Bracket for a roofing guard rail and a method of manufacture thereof

摘要

An edge protection system (20) is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of brackets (1) with at least one guard rail (27) spanning between the brackets, supported by bearing surfaces in respective recesses of each bracket. The bracket has a main body which includes a foot portion which incorporates a mounting portion to engage with a building (21). The mounting portion includes at least two bearing surfaces (5, 6) which are placed top and bottom of the part (24) of the building the system is attached to. In this way rotation of the bracket is resisted on application if a force from, for example, a falling person. The bracket also has least one recess which includes a bearing surface for directly or indirectly supporting the guard rail. The bracket is manufactured from flat sheet material. Methods of installation and of manufacture for the bracket are disclosed.