beams and other below-the-hook devices
- Forklift attachments
- Structural racking and shelving
- Building design
- Machine and building foundations
- Machine guarding
- Below the hook devices (should we break these out into vacuum handlers etc.)
- Ergonomic Material Handling
- Safety and quality; we are a safety company first and foremost. Our products and solutions are designed with a focus on exceptional quality while protecting your company and its employees.
- Creativity and innovation; we build exceptional and reliable products through innovation and a true customer first philosophy. We specialize in unique, custom and standard fabricated products.
- Our office and shop teams; In-house design, engineering teams, fabrication, installation and inspection teams.
- Our locations; with multiple locations across Ontario, we are well positioned to support all regions within the province as well as other Canadian provinces. 30,000 sq/ ft. of fabrication space including machine shop, fabrication shop, paint booth, and assembly area.
- Experience and longevity; Liftsafe has been recognized as an industry leader for more than 25 years in the fabrication space, working alongside some of the largest manufacturing, industrial, warehousing, energy, aviation, automotive, construction and defense companies in North America.
TYPES OF FALL PROTECTION
Hazard Elimination
Changing the work process so the hazard no longer exists (e.g., building a roof on the ground and hoisting it into place)
Guardrails, Protective Covers, and Warning Barriers
Prevents a fall from unprotected edges or openings at heights.
Travel Restraint System
Allows a worker to reach the edge of a fall hazard but not fall over it.
Fall Restricting System
Designed to limit a fall distance to 0.6 m (2 ft).
Fall Arrest System
Designed to stop the fall of a worker before they hit the ground or objects below.
Safety Net
Designed to catch a falling worker before they hit the ground or objects below.
Fall Protection Guide
Check to see what federal & provincial regulations for working at heights and fall protection are and which RoofGuard systems help you comply.
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