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8 Common Safety Hazards of Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms, with Supporting Evidence [Illustrated, Simple and Easy to Learn]

2025-07-01 00:00

1、 Guardrails not installed :Distance to the adjacent floor or ground below 1.2m All open edges of platforms, walkways, or work surfaces at and above have no guardrails installed.

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3 Part: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms 4.1.1。

 

2、 Intermediate guardrail installation does not meet requirements :The guardrail does not have an intermediate rail (horizontal bar), or the gap between the intermediate rail and the upper and lower components is greater than 500mm。

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3 Part: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms 5.1.2。

 

3 ,Guardrail height does not meet requirements :The guardrail height is lower than the relevant standard requirements.

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3 Part: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms 5.2 

 

4、 Platforms, walkways, and work surfaces without kick plates :All open edges of platforms, walkways, and work surfaces have no kick plates installed.

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3 Part: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms 4.1.2

 

5、 Excessive distance between guardrail posts: The distance between guardrail posts exceeds 1 meters.

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3 Part: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms 5.5.1 

 

6、 Non-compliant kick plate installation :Kick plate height less than 100mm or the distance between the bottom of the kick plate and the ground exceeds 10mm。

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3 Part: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms 5.6.1 

 

7、 Steel platform height non-compliant :The distance between the steel platform and the overhead obstacle is less than 1.9 meters.

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 "Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms" 6.2

 

8、 No rust prevention and anti-corrosion treatment: After installation, the guardrails and steel platforms were not coated with at least one layer of primer and one (or more) layers of topcoat, or equivalent rust prevention and anti-corrosion coating was not used.

Basis: GB 4053.3-2009 Fixed Steel Ladders and Platforms Safety Requirements Part 3 Part: Industrial Guardrails and Steel Platforms 4.6.3。

 

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