Fall protection and skylights

Apparently, the ASTM has a work group looking into the development of a skylight fall protection test standard.

A manufacturer's group has published a salvo across the bow, saying there are issues. My interpretation of their issues are:

• The data out there has been inaccurately presented
• Needs more study-- we don't have enough facts
• This is really complicated
• We need to be reasonable about this

Hmm.... Anyway, if you get past all those stall, deflect, and distract strategies, they do have some pertinent suggestions: conduct a hazard assessment; mitigate the hazards through engineering control, operation protocols or PPE; minimize the risk by minimizing the number of personnel authorized to access the roof; train personnel on the hazards and controls; and employ appropriate signage. I can't argue with that.

Link:
http://www.aamanet.org/upload/Skylight_Council_Position_Paper_rev_Dec_08.pdf