Patent ID: 7134254

Claim:
A skylight fall protection safety panel comprising: a sheet of metal having a top surface, a bottom surface, a length L 1 , a width W 1 , a thickness T 1 , a predetermined surface area A 1 that is calculated by multiplying L 1 ×W 1 ; at least one central perforated portion having a surface area A 2 that is surrounded by border strip portions having a collective perimeter surface area A 3 and A 2 is as great as or greater than 0.60 A 1 ; said at least one central perforated portion having a sufficient number of apertures of a sufficient size so that over 50 percent of A 2 is open to pass light therethrough, said apertures having a greatest width D 1 and D 1 is less than 2.0 inches; and means for securing said border strip portions to a roof of an industrial or commercial building so that said at least one central perforated portion is aligned with and oriented over a translucent skylight panel.