Solutions For Flatbed Tarping

In many cases, flatbed truck drivers and other workers in shipping/receiving must access heights of four feet or more when loading and unloading cargo on flatbed trailer trucks. Without the proper safety equipment and procedures in place, falls from flatbed trucks can be fatal. The good news is that there are effective flatbed truck safety solutions that can be incorporated into your facility’s daily operations to help prevent falling from flatbed trailers and keeping your team safe.

The first step in minimizing flatbed safety risks is to remove the need for employees to stand on the trailer itself by implementing an overhead tarping system. These systems allow users to easily tarp large, heavy loads and provide the added bonus of creating a protected working surface. While this helps reduce the risk of falls, it’s still possible for employees to fall off the trailer when climbing to and from the tarp or when walking around the flatbed during a load transfer.

Another way to protect employees who need to climb onto the flatbed trailer is by incorporating portable truck netting into your flatbed safety solutions. These nettings are designed to be quick and easy to set up. They consist of a series of posts that extend from the ground and connect to each other with tension cords. The netting can be secured to the truck bed using either a single or double-pointed mount and can also be easily taken down when not in use to save storage space. Unfortunately, these nettings are often cumbersome and as such, are often not used or stored correctly to be effective.

For facilities that have multiple uses for their flatbeds, a retractable platform system is an ideal option. It features platforms that can be moved to rest directly against any flatbed truck and provides a secure connection to the flatbed with optional swing gates along the platform. They are often engineered with push-button controls where operators can move the units into place before ever climbing onto the platform for the safest work at height solution.

Sam Carbis Solutions Group offers a variety of flatbed truck safety solutions to keep your employees safe. Our team of safety specialists is here to answer any questions you may have. Contact us today for more information.

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