Hangar roofs are big, high and full of skylights.
Roof access, anchors and walkways for hangars, terminals and regional airports. Designed around how your maintenance crews and contractors actually move.
Built for how airfields work
Airfields don't stop for maintenance. Hangar roofs get walked by electricians, plumbers, solar installers and roofers, often on short notice and often contractors who've never been up there before. The system has to be obvious to someone seeing it for the first time.
We lay out anchors, lines and walkways so the route from the access point to each fan, gutter or plant unit is clear, then document it in a layout plan your contractors can read before they climb.
Regional airports and private hangars
Councils, aero clubs and private owners usually look after their buildings with a small team and outside trades. We're based in Ballarat and work across regional Victoria and interstate, so we can inspect several hangars in one visit and keep the whole site on one inspection cycle.
If your hangar already has a system, we'll inspect and recertify it, whoever installed it.
How it fits together
- Static line along the ridgeOne continuous line, anchored at each end, so work anywhere on the roof stays connected.
- Mesh over every skylightFixed mesh stops a fall through translucent sheets, even when they look like the rest of the roof.
- Walkway to the roof ventsA marked route from the access point to every fan, off the sheeting.
- Fixed ladder with a ladder lineThe climber stays attached from the ground to the roof.
- Guardrail at the top of the ladderSomewhere safe to step off and clip on.
Where it goes wrong
What we see on these sites
Translucent sheeting nobody can see from the ground
Hangars rely on skylights and translucent sheets for daylight. After a few years they look like the rest of the roof. They won't hold a person, and falling through them is one of the classic roof accidents.
Gutters and fans with no safe way to them
Long box gutters and roof ventilators need regular cleaning and service. If the only route is across open sheeting, every service visit is a fall risk and a damaged roof waiting to happen.
Access that worked for the old roof
Solar, new fans or an extra plant deck go on after the building is finished. The anchors and walkways that were certified at handover may no longer reach where people now need to work.
Systems that have outlived their paperwork
Older hangars and council-run airfields often have anchors on the roof with no logbook or layout plan. Without records, the safe assumption is the system can't be used until someone inspects it.
Check your own site
Ten-minute roof check for a hangar or terminal
Walk the site with this list. Every "no" or "not sure" is worth a look by someone who audits roof access for a living.
Book a site audit- Is every skylight and translucent sheet covered by mesh, a guard or a walkway that keeps people off it?
- Can someone reach the gutters, fans and plant without walking on open sheeting?
- Is there a certified way onto the roof, through a hatch or a fixed ladder, that isn't a portable ladder off a vehicle?
- Are the anchors tagged with an inspection date inside the last 12 months?
- Is there a layout plan showing where each anchor and line is, and who can use them?
- Has anything gone on the roof since the system was certified?
Site audit
Book a roof access audit for your hangar or terminal
We'll inspect what's on the roof against AS/NZS 1891.4 and AS/NZS 5532, mark up the skylights and edges that need protecting, and give you a plain-English report with a fixed quote. Works for a single private hangar or a whole regional airport.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 03 5331 9747.