An engineer was working in a multinational factory with modern amenities, having progressive management and a respectable accident free record. A sharp crack a terrified, piteous scream ... a sickening thud and a roof worker fell to death, impaled on a projecting machine part. This accident, witnessed by this young engineer on the shop floor, changed his life ... and the concept of Rooftop Safety itself was born. Giving up his job, dedicating all his efforts to the cause of SAFETY, he invented a foolproof safety system for rooftop workers and FABRICARE was born. For the benefit of out customers, marketing & sales is assigned to KATALIST Safety System.

Our R & D division is at work, not only to improve the Rooftop Catwalk System, but also to identify both obvious and hidden dangers, health hazards and safety risks while working and to device systems to safeguard the unprotected workers.

Safety of workers on A.C.Sheets has assumed high priority due to serious risks; often resulting in fatal accidents. After occurrence of any roof top accidents, “an occupier” faces a chain of unwarranted events, like downtime, production losses, compensations, legal costs & litigation. The unfortunate worker, who inadvertently steps, due to it’s deceptive look, on a weakened sheet, may get his compensation from the contractor who employs him or through his insurance cover. But, a “Prime Employer”, can not avoid rigorous penalties & proceedings for lack of safety as per demands of Factories Rules / act. Factory Directorates all over India have made stringent rules to provide “SOME” safety system compulsory. Ours is the “ONLY” easy to use, light to carry system of it’s kind available in the country today exclusively for roof top work.

Recently, we have developed & perfected this system in FOLDING TYPE.  This PATENTED roof top safety system is manufactured against Patent No.185664 Dtd. 03/10/1996 and has been acclaimed by Factory Directorates under the respective Factories Rules. Our system has been awarded many “Merit Awards” like N.R.D.C. & of various Chambers of Commerce for its innovativeness & simplicity in its usage. Yet, our biggest reward is the satisfaction of protecting precious human lives. So far, since 1980 we have supplied over 4150 Sets of this system to various establishments all over India.

It offers immunity from post accident worries & botheration. We have a 20 minutes VCD which spells the utility & necessity of this system. We manufacture Sets suitable for A.C. sheets, suitable for Corrugated & Semi-Corrugated, i.e. Trafford type. The cost of both the types is same. We also manufacture Sets suitable for Metal trough sheets. We offer a live demonstration for the effective & correct use of our system. Our team of  Demonstrators will train the concerned, at a nominal charge.

There are many who are DEALERS in safety products. How many of these have INVENTED any product on their own. KATALIST with its R & D has invented all its products and having patented them and backed by our experience in the field since 1980 has put us in a position of a pacesetter.

After lapse of our earlier patent, many copied our earlier design of Rooftop Catwalk System without knowledge of its operation and the rooftop problems. They have manufactured our old design. But, do they have answers to the problems roof workers face on rooftop?

Such purchase results in ineffective investment as the system would be observed, laid in a corner, unused, provided by the “prime employer”

Awards for excellence . . .

This work was appreciated and acknowledged by different bodies several prestigious awards :

National Research & Development Corporation, New Delhi,
   (Govt. of India Undertaking, 1982)
Dahanukar Entrepreneur Award
   (Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Bombay 1981),
G.S.Parkhe Industrial Award
   (Mahratta Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Pune 1981),
Y.G.Mehandale Health & Safety Award
   (Institution of Engineers, Pune - 1982)

Yet, our biggest reward is the satisfaction of having designed systems to defeat both, obvious and hidden dangers, health hazards and safety risks while working which are ever present brooding, looking with malevolent eyes for likely victims. Satisfaction of protecting precious human lives has no substitute.

The Fabricare Rooftop Catwalk System is bearing Patent No. 185664 Dtd. 03/10/96. One set for Corrugated CRST or Trafford TDST type of sheets, consists of the following. This has been appreciated by the Factory Inspectorates / Directorates in various States under Respective Factories Rules, consists of the following :

Steps are made from High Impact grade Virgin “Acrylo Butadine Styrenes” (A.B.S.).

2) How to clamp the ladder?

3) Where do we tie the life belt?

Reply : A full ladder of 3 Mtrs. Length gets spanned on three purlins which are 1.46 Mtrs. Apart Max.A Half ladder of 1.8 Mtrs. Rests on two purlins

9) Do we need services of skilled workers to use this system?

11) The projection of Bolts is less. How to use the system?

No. FAC 1170 / 152353 / Lab-III-B. – In the exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 and 12 of the Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following rules, the same having been published as required by section 115 of the said Act.

Relevant rules in different states in India.

Reply :  This happens due to absence of required procedure in preserving the set after its use and ensuring receipt of all the material back in the stores. Responsibility should be fixed for acknowledged issue and receipt of ALL material issued earlier. The issuing authority will also have to mention its destination where the system is being carried and the names of the person/persons to whom the system is issued. The leader of the users should be  held responsible and warned that he would be answerable if any of the accessories is missing.

Reply :  Many industries use Wind Ties so that the sheets should not  fly off in excessive wind pressure or during cyclone. Wind Ties obstruct installation of ladders. There is no other solution at present to overcome this problem. Whenever the maintenance job is to be carried out on a particular shed where wind ties are used, wind ties are required to be removed temporarily. Once job is over the same should be installed once again.

Above reasons/excuses are given by the maintenance/contractor’s workers for avoiding use of the Roof Top Safety System. This is our observation, during marketing of Roof Top Safety System, for last 20 years. It would be improper if it is not mentioned here that there are several industries in India today, which are successfully using this system. All the above obstructions in the way of using the system are needed to be painstakingly addressed & removed by the management.

Laying of sheets :
For initial laying, the combination of Rooftop Catwalk and Rooftop Net system shall prove to be ideal, once first few sheets are laid conventionally.

Roof, roof gutters  & north light glass cleaning :
While cleaning of gutters, across the corrugation & along the gutter line, combination of Rooftop Catwalk and Rooftop Net system shall give maximum coverage. The nets are to be laid one in front of the other along the 15 Ft. length of the nets.

Waterproofing :
Combination of Rooftop Catwalk and Rooftop Net system over the roof will give maximum coverage. The KatNets shall give direct access to the roofing bolts for water proofing as the opening is 70 mm. X 70 mm.

Changing particular sheets :
Combination of Rooftop Catwalk and Rooftop Net system over the roof in the desired area of operation with required portion of the nets unclamped & folded shall do the job SAFE and FAST.

“Painting of sheets” :
Combination of Rooftop Catwalk and Rooftop Net system over the roof in the desired area of operation with required portion of the nets unclamped & folded shall do the job SAFE and FAST.

Attending projecting Apparatus :
Combination of Rooftop Catwalk and Rooftop Net system on a predetermined work area facilitates frequent attendance EASY & SAFE.

Use during rainy season  Combination of Rooftop Catwalk and Rooftop Net system for all above operation is possible.

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