The BSP1 lets maintenance workers unlock, open, and close a roof hatch from the floor — before climbing. Leaves hands free. Removes the most dangerous moment in rooftop access.
Standard roof hatches require workers to stand on a ladder, reach up, and operate the latch with one hand while holding on with the other. It's a posture designed by someone who's never had to carry tools up a fixed ladder.
The moment between unlocking the hatch and opening it — when one hand is on the rung and one hand is on the latch — is when falls happen.
The BSP1 moves the latch to the floor.
Operate the hatch latch from the ground before climbing. No reaching, no balancing, no risk.
Prevents the hatch from closing while workers are on the roof. Lock it from below, work safely above.
Makes getting out of and back into the hatch easier. Three points of contact at all times.
Attaches directly to most OSHA-standard fixed ladders. No power tools, no roof penetration, no warranty void.
Belmont Safety Products was founded by an architect who spent years inspecting buildings and using hundreds of roof access hatches. The BSP1 is not a guardrail or a railing system — it's an operating mechanism that moves the hazard out of the equation before anyone climbs.
Patent US 11,293,226 B2. Women-owned small business. Serving higher education, government, retail, and manufacturing since 2018.
Every year, 48,000 workers are injured and hundreds die in falls from roof access. The root cause is simple: a latch that was designed for empty hands. The BSP1 changes that. No power required, no roof modifications, no complicated install. Just safer access — from the floor up.