In Carinthia, Austria, Teccon GmbH was equipped with a PV system including fall protection in a joint project involving BayWa r.e. Solar Systems GmbH and the installation team of MET Elektro Unterlerchner GmbH.
A new production hall was erected in Carinthia for Teccon GmbH. Right from the outset, the project focussed on safety on the roof.
Find out about the planning and installation for this project in the blog posts “Best performance of the PV system through timely planning of the fall protection system – an examination of current practice shows why” and “Teccon relies on the lifeline system during installation. PV system on the roof optimally secured.”
In the blog post below, we interviewed Martin Zechner from BayWa r.e. Solar System GmbH and Berkan Yanik from MET Elektro Unterlerchner GmbH.
We have summarised the key parts of the discussion below, and the full-length video is available further down the page.
The start of the collaboration
Protect life and limb!
“We planned the project together with INNOTECH. It is important to us to protect life and limb for roof-based PV systems, and therefore to secure the danger area of the fall edge”, explains Martin Zechner.
For this reason, we decided to collaborate with BayWa r.e. We presented a concept for the Novotegra substructure, and on this basis we developed a solution which can be attached directly to the substructure.
According to Zechner, the attachment of our AIO lifeline system directly to the substructure of the photovoltaic system creates a number of benefits:
- No roof penetration - and therefore no leaking roof or potential damage to the roof cladding.
- Additional service - in addition to the PV system on the roof, the electrician now also has the option of taking responsibility for safety, and this means that he can generate significant added value for himself.
Read the blog post “6 tips which help solar system installers to gain increased turnover from their PV installations on roofs” to find out more about further potential benefits.
- More power from the same surface area - by attaching the fall protection system directly to the PV substructure, an increased kWp output can be generated from the same roof area, thus resulting in increased return from the PV system installed.
Safety systems as obstacles
Berkan Yanik tells us about the problems of a roof-based safety system before the collaboration with BayWa r.e., and their resolution by installing the fall protection system directly onto the PV substructure.
Often the fall protection system represented an obstacle!
By attaching the lifeline system directly to the Novotegra substructure, this challenge has been completely neutralised,” says Berkan Yanik, and “much more power can be generated from the PV system.”
“Above all, the installation and onsite training worked out very well, thanks to the expertise of Jürgen Silmbroth and his INNOTECH team”, notes the installation team leader, Berkan Yanik.
