Safety Barriers for Loading Dock Facilities in Jamesburg, New Jersey

Barriers may be employed to keep people away from automated processes and machinery, to protect employees against falls or to warn forklifts and pedestrians away from empty loading docks. Safety barriers also may be used to protect production equipment or the building itself from vehicle damage. Before getting into those specifics, let's first examine different kinds of safety barrier for loading dock facilities in New Jersey:

Dock Guard™ Safety Barrier Lip

This loading dock safety barrier available in Jamesburg, Edison, Union, Cranbury, Lakewood, and South Plainfield, NJ protects closed overhead doors from impact damage and prevents accidental forklift roll-off when the overhead door is open and no trailer is stationed at the dock. It protects personnel, goods and equipment from accidentally rolling off the dock. When levelers are used in below dock end loading conditions
the Dock Guard™ Lip is most useful in keeping the lift truck safely on the leveler.

APS Bollard Pole

A perimeter security solution, designed to physically stop unauthorized vehicles from entering or exiting the site. It not only acts as a physical barrier, but also as a visual deterrent. Great protection for a variety of dock or warehouse applications. Available in heavy-duty 6″ or 4″ diameter, schedule 40 pipe with ½” base plate. Optional cap available and floor hardware included.

APS Dock Impact Barrier

APS Dock Impact Barrier can provide protection from lift truck traffic. APS Dock Impact Barrier can reduce the occurrence of accidents due to fork lift, pallet jack or pedestrians falling off the dock when the door is open. It has a 4″ wide, it is weather resistant for long-term performance and 47,000 micro prisms per square inch provide an  intense reflective property.

The Bottom Line: 

Installing loading dock safety barriers in Jamesburg, Edison, Union, Cranbury, Lakewood, and South Plainfield, NJ   is a small safety investment that helps prevent accidents, injuries and damage to products and equipment. Because not all loads will weigh 10,000 lbs. and travel at 4 mph, consider kinetic energy absorption requirements with Overhead Door Company of New Jersey.

If you would like to know more about our industrial and commercial products or services at Overhead Door Company of New Jersey Commercial, please do not hesitate to contact us at 609-642-4864. You can also browse our gallery of pictures to get in idea of what we can supply and install for you.