An edge protection system for a base comprising fixing means being sockets and sleeves securable to or integral with said base, and a barrier configured for releasable engagement with the fixing means to retain the barrier on said base, when said base is raised to a working position wherein the barrier comprises at least two uprights (82, 84), and a mesh panel with a rectangular rod array, wherein the at least one upright (82, 84) is coupled to a laterally extending body, wherein the two uprights are spaced along the body and slidably moveable along the lateral length of the body, wherein the lower ends (88, 90) of the uprights (82, 84) constitute, in use, plugs for complementary engagement in said sockets and sleeves, wherein the laterally extending body extends from the top of each of the at least one upright (82, 84) up to two thirds down the at least one upright (82, 84) and comprises an upper and a lower horizontal bar (92, 94) and an intermediate horizontal bar provided midway therebetween, and a vertical support post is provided between the upper and lower horizontal bars (92, 94) and is fixedly attached by pins to the centres of the upper, lower and intermediate bars (92, 94, 96) to give the body a rigid structure, and metal sleeves 100 are provided at the points where the first and second uprights (82, 84) overlap with the upper, lower and intermediate bars (92, 94, 96) of the body, wherein the metal sleeves are configured to allow the first and second uprights (82, 84) to slide along the length of the upper, lower and intermediate bars (92, 94, 96) so as to adjust their relative position along the length of the body, wherein a locking means in the form of a screw is provided on at least one of the metal sleeves of each upright (82, 84) to fix the position of the uprights (82, 84) with respect to the body, wherein the barrier further comprises on each upright (82,84) two carabiners pivotally mounted on the uprights (82, 84), wherein the carabiners are configured for attachment to the mesh panel. wherein the two uprights are spaced along the body and slidably moveable along the lateral length of the body, wherein the lower ends (88, 90) of the uprights (82, 84) constitute, in use, plugs for complementary engagement in said sockets and sleeves, wherein the laterally extending body extends from the top of each of the at least one upright (82, 84) up to two thirds down the at least one upright (82, 84) and comprises an upper and a lower horizontal bar (92, 94) and an intermediate horizontal bar provided midway therebetween, and a vertical support post is provided between the upper and lower horizontal bars (92, 94) and is fixedly attached by pins to the centres of the upper, lower and intermediate bars (92, 94, 96) to give the body a rigid structure, and metal sleeves 100 are provided at the points where the first and second uprights (82, 84) overlap with the upper, lower and intermediate bars (92, 94, 96) of the body, wherein the metal sleeves are configured to allow the first and second uprights (82, 84) to slide along the length of the upper, lower and intermediate bars (92, 94, 96) so as to adjust their relative position along the length of the body, wherein a locking means in the form of a screw is provided on at least one of the metal sleeves of each upright (82, 84) to fix the position of the uprights (82, 84) with respect to the body, wherein the barrier further comprises on each upright (82,84) two carabiners pivotally mounted on the uprights (82, 84), wherein the carabiners are configured for attachment to the mesh panel.