Maximize Facility Space While Keeping Workers Safe with Platform Stairs and Handrails

Crossovers are designed to provide a safe way for workers to cross from one side of the factory to the other. Work platforms provide a safe and stable surface for workers to stand on while they are working.

Custom Crossover Platform With Stairs

Application: Platform stairs And handrails installation for Zephyrhills Bottling Company

It’s always easier to crossover a production line than to duck under it which happens more times than it should. Offering custom platform steel stairs and handrails that provide a safe crossover point that does not interfere with plant production is always a good call.

Conveyor-related injuries typically involve a worker’s hands or fingers caught in nip points or shear points. Conveyors can also introduce caught-in, crushed-by, struck-by, and amputation hazards associated with mechanical motion. To reduce the risk of conveyor-related injuries:

  • Never clean conveyors while they are running
  • Keep hands and feet away from conveyor belts
  • Please do not attempt to repair conveyors while they are running
  • As workers approach conveyors, ensure they know the potential hazards and how to stay safe.

Aside from injuries related to the conveyor moving parts, there are also injuries related to proper standing supports and appropriate elbow heights for different tasks the worker is assigned. It is reducing injury potential and increasing workplace OSHA compliance that each facility should address areas where workers and production efficiency are optimized.

Any factory worker will tell you that one of the most common hazards they face while on the job is falling or tripping. Slips, trips, and falls are responsible for a significant number of workplace injuries annually. That’s why it’s so important for factories to take measures to reduce the risk of these accidents. One way to do this is by investing in quality-made crossovers and work platforms. These products help to create a safe and level surface for workers to stand on, which reduces the risk of falling or tripping. Not only does this protect workers from injury, but it also reduces the likelihood of production being disrupted by accident. As a result, investing in crossover and work platform products effectively improves worker safety in any factory setting.

Using Saferack’s modular Erectastep system, facilities can install crossovers with a minimum or even without production stoppage.

The 5 Erectastep components can be configured and placed where you need them most and at any length or height requirement.

Why Working Around Conveyors Risky?

Working around conveyors can be hazardous, as rotating parts or pinch points can drag in, crush or entangle workers. Crossover stairs can mitigate these risks by providing a safe passage over the conveyors. By crossing over the conveyors at a secure location, workers can avoid being caught between machinery and moving parts. In addition, crossovers, catwalks, and mezzanine systems can help to improve worker productivity by reducing the need to walk around the conveyors. By providing a safe and convenient way to cross the conveyors around the floor layout, our platforms can help to reduce the risks associated with working around any machinery.

A worker can cross the production line without injury or potentially halting production. The crossover platforms allow workers to observe from a height for spot QA checks and functionality analysis at any production point. Operations managers can do shift changes, breaks, and worker substitutions without halting production on the line.

The five components of the Erectastep system are manufactured with worker safety in mind to meet strict OSHA standards. The tower supports, handrails, guardrails, steps, ladders, and safety gates are all constructed of heavy-gauge aluminum and steel made in the USA. The quality of the components is unrivaled.

Contact Erectastep and equip your facility with OSHA-compliant crossovers, mezzanines, or custom-built work platforms.