A free-standing guardrail is an innovative product that protects against the risks of falls. It promotes the elegant and aesthetic aspect of a building while combining comfort and strength. A free-standing guardrail also promises optimal safety, great discretion, and high resistance against various impacts. For large industries, a free-standing guardrail offers certain benefits.

This system is very well-suited to large industries that carry out many projects that require the regular movement of the guardrails. They can be used for temporary or permanent applications, such as on flat or gently sloping roofs. Delta Prevention’s free-standing products, in particular, offer the benefit of fast and easy installation and removal.

• Lets you prevent workplace accidents

A free-standing guardrail is a fast, effective, and inexpensive system that lets you eliminate all the risks of workers falling from heights for large industries that work on both large and small roof surfaces. A guardrail is essential for any type of work at height and helps prevent the risks of falls, which can cost large industries dearly.

• Lets you maintain the integrity of the roof

The free-standing guardrail is a simple and economical fall protection system that requires no drilling of the waterproofing membrane of all surfaces, including roofs. Delta’s guardrail is designed with a system of weighted bases that act as counterweights and therefore doesn’t require any perforation of the roof membrane for its installation. Indeed, the components are simply placed on the roof.

• Allows for fast and easy installation and removal

The free-standing guardrail is a space-saving product equipped with linking arms that facilitate its installation when there isn’t much space on the roof. At the same time, it’s equipped with counterweights, unique to free-standing guardrails. It’s easy to install thanks to pre-assembled vertical posts and fittings that are easy to assemble in order to quickly provide a strong and durable guardrail. However, the person who installs the guardrail for the first time must be a qualified person who follows the usual rules relating to working at heights. They must therefore ensure their safety by using a temporary lifeline or bucket.

• Complies perfectly with the applicable standards in Canada

Delta Prevention’s free-standing guardrail complies with all the CNESST and National Building Code standards applicable in Canada and Québec. It’s designed for permanent, perforation-free use and can also be used temporarily.

• Doesn’t require regular or special maintenance

Delta’s guardrail doesn’t require any special maintenance, although a visual inspection must be carried out at least once a year by an authorized person. The materials used in its construction are resistant to the elements, humidity, and extreme weather conditions without the risk of significant deterioration. If it’s installed in a polluted industrial, petrochemical, or marine environment or by the sea, however, the guardrail will need to have an appropriate surface treatment applied.

For large industries, Delta’s free-standing guardrail offers the benefit of eliminating the risks of accidental falls from heights, maintaining the integrity of the roofs on which they’re installed, being fast to install and remove, complying with Canadian standards, and not requiring regular maintenance. It’s therefore a system that’s extremely well-suited to regular work but which can change places regularly.

Don’t hesitate to contact us to learn more about our free-standing guardrails!