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Why should you ensure safe access onto a roof from a ladder

When a roof is accessed by either a fixed or cat ladder, you must ensure that people are protected when stepping onto the roof. The EN 14122-4 requires that “to prevent falling through the access opening at arrival areas the opening shall be provided with a gate”.

EN 14122 – Safety of machinery – permanent means of access to machinery – Part 4 – Fixed Ladders, states that:

"To prevent falling through the access opening at arrival areas the opening shall be provided with a gate“. The EN 14122 standard also specifies that the gate should meet the following requirements:

- Opening direction of this gate shall not be towards the edge of the drop (outwards);

- Gate shall be designed so, that it can be opened easily;

- Gate shall close automatically, e. g. by means of springs or the effects of gravity;

- Gate shall have at least a handrail and a knee rail according to relevant requirements of EN ISO 14122-3.

The standard also states that at “drop edges of arrival areas”, a guardrail should be provided at least 1.5m either side of the ladder, or if the drop edge is less than 3m in length, then one should protect the entire edge.

KeeGuard Ladder Kit - the Kee Safety's guardrail kit for ladder access points has been specifically designed to meet the EN 14122-4 standard, and has been independently tested to check its conformity. Our KeeGuard Ladder Kit provides free-standing roof guardrail at 1.5m either side of the ladder and a self-closing swing gate for safe access onto the roof for maintenance and inspection teams.

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