JS 35000 Safety Sky Mesh
Skylight fall protection for fragile roof-light zones that can be mistaken for solid roof sheets.
Fragile skylight and polycarbonate sheet areas can visually blend with surrounding roof sheets, creating a serious misstep and fall-through risk. Safety Sky Mesh adds a fixed protective layer over these weak roof-light zones so the hazard is controlled physically while still allowing light transmission, inspection, and roof maintenance access.
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mesh options for new and retrofit protection
Fragile Skylight Hazard
The system protects the weak roof-light area itself, not just the obvious roof edge.
Many sites control roof-edge hazards but underestimate skylight and ventilation-sheet hazards. A worker may step on a fragile polycarbonate sheet because it looks similar to nearby roof sheets, and that mistake can lead to sudden sheet failure. Safety Sky Mesh is designed to turn that weak zone into a visibly protected and mechanically supported area.
The engineering solution
Safety Sky Mesh is designed as per BS EN 1873:2014. The basic performance requirement is based on a 50 kg object free-falling from 2.5 meters onto the weakest section of the mesh, with deformation controlled within a 300 mm sphere. This helps customers understand that the product is meant to act as a protective engineering control, not as a decorative cover.
Why this matters
- Targets the fragile roof-light zone that workers may misidentify during routine roof movement.
- Adds a physical protection layer rather than relying only on signage, training, or visual awareness.
- Creates a clearer engineering response to rooftop ventilation-sheet hazards while keeping the area identifiable.
Variants
Choose welded mesh for planned installation or retrofit fitting for existing skylight hazards.
One variant is a welded Safety Sky Mesh solution for planned protection, while the other is a retrofit option for sites where skylight hazards already exist. Both variants are built around the same purpose: covering vulnerable roof-light areas with a hot-dip galvanised protective mesh system that can be matched to the skylight size and roof condition.
JS 35000 Welded Skymesh
- Welded Safety Sky Mesh system for planned skylight protection where the mesh can be supplied as a ready protective assembly.
- Hot-dip galvanised construction supports outdoor durability and corrosion resistance.
- Designed for fragile skylight protection rather than regular roof walking, helping reduce accidental fall-through risk.
JS 35500 Retrofit Fitting On Site
- Retrofit version for on-site fitting where a fragile skylight already exists on the roof.
- Hot-dip galvanised construction supports long service life after installation.
- Useful when the plant wants to improve rooftop safety without replacing the entire skylight arrangement.
Various sizes available
- 2 m x 1.2 m for common skylight protection requirements on standard roof-light openings.
- 3 m x 0.65 m for narrower long roof-light openings where width is limited but length coverage matters.
- 3 m x 1.2 m for wider skylight coverage where a larger protective mesh area is required.
- Custom sizes can be planned as per customer requirement and site dimensions.
Advantages
The product balances fall protection, durability, light transmission, maintenance access, and size flexibility.
The mesh is designed for practical site outcomes: protecting skylight openings without fully blocking daylight or making roof cleaning and maintenance harder. This matters in industrial buildings where skylights support ventilation and illumination but still need to be treated as fall hazards.
Durability
All components and mesh panels are hot-dip galvanised to more than 70 microns, helping the system withstand outdoor exposure and long-term rooftop conditions.
Easily Installed
The component-based system allows easier transport of parts to the roof and simpler assembly on site, which is useful when access routes are narrow or installation must be completed around existing roofing.
Multiple Skylight Dimensions
The system can be used on a wide variety of roof-light dimensions, including different shapes and long spans, so it can be selected around the actual skylight rather than one standard size.
Elevated Sections
Elevated sections support periodic skylight cleaning, reduce the chance of breaking fragile roof sheets, and make the protected hazard area easier for users to see and avoid.
Light Gets Through
The GI mesh of 50 x 50 mm square with 3 mm rod diameter allows light to pass through without major blockage, helping keep the plant area illuminated while the skylight remains protected.
Fixing Mechanism
Trapezoidal-roof fixing mechanically secures the mesh with rivets or self-tapping screws.
Safety Sky Mesh is fixed on trapezoidal roof profiles using rivets or self-tapping screws, helping keep the protective mesh secured over the fragile opening. Mechanical fixing is important because the mesh must stay in position during impact, cleaning, wind exposure, and routine roof maintenance.
Installation note
The trapezoidal roof fixing mechanism uses mounting hardware at support points, reinforcing that the system is meant to be mechanically secured and not simply laid over the fragile opening. This gives the customer a clearer idea of how the mesh becomes part of the roof-safety system.
System takeaway
- Fragile skylight protection for roof-light areas that may be mistaken for safe walking surfaces.
- Light transmission retained so plant illumination is not unnecessarily blocked.
- Hot-dip galvanised build for rooftop durability and corrosion resistance.
- Rivet / self-tapping screw fixing for mechanical connection to trapezoidal roof profiles.
- Retrofit-friendly protection for existing skylight zones where replacing the full roof-light arrangement is not practical.
- Helps reduce accidental fall-through exposure by adding a fixed barrier over fragile translucent sheet areas.