Industrial Machine Guard Rails & Safety Guards

Industrial guard rails create physical separation between forklift traffic and pedestrian zones, directly addressing OSHA requirements for powered industrial truck safety. Properly installed barriers, bollards, and pedestrian guards demonstrate documented efforts to reduce incident severity and protect workers, supporting OSHA 1910.178 compliance in warehouses and distribution centers.

Guard rails define pedestrian walkways and separate foot traffic from forklift lanes. Bollards are upright posts that protect fixed assets like dock doors, electrical panels, and sprinkler risers from vehicle impact. Column protectors wrap structural building columns to absorb forklift strikes and prevent costly structural or building damage.

Yes. Storage Products Company offers AutoCAD layout and design services including traffic-flow analysis to determine optimal guard rail placement for your specific facility. Products are available in standard adjustable and configurable multi-option configurations, making them compatible with pallet racking systems, conveyor lines, dock equipment, and pedestrian walkway layouts.

Yes. Installation is performed by factory-recommended and fully insured installers. The company also offers preventive maintenance programs and ongoing equipment inspections to ensure safety barriers remain structurally sound and continue to meet OSHA-aligned and ANSI/MH16.1 standards over the long term.

Guard rails and rack protection systems are designed to meet RMI (Rack Manufacturers Institute) specifications and align with OSHA warehouse safety standards. Rack protection integration also follows ANSI/MH16.1 guidelines, ensuring that protection systems are compatible with and properly secured to certified pallet racking structures across warehouse and distribution environments.

A thorough site assessment and traffic-flow analysis are the starting points. Storage Products Company provides AutoCAD design services to map forklift travel paths, pedestrian zones, dock areas, and infrastructure risk points. From that analysis, the appropriate mix of guard rails, bollards, column protectors, and end-of-aisle protectors is recommended to address all identified hazard areas.