Curb Barriers Guard Against Fork Penetration In Pedestrian, Equipment Areas
To protect personnel, equipment, and building structures from forklift impacts, many operations install safety barriers and other protective guarding devices. However, the majority of those solutions don’t extend all the way to the floor. Those gaps create the potential for ...
When Are Bollards An Ideal Protective Guarding Solution?
As one of many different types of barriers offered by the members of the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA), it may not always be obvious when to use bollards over other equipment. In certain applications, bollards might be used interchangeably ...
How To Select The Right Bollard Material For Your Application
Bollards are vertical posts anchored to a concrete surface to create a protective barrier that absorbs and dissipates impact energy. Their placement creates a physical obstruction between personnel and moving hazards, such as materials handling equipment or vehicles, without impeding ...
Improve Operational Safety With Protective Guarding Resources From The ProGMA ...
Navigating the breadth of options to find the optimal protective guarding solution for a unique application can be challenging. Particularly when seeking equipment that ensures compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations. Recognizing this, the members of the ...
Topple Barriers Protect Pedestrians From Falling Floor-Stacked Loads
Floor- or block-stacked loads — which can include palletized goods, individual cases, bulk containers, or large products (such as paper rolls) — are often stored in warehouses or manufacturing facility spaces where traditional pallet racking is not suitable. However, instead ...
The Importance Of Proper Anchoring For Safety Barriers And Protective ...
When properly installed, industrial guardrail barriers and barrier posts protect pedestrians, facility structures, and equipment against impacts from motorized vehicles, such as lift trucks. Nearly all of these structures are directly floor-mounted with robust anchors of varying types depending on ...
Prevent Damage From Lift Trucks With Protective Curb Barriers
When traveling throughout a facility, lift truck operators typically raise the loaded (or unloaded) forks of their vehicles 3 to 4 inches above the floor. This prevents the tips of the forks from grinding against the floor surface — usually ...
The Pros And Cons Of Different Building Column Protector Styles
Installed around a building column at its base, column protectors are industrial guarding devices that serve to minimize the effect of an impact by a motorized vehicle or forklift. They are most often found in aisle or areas of a ...
Is Your Facility As Safe As It Can Be? Use ...
While safety is the number one priority of most industrial facilities, sometimes safety measures—such as pedestrian and traffic barriers and guardrails—aren’t as widely deployed as they could be. Or, dangers may have become overlooked as managers and workers go about ...
Pedestrian And Traffic Barriers: Regulations, Standards, And Best Practices
Beyond the general duty clause that requires employers to keep workers safe from recognized hazards and 29 CFR 1910.176(a), which requires sufficient safe clearances around mechanical handling equipment and appropriately marked permanent aisles and passageways, the Occupational Health and Safety ...