Background :
ABC Company, a manufacturing firm located in a busy commercial area of Mumbai city, had recently invested in a solar power system to reduce their carbon footprint and save on energy costs. The solar panels were installed on the conventional industrial rooftop of their manufacturing plant with a gradient of 5 deg. However, the management soon realized that maintenance and cleaning of the solar panels would require technicians to access the rooftop. This raised safety concerns since the rooftop had no safety measures in place. The management decided to install a solar rooftop guardrail to ensure the safety of workers while performing maintenance on the solar panels.
Objective:
The objective was to install a solar rooftop guardrail that would provide a safe working environment and passive fall protection for technicians while they perform maintenance on the solar panels. The guardrail should also be aesthetically pleasing, easy to install and maintain, and should not affect the efficiency of the solar panels.