Edge protection system

To speed up installation and reduce labour costs, Kee Klamp has developed a new rail fitting as a standard component of its KeeGuard roof edge protection system.The fitting allows the system's horizontal guardrail to be placed in the saddle of the open fitting, rather than through it before being secured with a grub screw in the normal fashion.

This makes system assembly up to twice as fast as conventional roof edge protection systems and reduces on-site installation complexity and cost. With this new fitting, the KeeGuard system remains compliant with AS1657 for permanent barriers and provides "collective' rather than "personal' protection.

The KeeGuard system comprises three principal pre-fabricated components a main upright, a main counterbalance and a free end assembly, where no wall fixing is available. All assemblies are designed for use with 32NB and 40NB pipe and standard fittings from the Kee Klamp range to provide an easy-to-assemble solution in roof edge guardrailing, walkway demarcation, stairwell, open lift shaft and other fall prevention applications.

The system allows for integral kickboard fixing saving even greater time and cost on site. Options to the standard upright configuration are also available providing a more sympathetic and unobtrusive appearance on buildings, where required, than is possible using some other systems.