Fall protection systems and methods

摘要

Fall protection systems, methods of installing such systems, and buildings embodying such systems. Such fall protection system extends from structure elements of the building about an encompassed space into which there is risk of a person falling. An open-mesh web is supported from the structure elements and overlies, and extends across, the space. A perimeter band extends about the encompassed space. The perimeter band is secured to the building structure elements about the space and thus entraps the web between the band and the building structure elements. The web may also be supported in the space by supplemental supports, which can be crossing support bands, attached to the structure elements, or intervening e.g. walls within the space. The web is left in place and is covered by internal finish materials whereby the web is captured between internal finish materials and ceiling and/or floor members in the finished building.

主权项

1. In a building construction, building structure elements defining a wall which defines an encompassed space, the wall having a wall bottom and a wall top, a fall protection system extending across such encompassed space, and comprising:
(a) an open-mesh web overlying, and extending across, the encompassed space proximate the wall top, said open-mesh web comprising a matrix of open cells; and (b) a perimeter band extending about the encompassed space proximate said wall, said perimeter band extending over at least portions of said open-mesh web proximate the wall top, said perimeter band being secured to the building structure elements proximate said wall at spaced locations along said wall, thereby entrapping the at least portions of said open-mesh web between said perimeter band and the respective building structure elements along said wall, said wall having an outer surface, said perimeter band having a length, a width, and a thickness, said perimeter band being secured to the outer surface of the wall with the width of said perimeter band extending in an upright orientation.