Organizations Use Safety Guard Rails to Keep Workplaces Safe

Safety guard rails are used for multiple purposes to keep workplaces safe. One common application for guard rails is to provide fall protection assistance. Permanently installed railings can be used as an anchor point, when connected to a safety harness in elevated work locations. However, you need to make sure the railings are designed for this purpose, as they have to be able to support weight in the event someone accidently falls. Another application for guard rails is to use them in high traffic areas to control the movement of employees, from one work area to another. For instance, they are able to be used to section off access to production lines to ensure employees properly enter and exit these areas.

Portable Safety Guard Rails Are Suited for Applications That Do Not Require Permanently Installed Railings

Some of your applications for using safety guard rails around your plant or facility do not require them to be permanently installed. For these situations, you are able to find portable guard rail systems available. Portable systems are designed to be set up and used until the work is completed. They can be used to block of equipment and machinery that is currently being serviced or repaired. You could use them around the edge of your roof for roofing repair projects. You are also able to use portable railings along sections of sidewalks or in parking lots, as well as other outdoor areas where work is being performed to keep employees safe. Just like permanently installed railings, portable systems have to meet the approved OSHA guidelines and requirements.

Portable Safety Rails Can Be Used for Crowd Control

Organizations that hold special events, concerts, and other activities where there are a large number of people could use portable safety rails to aid in crowd control. The guard rails are able to be set up to fit with your requirements for your event. You might set up the railings in order to create specific walk areas for people by using two different sections of railing. Another option is to place the railings around a specific area, such as the concert floor, to prevent too many people from entering the location, or be used in areas where you want to limit access to the location. You may even decide to use portable railings as a way to create line queues in order to direct the flow of people in a more controlled and precise manner as they are entering or existing specific areas.

Keep Work Areas Safe by Using Portable Safety Rails Along with Your Portable Equipment and Machinery
 
Any time you are using certain types of portable equipment and machinery, it is worth your time and effort to set up portable safety rails, first. In fact, there can be specific OSHA guidelines and requirements where you might be required to ensure the location is safe and secure before work begins. For example, you should section off the aisles when moving inventory around in a warehouse using a forklift. Using portable railings helps to prevent others from entering the area where the forklift is being operated. Once the work is completed, the railings are able to be taken down and stored for future use, or moved to another location where the forklift needs to be used.

Safety Gates Are Available in Permanent and Portable Models

Safety gates are an important piece of hardware that need to be installed into entryways in safety rails to help prevent accidental falls, unauthorized access, and keep work areas safer. There are different types of gates which you can select to use within your facility, depending upon where they need to be installed. Some models are able to be installed directly into your existing guard rails. These models are often self-closing and will return to a shut position without any assistance. Other models are included as part of portable safety railing systems. Portable models are not always self-closing, so they can require additional assistance in closing the gate after entering or existing work areas.

Take Measurements in Order to Select the Right Size Safety Gates

To ensure you select the right size safety gates, you should measure the size of the opening. To determine the height of the gate, you measure from the top of the rail, downwards. Gates do not have to go all the way to the floor, and may only cover the top half of the entry when installed. Gates need to be installed so that the top of the gate is even with the top of your guard rails. Otherwise, if the gates were installed where the top of the gates were lower than the railings, they would not be effective in providing fall protection. Someone could fall over the gate because it was mounted and installed too low and in the wrong location.

Safely Store Your Stanchions in a Stanchion Cart

It is important to make sure you properly and safely store your visual warning line posts at your job site. You want to avoid situations where they could easily get bumped and knocked over. When the posts are not secure, they might cause an accident as they fall over and cause injury to your employees. One way to make sure your posts are kept secure is to place them into a stanchion cart. By using this cart, not only are your posts properly stored, you are also able to easily move them around from one job location to another. Further, using the cart makes it easier to set up and take down your visual warning systems anytime they are needed for projects on the job site.

 A Stanchion Cart Can Accommodate up to Eight Stanchions

 A stanchion cart is designed to hold up to eight SRC visual warning line x-stanchions. X-stanchions are available in stainless steel or plastic posts with OSHA perimeter warning line flags. Stanchions are used for a variety of purposes to section off specific locations and keep them secure. You can use stanchions on construction job sites, for repaving parking lots, roofing jobs, unloading and loading delivery trucks, and any other type of work that requires creating a secure work area. When you have more than eight stanchions, you either have to load and unload the cart in batches, or obtain multiple carts to make it faster to set up and tear down your visual warning line systems.

An OSHA Safety Gate Is a Safety Gate Approved for Use by OSHA

An OSHA safety gate is a special type of safety gate which has been approved for use by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Our safety gates are designed to meet and exceed OSHA regulations for fall protection. Each gate is tested and independently certified to ensure they are in accordance with all current OSHA guardrail regulations when used as part of a fall protection system. The gates are easy to install into your existing guard rails and require no custom fabrications. You are also able to reverse the gates during installation so that they can open in any direction. Our gates are manufactured with a powder-coated covering for high corrosion resistance, and come standard in safety yellow, or may be ordered in custom colors.

 Help Prevent Accidents by Installing and Using an OSHA Safety Gate

There are multiple uses for an OSHA safety gate to fit the needs of many types of industries. This gate can be used for effective crowd control, as a hazard barrier, to control warehouse traffic lanes, as pier and rail yard protection, for dock door and truck pit protection, for new building construction, at construction excavation sites and other locations requiring fall protection. Not having the right OSHA-approved gates in use results in fines and citations for your business. However, these fines and citations are nothing, when they are compared to the financial cost associated with one of your employees being fatally injured or killed while on the job. The investment you make in safety gates could help prevent an accident, lower the risks of injury -- and even save a life.

You Can Rent Mobile Safety Railings for Your Projects

Certain projects around your facility can require using safety rails in order to create safe working environments. Depending upon the natural of the project, you may only require the railings short term and will no longer need them once the project is completed. For example, you are installing a new roof and need the railings until the project is finished. In these situations you have the option to rent mobile safety railings from our company, in place of purchasing them.

Different Options for Obtaining Mobile Safety Railings

 

You have several different options available through our company in order to secure the mobile safety railings you require. One option we provide our customers is the ability to rent railings for any length of time needed. Another option offered is the option of a long term lease when you require the railings for an extended period of time. You are also able to choose from rent-to-own options, where you can convert your rental costs towards your purchase should you change your mind and want to keep the railings.

Prevent Accidental and Fatal Falls by Installing Hatch and Ladder Guards

Some of the most common causes of injuries in the workplace are due to accidental falls. More importantly, around one third of all serious fatal falls are the result of failing to use the right fall protection equipment. Both accidental and seriously fatal falls are able to be prevented by using the right types of safety equipment in and around you building, including hatch and ladder guards.

Hatch and Ladder Guards Are One Type of Safety Equipment Used by Construction Firms

 

All organizations which provide construction services should make sure they use the correct safety equipment. During construction projects, when a new building is being erected, there are very few enclosed areas let alone safe locations. Instead, workers have to rely upon using portable safety equipment and setting it up prior to starting work. Typical equipment construction firms need to have in their inventories includes portable guard rails, visual warning line systems, mobile fall arrest systems, and hatch and ladder guards.