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StrapRail – Web Strap Guardrail System

StrapRail® is an innovative guardrail system for construction and industrial applications. StrapRail uses tensioned webbing straps to create a safety barrier of immense strength and quick portability.

StrapRail replaces traditional solutions and makes deploying safety barriers to protect your workers faster and more efficient.

StrapRail Advantages

  • Floats over the deck for unobstructed concrete pouring and finishing.
  • Faster, lighter, and stronger than conventional systems.
  • Lightning-fast tool-free installation on perimeter columns.
  • Protect multiple levels in 1 day.
  • Protect spans of up to 150’ in a single run.
  • Webbing anchors eliminate drilling or fastening.
  • Guardrail in a box! Simple to transport and store.
  • Lightweight. Easy to handle.
  • Intuitive setup and takedown process.
  • Easy to move and adjust as construction progresses.
  • Includes padlocks to prevent tampering.
  • Impact absorbing, hi-vis 4” orange straps.
  • OSHA compliant.

Join the StrapRail revolution and supercharge fall protection at your site!

Proudly Made in Canada
U.S. Patent No. 8,424,852 B2
CAN Patent No. 2,750,728

Information
  • Impact absorbing, hi-vis 4” orange straps.
  • Straps & posts combine to create a 60,000 lb strong barrier.
  • Includes padlocks to prevent tampering.
  • 45″ StrapRail® Posts ✓
  • OSHA compliant guardrail with top rail, midrail & toeboard ✓
  • Use with Striped Guardrail Scafnet® to prevent debris from falling or blowing through ✓
  • Each Strap Kit contains all the components needed for 1 rail member
  • Each orange strap is 4″ wide & tensioned using its own ratchet
  • The maximum possible tension applied is 2,500 lb per strap
  • A structural engineer must verify the adequacy of the supporting structure prior to each installation

Superchute® can provide free and helpful sketches within 24 hours.

A StrapRail Site Sketch :

  • Shows a clear layout of the guardrail on the jobsite
  • Shows the precise quantity of StrapRail® needed for the job
  • Recommends the appropriate components
  • Contact us for your custom site sketch

StrapRail® complies with:

  • US Federal OSHA Standard 1926.502 “Fall Protection” – click here for more information
  • Cal/OSHA (horizontal load of 20 pounds per lineal foot at the top rail)
  • Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, REGULATION 213/91 FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Section 26.3(5) (point load of 150 pounds applied to every 8 feet of guardrail at the top rail equivalent to 19 lb per linear foot)
  • Quebec’s CNESST Safety Code for the Construction Industry, chapter S-2.1, r.4, 3.8.2, et 3.8.3

Other guardrails:

  • Temporary guardrails are usually constructed of wood, steel, or wire rope and are easily tested after installation
  • Workers & safety inspectors do not intentionally apply force against these barriers since there is always a concern the guardrail could fail
  • Wood guardrails are costly to build and the lumber is scrapped at the end of the job
  • Steel guardrails are heavy and require a lot of storage space
  • Wire rope guardrails are often slack which allows the top rail wire to deflect below the OSHA minimum height of 39″

 

StrapRail®

  • An installed StrapRail® System is under constant self-test with considerable and continuous tension applied to the straps & anchors
  • The fully tensioned state proves the anchors have been correctly installed & that the railing is safe for use
  • No other temporary guardrail system offers this self test benefit
  • Workers can be confident that a fall will be arrested by a properly installed guardrail, given the incredible strength of the webbing straps (20,000 lb MBS each).
  • StrapRail® is fully engineered, lightweight & reusable for many years
  • It is compact and easily transportable or shipped
  • We can quote & manufacture customized systems for your needs

The following technical drawings show identical anchor posts at each end of the system.  Note that systems can be be configured with a different anchor post at each end.

These drawings show 100 ft runs for clarity.  Note that the maximum allowable span between anchor posts is 150 ft.

 

45″ (1.14 m) StrapRail® Guardrail System

Drawing A: Column Post to Column Post, 100 foot span (30 m) 

Drawing B: Wall Post to Wall Post, 100 foot span (30 m) 

Drawing C: Corner Post to Corner Post, 100 foot span (30 m) 

Drawing D: Inline Post to Inline Post, 100 foot span (30 m) 

Drawing E: 2 Noose Posts & 6 Noose Belts to Anchor up to 150′ x 45″ Guardrail 

The StrapRail® Installation Manual is a comprehensive guide to StrapRail® installation (for planners, supervisors, installers, and users of StrapRail® Guardrails).

StrapRail® Installation Manual

Perimeter & Shaft Enclosure
Conceptual drawing of a StrapRail® installation.

StrapRail Daily Inspection Checklist for Installed Systems

StrapRail® Brochure

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Straps

StrapRail® Ratchet Straps

  • Webbing woven in Canada using UV resistant yarn for a 10 year projected life
  • Straps are sewn on our computerized sewing machines
  • Embedded with RFID chip
  • Straps have velcro sewn on to secure a reel of strap

4 ft. Ratchet Strap w/ Quick Link

StrapRail® Rail Straps

  • Webbing woven in Canada using UV resistant yarn for a 10 year projected life
  • Straps are sewn on our computerized sewing machine
  • Embedded with RFID chip
  • Straps have velcro sewn on to secure a reel of strap

StrapRail® Railstrap

Anchor Posts

Use the following StrapRail® Guardrail Anchor Posts to anchor the orange rail straps to structurally adequate elements of the building.

A Noose Belt Anchor Kit:

  • 1 Noose Post
  • 3 Noose Belts

Noose Post:

  • For setting the noose belts
  • In yellow plastic with 1 red strap
  • Lash the post to an existing column

Noose Belt:

  • 4″ with blue polyester webbing
  • Twin legs allow for an adjacent guardrail system to be added
  • Includes 1 quick link

 

GuardRail Corner Configuration Noose Post
GuardRail Inline Configuration Noose Post
straprail-new-NOOSE-BELT

Noose Post With 3 Noose Belts

  • Use Superchute® Noose Belts to set StrapRail® anchors on existing structural columns
  • Install noose belts on steel columns or concrete columns only
  • A single noose belt serves up to 2 orange railing straps – use either leg independently
  • Each tensioned leg of the noose belt will apply 2000 lb of lateral force to the column
  • A structural engineer must verify the adequacy of the selected columns prior to installation
  • Design allows system independence – you can slacken an orange rail strap without a knock-on effect
  • For use on square columns or round columns
  • Various belt lengths available
  • Maximum allowable span between anchor posts is 150 ft

A Belt Post Kit consists of:

  • 1 Basic Column Post
  • 3 Blue Buckle Belts each with a Captive Buckle

Basic Column Post:

  • For setting the Blue Buckle Belts
  • In yellow plastic and aluminum with 2 red straps
  • Lash the post to an existing column

Buckle Belt Anchor:

  • Blue polyester webbing
  • 13′ x 4″ with 1 Captive Buckle
  • Does not allow for adjacent systems to be added (dead-end system)

Belted Post

  • Use this Anchor Post Kit if the proposed site has existing columns to quickly erect the guardrail
  • No tools needed for the installation
  • Maximum allowable span between anchor posts is 150 ft

 

Wall Post (Bolt to Wall)

  • If you need to install StrapRail® between slab walls consider fastening wall posts
  • Heavy duty galvanized steel
  • Requires 4 factory approved HILTI anchor bolts per post
  • Maximum allowable span between anchor posts is 150 ft

 

Straprail® Wall Post

Corner Post (Bolt Down)

  • Turning a corner with StrapRail® is simple
  • Bolt the Corner Post to the slab and continue your barrier rail at a 90 degree angle
  • Made from heavy duty galvanized steel
  • Supplied with 2 plastic drilling templates (inside and outside corners)
  • The 2 legs are stored in the upright position for easy handling
  • Requires 5 factory approved HILTI anchor bolts per post
  • Maximum allowable span between anchor posts is 150 ft

 

45" Guardrail Corner Anchor Post - Deployed
45" Guardrail Corner Anchor Post - Installed
45" Guardrail Corner Anchor Post (Bolt Down) - Stored

Inline Post (Bolt Down)

  • Perfect for long straight runs
  • For example, install an Inline Post every 100 ft to 150 feet to build a barrier of any length
  • Made from heavy duty galvanized steel
  • Supplied with a plastic drilling template (determine distance from slab edge)
  • The leg is stored in the upright position for easy handling
  • Requires 5 factory approved HILTI anchor bolts per post
  • Maximum allowable span between anchor posts is 150 ft

 

45" Guardrail Inline Anchor Post (Bolt Down) - Stored
45" Guardrail Inline Anchor Post (Bolt Down) - Installed
45" Guardrail Inline Anchor Post (Bolt Down) - Deployed
Guide Posts

Use the following 45″ StrapRail® Guide Posts to prevent outward and downward movement of the straps.

Note: The maximum allowable span between any 2 fixed posts is 50 ft.

Basic Column Post (Strap on)

  • For attachment to an existing structural column
  • Plastic profile mounted to an aluminum track
  • 2 red captive ratchet straps

 

Toeboard Hook 

  • The optional plastic claw prevents the orange strap from dropping out of the column post (better than zip ties)
  • For instances where the post is installed several inches above the corrugated steel deck prior to the concrete pour
  • Can be easily retrofitted to existing column posts as your stock posts already have the bolt hole

 

Outboard Column Post (Strap on)

  • For attachment to the outboard face of the structural column
  • Designed to keep the orange rail straps tight against the column, near the slab edge
  • Allows workers to benefit from maximum access to the working surface
  • Perfect for slab troweling projects where close access to slab edge is highly desirable
  • Maximum retention of the orange rail straps against the column is ensured by means of 4 red captive cinch straps
  • Can also be installed Inboard

Outboard Installation

Inboard Installation

Corner Guards prevent corner chafe (use on on existing columns)

Square Corner Guards consists of:

  • 90 degree plastic profile
  • 2 red captive ratchet straps

Round Corner Guards consists of:

  • 3 plastic profiles
  • 2 red captive ratchet straps
Square Corner Guard Guide Post (Strap on)

 

Round Corner Guards Guide Post (Strap on)

Midway Post (Bolt Down)

  • For instances where other types of belted guide posts cannot be used (example: lack of existing columns)
  • Install Midway Posts between 2 Anchor Posts to prevent outward and downward deflection of the guardrail system
  • Any StrapRail® system requires a fixed guide post every 50 feet or less
  • Made from Galvanized Steel, Aluminum and Plastic
  • Requires 4 anchor bolts

 
Clamp Posts

StrapRail® requires a post every 10’. Use these lightweight clamping posts to meet this requirement.
These posts will stiffen the guardrail and prevent deflection of the straps below the OSHA mandated height of 39”.

Anti-Deflection Post

  • For inboard installations
  • Robust aluminum angle construction
  • Must be clamped to the 3 straps every 10 feet

 

45" Anti-Deflection Post Guide (Free Standing)
45" Anti-Deflection Post Guide (Free Standing) - Installed

Anti-Deflection Post with Foot

  • For edge-of-slab installations
  • 6” foot provides ample & secure engagement on the floor slab
  • Must be clamped to the 3 straps every 10 feet

 

Spacing Strap for Posts

  • Use to ensure the distance between any type of StrapRail post does not exceed 10 ft.
  • In any given run, post spacing that ends up being less than 10 ft is acceptable
  • Post-to-post spacing that exceeds 10 ft is unacceptable and presents a safety hazard

StrapRail® Guy Rope Kit

Optional overhead restraint for preventing outboard deflection in guardrail spans that lack fixed Guide Posts. Guy Rope shackle connects to the upper tip of the Anti-Deflection Post. Install every 30′ or less in lieu of fixed Guide Posts.

  • Red polyester webbing
  • 40′ x 1″ with captive ratchet & shackle
Anchor Bolts

HUS-KH-EZ

Anchor TypeScrew
ModelKH-EZ 5/8″ x 5 1/2″
Code418080
Usable Length5.5"
Minimum Embedment5″
Drill Bit5/8"
Min. Slab7"
Hole Depth6"
Socket15/16"
Torque85 ft.lb
Max Impact Wrench Torque in concrete450 ft.lb
ReusableNo

Anchor TypeExpansion
ModelHSL-3 M12/25
Code371781
Usable Length4.75″
Max Fixture Thickness1″
Drill Bit18 mm
Min. Slab6.25″
Min Hole Depth4.25″
Socket19 mm
Torque80 ft lb
ReusableNo

Anchor TypeExpansion
ModelHSLGR M12/16
Code31655

Anchor TypeExpansion
Code284908
Usable Length3″
Drill Bit18 mm
Min. Slab6″
Hole Depth5″
Socket19 mm
Torque60 ft lb
ReusableYes – removable threaded stud

Anchor TypeThru-Bolt
CodeØ 3/4″
Usable Length17″
Drill Bit7/8″
Min. Slab6″
Hole Depth5″
Socket1-1/8″
Torquen/a
ReusableYes – removable threaded stud

Anchor TypeThru-Bolt
CodeØ 3/4″
Usable Length35″
Drill Bit7/8″
Min. Slab6″
Hole Depth5″
Socket1-1/8″
Torquen/a
ReusableYes – removable threaded stud

TE-40

  • Maximum working comfort thanks to innovative, perfectly balanced design with ergonomic D-grip
  • Extremely wide range of applications thanks to rapidly interchangeable chucks
  • With this you can drill a 5/8″ diameter hole 6″ deep in concrete in 20 seconds
  • Use a Ferro detector such as a Hilti PS 35 – it locates rebar in a concrete slab, and shows the depth of any rebar steel as well
GUARDRAIL NETTING

Debris Netting Roll

Prevents tools, materials & debris from falling through or blowing through the guardrail.

  • Heavy duty polyethylene construction
  • Orange net with visible yellow stripes
  • Reinforced buttonholes on upper and lower edges
  • 1/4″ x 1/4″ mesh (6 mm x 6 mm)
  • Rolls available in 2 lengths: 39″ x 100′ (1 m x 30 m) and 39″ x 200′ (1 m x 60 m)
  • See Striped Guardrail Scafnet® for more information

steel-clip-accessoryStainless Steel Strap Clip

  • Allows netting to be secured without curling the strap
  • Reusable, strong & fast to install
  • Install 1 Steel Clip approx. every 2′ (0.60 m) to both the Top Rail Strap and Toeboard Strap

quick-tieSecure the netting between the top rail strap and toeboard strap with heavy duty disposable nylon Cable Ties. Install 1 cable tie every 5′ (1.5 m – approx) to both the top rail strap and toeboard strap.

 

TypeTensile Strength (lbs)Length Dimension (in)
Heavy Duty Cold Weather Cable Ties12015

tie-cuttersA pliers style cutter is available for safe and quick removal of cable ties.

Accessories

StrapRail® Post Bag

Carry Bag for Posts

  • Anti-Deflection Posts and Plastic Column Posts are easily transported in the Post Bag
  • The bag will fit approx. 12 to 15 posts
  • Heavy duty vinyl construction
  • Heavy duty zip and handles

Carry Bag for Straps

For transporting 1 rail member (Top Rail, Midrail, or Toeboard).

StrapRail® Midrail Pouch

  • Orange vinyl mesh pouch allows the wet straps to dry
  • Store loose ends of the tensioned orange straps in the pouch to prevent workers from tripping on surplus strap
  • Install the pouch on the midrail strap on our 45″ Guardrail System
  • Install the pouch on the top rail strap on our 94″ Tall Barrier System

StrapRail® Strap Winder

  • Allows quick reeling of 100′ (30 m) straps
  • Very useful for winding up any length of StrapRail® strapping
  • Handle stores away neatly inside plastic casing
  • Confirm that strap is fully tensioned with optional tension meter
  • Install at the end of the strap and leave in place
  • Useful when strap is turned around corners where friction loss occurs
  • Shows tension loss in configurations that are not straight-line

Use Black Rubber Wear Pads if the column has sharp edges to prevent damage to Blue Column Belts on 45″ Plastic Column Posts (Single System).

strap-wear-pad

Use White Rubber Wear Pads to prevent damage to the Red Ratchet Straps on 45″ Plastic Column Posts (Single System) and on 45″ Plastic Column Guide Posts.

White Rubber Wear Pads

 

Yellow Plastic Gauge for Blue Column Belt

StrapRail® Toeboard Splatter Guard

  • Multiple lengths available
  • Can also be used to anchor debris netting using Stainless Steel Strap Clips on Top Rail Strap

Projects

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