Mezzanine Floor Key Clamp Pallet Gate

UKCA Certified Key Clamp Pallet Gate for Henry Boot

We recently supplied and installed a crucial safety solution—a custom-designed Pallet Gate system—for main contractor Henry Boot at one of their commercial projects. This highlights our expertise in providing safety-critical solutions that comply with stringent industrial regulations.

The Industrial Safety Imperative

Pallet gates are a mandatory requirement of many industrial premises to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, particularly those concerning working at height. In any warehouse or factory setting, safely loading and unloading materials onto an elevated deck presents a significant risk. The barrier must open to allow pallet access while simultaneously ensuring the operator is protected from the drop at all times—a function known as continuous guarding.

Our Key Clamp Solution

For this project, we designed and installed a robust, free-standing Key Clamp (or tube and fitting) barrier system, purpose-built for the mezzanine edge .

• Design Principle: The pallet gate operates on a counter-balanced pivoting system. When the barrier is open to allow the pallet onto the deck, the user is protected by a secondary barrier. When the pallet is secure and the secondary barrier is open, the main gate is automatically closed, ensuring continuous guarding.

• Safety Load & Compliance: The system is designed to meet the mandatory safety requirements of industrial premises, including conformance with BS EN ISO 14122-3:2016 (for handrails and mezzanine gates). The system is tested to withstand a 300N/m  load applied to the rails.

• Durability and Finish: The structure uses galvanised steel tubing (to EN 10255 / BS EN ISO 1461) and zinc plated fixings, providing superior corrosion resistance for long life in demanding environments.

• Modular Advantage: This no-weld, modular system eliminates the need for hot work permits, delivering a safer, quicker set-up and allowing for simple replacement or repositioning if required later.

Compliance and Contractor Confidence

Working with a major contractor like Henry Boot requires adherence to the highest standards. All structural guarding must meet the required load standards set out in BS 6180 and relevant Eurocodes.

Crucially, as a certified fabrication house, all structural elements we supply for our pallet gates and industrial safety barriers are manufactured under a UKCA certified system. This provides assurance that the structural components meet the stringent legal requirements for safety and quality, giving our main contractor clients full confidence in the final installation.

If you are expanding your commercial space, installing a mezzanine floor, or need to replace non-compliant fall protection systems, a professionally designed and certified pallet gate is an essential investment in safety and efficiency.

Get in touch with any pallet gate or secondary steelwork requirements on 0114 243 9009 or email sales@diometonline.co.uk

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