Mezzanines are used in warehouses, offices, libraries, factories, and other workplaces for manufacturing, storage, and office space purposes. It is very important that mezzanine floors are constructed appropriately in the first place and mezzanine safety measures are taken to prevent accidents.
Before using a mezzanine, we recommend conducting a risk assessment in order to identify if the floor level is safe to access. The edges of the mezzanine should be protected to ensure that personnel and visitors are unable to fall.
Many warehouse mezzanines are used to store larger items or palletised product. As such, mezzanines are often loaded by the use of forklifts. To accommodate this, guardrails are intersected by mezzanine loading gates. Mezzanine loading gates must be designed to allow access to stock at the same time as eliminating the risk of anyone falling.