Customized industrial handrails
At Workplace Pedestrian Safety, you can count on us for your industrial handrail needs. Custom designed to suit your workplace application, these products are designed to provide efficient protection from employees working at heights. This allows for better fall prevention and stability.
All of our products are designed to meet Australian standards across the board, incorporating kick rails to protect workers situated underneath hazards. Additionally, we can equip your system with roll over gates for safe loading and unloading.
Designed to suit a variety of contexts, handrails can be used in a number of applications, including:
- Loading docks
- Mezzanines
- Platforms
- Retaining walls
- Pits
- Channels, and more.
• Beyond these contexts, high-quality safety handrails allow you to provide fall prevention in any areas of your worksite, no matter the circumstances or a particular project. Equipping your site with these products means you can apply added benefits of:
- Providing the best form of coverage for those working at heights;
- Users of the handrails often don’t require harnesses;
- Users don’t need training to use the handrails;
- Construction is designed to be durable and sturdy;
- Can be used as added edge protection on a elevated walkways;
- An upfront-investment that will provide long-lasting advantages;
- No need for maintenance.
A note about handrail codes in Australia
When approaching the construction of a handrails, there are a few regulations to keep in mind within Australia. Primarily, these concern how high the handrails are allowed to be designed at, as well as the height of the base and platform itself. It’s then important to consider whether a forklift safety barriers or a handrail is
required.
In Australia, a handrail is deem required by the AS1657-2017 standards when there are exposed edges on platforms, landings and walkways where the height is above 300mm. However, the handrail should not be less than 900mm or more than 1100mm in height.