SAFE WORKING AT HEIGHT IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
Performing maintenance or operational tasks at height in factories and industrial facilities always carries a risk of falling. Workers often need to access narrow walkways, elevated platforms, or overhead machinery where one misstep can have serious consequences.
Why our fall protection for general industry?
In industrial environments—from factories to warehouses—every elevated task carries risks. Whether it’s performing maintenance on narrow walkways, accessing elevated machinery, or inspecting rooftop installations, one misstep can result in serious injury. At XSPlatforms, we turn industrial risks into safety you can trust:
- Tailored to Your Building and Workflows: No two industrial structures are the same. That’s why our solutions are custom-designed to fit your site’s unique challenges—from layout to activity patterns.
- Seamless Integration of Safety and Efficiency: With solutions like overhead lifelines, guardrails, and SRLs, workers move freely and safely, without compromising productivity.
- Temporary or Permanent—Your Choice: Whether you need quick, cost-effective anchorage or robust, long-lasting protection, we have you covered with flexible solutions you can trust.
- Built for Real Industry Demands: From solar panel maintenance on flat roofs to machine servicing above production floors, XSPlatforms provides high-performance systems that meet and exceed safety standards like OSHA.
Safety Guardrails – Permanent Roof Safety
Industrial facilities increasingly adopt solar panels and rooftop installations, which require regular maintenance. Flat and low-sloped roofs pose significant fall hazards. XSPlatforms offers solutions such as:
- Kee Guard®: The standard Kee Guard system is an excellent choice for both temporary and permanent guardrails.
- Kee Guard® Topfix: The Kee Guard Topfix is specifically designed for standing seam and trapezoidal roofs and is the only system in the range without a counterweight.
- Kee Guard® Premium: The Kee Guard Premium is ideal for full roofs, such as those with solar panels, because the uprights take up less space compared to Kee Guard and Kee Guard Lite.
- Kee Guard® Lite: Kee Guard Lite is the aluminum equivalent of the standard Kee Guard, making it the lightest type in the range.
XSPlatforms provides innovative fall protection solutions designed to keep multiple workers safe while ensuring freedom of movement and operational efficiency. Our solutions comply with OSHA standards and include both collective measures like guardrails and personal fall protection systems such as lifelines and self-retracting lanyards (SRLs).
Overhead Fall Protection
For industrial sites where work occurs on elevated walkways or platforms, overhead fall protection is essential. XSPlatforms’ overhead lifeline systems allow multiple workers to move freely along parallel lifelines without disconnecting, ensuring both safety and efficiency. We offer two types of Horizontal Lifeline systems, XSlinked and LinkedPro Lifeline systems.
A self-retracting lifeline (SRL) is equipped with an automatic braking system that activates during a fall, minimizing fall distance and reducing injury risk. SRLs come in various lengths to suit different industrial scenarios. Paired with the self-retracting lifeline (SRL), workers receive dynamic fall protection. The SRL is equipped with an automatic braking system that activates instantly in the event of a sudden fall, minimizing fall distance and significantly reducing the risk of injuries.
Loading Docks & Lower Level Work
Safety Guardrails and XSRail systems
Working on top of a trailer or truck, may be required for loading, unloading, inspections, or quick maintenance tasks. These elevated surfaces present specific risks, such as unprotected edges, limited space, and unstable footing, making proper fall protection essential. At XSPlatforms, we provide customized solutions for every situation, ensuring workers can perform their tasks safely and efficiently.
Solutions: Rail Systems and Temporary Guardrails
A horizontal rail system provides an ideal solution for areas with limited fall clearance. Its minimal deflection ensures that even short falls are safely arrested, while workers maintain complete freedom of movement along the runner.
For work on open ship decks while docked, a temporary XSGuardrail can be installed without drilling into the deck surface. Counterweight blocks keep the uprights firmly in place, and the system can easily be folded down for loading operations.
Temporary Roof Safety – XSGlobe & Temporary Lifelines
Not every task requires a permanent fall protection system. In many industrial environments, short-term activities such as inspections, quick repairs, or maintenance still involve significant fall risks. For these situations, temporary safety solutions provide a cost-efficient and flexible alternative without compromising worker protection.
XSPlatforms offers a variety of temporary measures, ranging from single anchor points and temporary lifelines to free-standing guardrails. Combined with the right set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), these systems create a secure work environment.
Working on Top of Containers – Twist Anchor
Harbor areas aren’t the only place where you can find large amounts of containers that are stacked for storage purposes. Industrial factories or storage locations can also house these objects. Although there is a difference in environment, the use and need of fall protection stays the same.
Industrial storage areas often have stacked containers requiring safe access to the top. XSPlatforms provides Twist anchors, a temporary anchorage system that can be used individually or connected with a temporary horizontal lifeline. This ensures extended safe walk and working range for workers performing storage, placement, or maintenance tasks.
