Reliable Skylight Covers
Permanent mesh skylight fall protection covers designed to prevent falls through fragile rooflights.
Keeps you safe
Our mesh skylight covers prevent falls through skylights when working on a roof. Fragile roof areas account for almost a fifth of all the fatal accidents in the construction industry.
Incredibly durable
Galvanised steel is known for being incredibly strong and durable in any weather conditions. Highly resistant to rust, with adequate care these covers could last you decades, not years.
Keeps the light in
Unlike other covers, our skylight covers use mesh sections to ensure that natural light is not blocked coming through the building.
Easy to install
These safety covers use a Kee Klamp and tube system, making them incredibly easy to install, care for and, if ever necessary, repair.
Skylight fall protection covers
Skylights bring valuable natural light into a building, but on industrial roofs they also represent one of the most common and most underestimated fragile surfaces. A skylight cover provides permanent skylight protection by creating a strong, impact-resistant barrier over the rooflight, preventing workers from falling through during inspections, maintenance, or cleaning. Whether positioned outside on trapezoidal, standing seam, or flat roofs, skylight fall protection covers ensure that fragile rooflights no longer pose a hidden danger.
Why Fragile Rooflights Are a Major Safety Risk
Across the UK, falls through fragile roofs remain a leading cause of workplace fatalities. HSE data consistently shows that rooflights contribute to a significant proportion of fatal falls, often during routine, low-risk tasks. Many accidents occur when a worker steps backwards without realising a skylight is behind them, slips on a wet surface, or assumes as ages rooflight can bear their weight. These events happen quickly, and in many cases the worker never sees the hazard before falling through.
By placing a skylight protector over every vulnerable rooflight, you eliminate this risk at its source. The cover absorbs impact and distributes the load, transforming a fragile area into a safe, walkable zone that no longer relies on workers recognising or avoiding the hazard.
What Skylight Covers Are and How They Work
A skylight cover is a permanent, mesh-based fall protection system designed to sit over existing rooflights. These systems are manufactured from high-strength galvanised steel and engineered to withstand the weight and force specified in UK roof safety standards. Unlike temporary solutions, skylight fall protection covers remain in place at all times, offering continuous protection without obstructing natural daylight.
The open mesh design is a key advantage. It prevents breakthrough while still allowing sunlight to pass into the building, meaning operations below continue unaffected. With raised and flat panel options available, the covers can be tailored to protect the rooflight itself from impact or simply to prevent a fall-through incident.
Who Needs Skylight Fall Protection?
Any organisation with personnel accessing a roof that contains rooflights or other fragile surfaces has a legal and moral duty to protect their workers. Facilities teams, maintenance contractors, solar installers, HVAC technicians, and cleaning crews frequently work around these hazards, often completing short-duration tasks where risks are underestimated. Installing skylight protectors ensures that all authorised roof access remains safe, even during unplanned or reactive maintenance.
Industrial warehouses, factories, agricultural buildings, utilities, schools and commercial properties all benefit from the assurance that their skylight protection is built-in, visible, and compliant.
Meeting UK Safety Standards and Regulations
Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, employers must take steps to prevent falls wherever reasonably practicable. Skylights are classed as fragile surfaces, meaning they require specific protection. Our skylight fall protection covers are tested to EN 1873:2014 and assessed using the ACR Red Book non-fragility criteria, which replicate the forces applied during a real-world fall. These standards ensure the covers can withstand impact and prevent breakthrough, giving duty-holders confidence that their system meets recognised UK testing benchmarks.
Why Skylight Covers Are Often The Best Solution
There are several approaches to roof safety, but skylight protection offers a direct and reliable method for eliminating one of the roof’s most dangers hazards. Guardrails protect the roof edge but do not address fragile surfaces. Lifeline systems depend on workers clipping in correctly and following procedures. Safety nets reduce injury from a fall but still allow the fall to occur. A skylight cover removed the risk entirely, turning a fragile feature into a load bearing, secures part of the roof.
This simplicity is what makes skylight fall protection covers so effective. The hazard is controlled permanently, without relying on user behaviour, training, or supervision. Once installed, the covers provide peace of mind during every maintenance visit.
A Safer Roof Without Sacrificing Natural Light
One of the biggest concerns when covering rooflights is the potential loss of daylight. Our mesh skylight protectors are designed to maintain the bright, open environment your building depends on. Their raised of flat configuration can be matched to any rooflight layout, and the galvanised steel construction ensures long-term durability in harsh weather conditions. Because the system is modular, repairs, extensions, or adaptations can be carried out quickly and cost-effectively.
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