--- title: Dakota Safety Blog | Rooftop Safety & Fall Protection Insights | Food Processing description: Food Processing | Explore expert insights on rooftop safety, fall protection systems, OSHA compliance, and industrial safety best practices from Dakota Safety. --- [![Dakota](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dakota.png?width=148&height=60&name=Dakota.png "Dakota")](http://www.dakotasafety.com) - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/blog) [Talk to a Rooftop Safety Expert Talk to Expert](https://www.dakotasafety.com/pages/request-quote) # Dakota Safety Expert Insights [![Non-Penetrating Guardrails in Wet Environments: What Food Plants Need to Know](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/hubfs/Dakota_Safety_%20%20%20%20food-processing-plant-rooftop-guardrails.avif)](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/safety-blog/non-penetrating-guardrails-wet-environments) ### [Non-Penetrating Guardrails in Wet Environments: What Food Plants Need to Know](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/safety-blog/non-penetrating-guardrails-wet-environments) Non-Penetrating Guardrails  |  Food Processing Andrew J. Miller Every week, maintenance crews at food processing facilities climb onto rooftops to service HVAC condensers, refrigeration units, and exhaust fans. The roof edge sits four feet or more above the next level. OSHA requires fall protection. And... [Read More](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/safety-blog/non-penetrating-guardrails-wet-environments) [![Fall Protection for Food Processing: OSHA, FDA & Corrosion](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/hubfs/factory-processing.avif)](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/safety-blog/fall-protection-food-processing-facilities) ##### [Fall Protection for Food Processing: OSHA, FDA & Corrosion](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/safety-blog/fall-protection-food-processing-facilities) Fall Protection |  Food Processing ![Picture of Andrew J. Miller](https://blog.dakotasafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Andrew_Headshot_Oct_2023___square_crop.webp?width=30&name=Andrew_Headshot_Oct_2023___square_crop.webp) Andrew J. 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