Safety Netting

How much safety netting does our company need?
You should install safety nets in any work environment where human life and company property is threatened by falling debris or the possibility of a person slipping and falling from a high place. You should also make certain that the netting you choose comply with any and all OSHA regulations that govern your particular industry and type of operation.

What type of safety netting is used in the amusement industry?
It takes many forms. Often, it is made from UV and chemically resistant rope to make it more durable in outdoor and aquatic environments. Amusements parks often used cargo-styled safety nets as containment barriers around playground equipment, and they use them as well for crowd and traffic control. Steel reinforced soft play safety netting makes for safe and enjoyable play in a contained environment. Orchestra pit safety nets form containment areas around theater stages and performance areas in schools and public arenas.

What are baynets and how are they used?
Almost every vehicle service center has open-pits in which workers stand while working on vehicles. OSHA fall protection regulations require these open-pit areas to be covered. Penalties for violating these codes can be as high as $70,000.

Places where bay safety nets are commonly found include auto lube centers and auto dealership service departments. Polypropylene safety nets are also used around rail car, truck, and bus maintenance pits.

What is safety netting used for in the construction industry?
Nylon and polypropylene nets are widely used for both applications in a variety of construction types. Debris containment liners are used in bridge construction prevent falling objects from posing a hazard to traffic passing below. Safety harnesses of all types are always used in residential construction to protect personnel from falling from high places. Such nets and harnesses are made from high-tenacity, synthetic mesh and can be combined with rope, wire rope, or webbing for additional strength and tenacity. Worker safety in the commercial construction industry is further ensured by installing vertical debris nets around the perimeter of the building to protect pedestrians and structures below from falling objects.

How do material handling companies use safety netting?
Retractable lifeline and safety harnesses are used in material handling just as they are in the construction industry as a cost effective safeguard against fall protection. Cage netting is also extensively utilized used in any type of work that involves placing employees on an elevated platform. Oil refineries often rely upon this type of work and place these safety nets around the platform to act as a form of enclosure that prevents trips and deadly falls. Safety nets are often commonly used as barriers and containment systems, such as conveyor guards, rack pallet guards, and mezzanine guards. Made in a variety of mesh sizes to match specific environments, these cargo nets are crucial to restricting access to hazardous areas and dangerous equipment, and are much more cost effective than the installation of solid, physical barriers.

Where are you located?
Easy Rack is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Arlington, Texas, Beaumont, Texas, Denton, TX, McKinney, Texas, Midland, TX, Killeen, Texas, Dallas TX DFW, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, ALBQ, NYC, LA, MPLS, Cleveland, Ohio, Kansas City, Mo., Mesa, Arizona, Virginia Beach, Va., Omaha, Nebraska, Oakland, California, Miami, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Colorado Springs, Colorado, New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Miami, FL. Chicago, IL. Denver CO., New Orleans, La.

What other commercial and industrial supplies does Easy Rack carry?
Easy Rack carries a wide variety of used pallet racks, commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you.

Netting

How many types of commercial nets exist?
There are more types than we can comprehensively address in a single article. Easy Rack categorizes netting by application based upon the most sought after materials and major industry uses. We have nylon nets, mesh nets, personal safety nets, golf driving range nets, cargo nets, protection netting, and barrier netting, just to name a few.

What materials are nets made from?
Netting is made from nylon, polyester, or a new plastic polymer called “polypropylene”, which is extremely strong and resilient.

What industries use netting?
Any type of theme, amusement, or Water Park will have nets around rides and pools to provide safety for park enthusiasts. Parks also use barrier netting to restrict access to certain areas and to direct traffic along certain pathways.

Construction companies use netting for safety, fall protection, and debris containment. Some very large nets are designed to be used as lifts for heavy materials.
Warehousing and distribution centers use netting around mezzanine systems and work platforms to prevent workers and materials from falling to the ground. Factories use them as well as protective boundaries that isolate dangerous equipment.

Both material handling operations and construction crews require safety nets for fall prevention. Not only are these products useful to process flow, they are required in most instances by local, state, and even federal safety regulations.

What is debris containment?
Industrial operations often produce debris and byproducts that fall to the ground. Without something to catch this debris as it falls, workers on the ground are subject to injury, and machinery is subject to damage. Debris containment netting minimizes the risk of injury and damage to persons and property.

Can netting be used to lift industrial materials?
Very powerful nets called cargo nets, or "lift" nets, are often used to do exactly that. They can be attached to a crane or other lifting device and used to safely lift supplies from the floor to mezzanine systems or rooftops.

What is nylon netting still so popular?
Nylon is an ideal material for safety and sports netting. Nylon has 3 times the abrasion resistance of polypropylene and does not rot. In other words, it can take more of a beating in a rough environment. It is also extremely resistant to extremes of heat and cold and holds up very well in humid climates like the American South.

What is mesh netting used for?
Very powerful mesh is used for debris containment and lifting. Very fine mesh is used by a number of commercial and governmental facilities as a security measure. Mesh will allow a small amount of light to shine through, but it will obscure visibility on the other side of the mesh. Mesh netting of this sort can be used as a cheaper substitute for a solid barricade or a costly build out of a new wall.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of commercial & industrial netting, used pallet racks, commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting,and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you.

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