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Dual-gate safety system: Mezzanine Safeti-Gates Inc.’s Tri-Side safety gate is available in several new configurations to accommodate various applications, including platform extensions on doorways and areas with limited overhead space.

The Tri-Side safety gate model is engineered to reduce the potential for accidents associated with pallet drop areas on mezzanine levels. The dual-gate system creates a completely enclosed workstation, providing protection for both the worker and materials during loading and off-loading operations. When the U-shaped rear gate is lifted up allowing access to the workstation, the ledge gate automatically closes to the deck, ensuring that there is always a gate between the operator and the ledge.

Suitable for providing safe environments in doorways, the new Tri-Side compact design integrates with overhead climate or fire doors with a compact gate structure that allows access around the mezzanine area while the ledge is secured. In applications where the platform extends out through the doorway, the system can be configured so the ledge-side gate extends out to the ledge and then “ compacts” back into the mezzanine area, allowing for an overhead door to close.

The Tri-Side safety gates use a dual counterbalanced gate system to provide a controlled access area and maintain a safe environment at all times, ensuring OSHA, IBC, and ANSI compliance. The Tri-Side is available in standard single- and double-wide sizes as well as in a compact model. All of the safety gates in the company’s product line can be customized to fit into existing or new structures. (Mezzanine Safeti-Gates, www.mezzgate.com)

Retractable barrier: Rite-Hite has introduced the GuardRite retractable bar-

rier, a modular and self-storing barrier system that can withstand up to 30,000

pounds of impact at 4 mph, making it ideal for guarding rail docks, finger docks, and wide loading and flatbed loading areas, the company says.

The GuardRite system’s core component is a 10-inch-tall barrier that can stand alone or be incorporated into an OSHA-compliant removable safety-rail system.

The barrier consists of an eight-inch-diameter sleeve, which fits into a 10-inch core-drilled hole, excavated 20. 5 inches deep. The impact-absorbing polyurethane sleeve surrounds a 3.5-inch-diameter bollard. The barrier unit is gas-spring assisted and can easily be raised or lowered flush into the floor. The complete safety system includes the retractable barrier, visibility posts, and removable handrails and can provide full run-off protection while still allowing unrestricted access along the entire length of the installation.

Rite-Hite says the modular nature of the GuardRite system makes it ideal for rail docks, where loading/unloading access points may vary by 300 feet. However, the device is also suitable for use in protecting sensitive equipment installations and pedestrian areas from forklift impact. (Rite-Hite, www.ritehite.com)