ErectaStep Catwalk installations at terminal in Bethany Missouri

Catwalks in a Gas Storage Terminal

Flint Hills Resources Opts for ErectaStep Catwalk Stairs to Transition from Legacy Crude Oil to Gas Storage Terminal Client Flint Hills Resources Location Eagleville, MO Project Install ErectaStep Catwalks and platforms throughout the terminal Product ErectaStep Industrial Stairs Catwalks and metal stair towers installed in the 1980s needed significant OSHA upgrades at a Flint Hills
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Roof Access Ladders And Stairs

As Campbell Soup Company Grows into New Product Markets, Safety & Accessibility Take Center Stage

The Campbell Soup Company is no stranger to the importance of safe and sound business practices. When facility manager Dan Junge discovered that existing rooftop access ladders presented significant safety hazards for operators, he knew replacing them was necessary. Predictable safety hazards such as rust, slipping, and durability is unavoidable as fall protection equipment ages,
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HVAC Stair Units - Profile

University Seeking OSHA Compliant Access to Rooftop HVAC Unit

When a university in West Virginia needed safe access to rooftop HVAC units, SafeRack’s ErectaStep brand provided an efficient prefabricated platform solution that saved the school time, space, and money. The project began with a site visit where SafeRack reps noticed that rather than building two separate platforms, two areas could be accessed from the
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Winery Chooses Aesthetically Pleasing and Affordable Barrel Access System

A brand new winery needed access to stainless steel barrels and fermentation tanks that would keep employees safe without compromising the aesthetics of their gorgeous new facility. After reviewing the original architectural plans and making a site visit, ErectaStep reps proposed aluminum stair and work platforms as a customized solution that met the client’s budget
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Metal stairs

Company Improves Safety with Crossover stairs to get up and over a gravity roller conveyor

Location Everett, WA Project Crossover Stairs for Eldorado Stone Product ErectaStep Crossover Stair System SafeRack Helps Eldorado Stone Improves Safety at their Everett, WA Factory  Thanks to our close association with distributor Motion Industries and their Industrial/Safety Specialist Tom Irish, Eldorado Stone’s Everett, WA factory has improved the work experience for their hard-working employees. Eldorado,
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attune foods erectastep case study

A Big Gap (and Savings) for Natural Foods Company

Attune Foods, one of North America’s leading natural foods companies, didn’t have easy access to the roof of one of their buildings. There was a five-foot height difference between it and the nearest building’s roof. And that wasn’t the only issue. The nearest building to the building’s virtually inaccessible roof was nine feet away. That
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owensboro hospital before and after

Safe Rooftop Access for Regional Hospital

For years, a hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, accessed its rooftop HVAC cooling tower with little more than a freestanding ladder and steady feet. When it came time for regular maintenance, technicians had to climb the ladder, tools in hand, and crawl into a 3’x3’ access door. On top of that, to help steady the step
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Rust Resistant Stair Crossovers

Combatting the Elements and Complying with OSHA

Rust needs only three things to form: iron, oxygen, and water. When they come together, thanks to oxidation, you’re typically left with that familiar reddish-brown substance, and that means trouble in an industrial environment. A leading manufacturer of loading dock equipment knows this all too well. The stairs leading from the company’s delivery area to
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springfield hospital before and after

A Regional Hospital Steps Up to Safety

Few people understand the consequences of work-related injuries better than the health care professionals who treat them. Seeing firsthand the effects of job site slips, trips, and falls makes it immediately clear that safety should always be a top priority. That’s why the management at a large Springfield hospital takes every measure necessary to protect
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Metal Modular Crossover Platforms

Spanning Nine Feet Saves Thousands of Dollars

Attune Foods, a leading natural foods company, had a problem. They didn’t have easy access to the roof of one of their buildings. Further complicating things, an adjacent structure’s roof was 5-feet lower than this building’s, and the span between the two was nine feet. So whenever the mechanical system—or anything else on the roof, for that
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Truck tanker being loaded with diesel

SafeRack Keeps Pace as Renewable Diesel Emerges

As the transportation industry changes, so do we As the transportation industry prepares to meet the demands of National Ambient Air Quality Standards and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decade, renewable diesel (RD) is proving to be a viable alternative to conventional diesel for heavy-duty vehicles. In the U.S., nearly 7
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A Major Safety Milestone Reached for SafeRack: 500 Days Injury Free

On Tuesday, April 30th SafeRack celebrated 500 days without any injuries in their manufacturing plant. SafeRack, the leading industrial manufacturer of safety access equipment and an OSHA and IBC compliant company is setting the trend of putting safety first for employees and companies locally and across America. As SafeRack’s influence grows across a number of
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A Propane Facility Crossover Project

Project Profile – A Propane Facility Crossover Project

A propane and natural gas processing company based in the greater D.C. area export facility provided propane to a large section of the country. They found themselves in need of a crossover in order to assist workers in efficiently getting around the facility for maintenance required to upkeep their equipment. After doing some research on
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AeroStep’s MP-Series - Ground Support Rolling Maintenance Platform

Aviation Maintenance Platforms – Airline Maintenance Company Says Goodbye to Building In-House Scaffolding

Aviation Maintenance Platforms – Project Profile An airline company’s main responsibility and concern is the safety of its passengers. An industry such as this requires frequent maintenance checks, as well as, repairs. This specific company has been building all scaffolding in-house and has spent countless hours making adjustments to the scaffolding when the height of
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NASA space capsule on metal platform

SafeRack Helps Boeing Reach for the Stars w/ AeroStep’s Aluminum Work Platforms

AeroStep’s aluminum work platforms are part of NASA’s initiative to return human spaceflight back to American soil. NASA asked private companies to develop human spaceflight systems – and that’s exactly what Boeing did with the help of AeroStep’s tooling platforms. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is the most advanced space capsule ever built. It can fit up to seven passengers
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MarinaStep Marine Gangways

Announcing MarinaStep, an innovative line of ship and marine gangways

SafeRack, the world’s largest manufacturer of truck and railcar loading platforms and safety equipment, is excited to announce the latest addition to its premier safe access and fall protection product line. MarinaStep is an innovative line of ship and marine gangways and access ramps, specifically designed for the maritime marketplace.

Powder Coating vs Paint

Powder coating is when a dry polymer finish is applied to a surface that has been chemically or mechanically cleaned to remove dirt, oil, old finishes, and oxidation. Painting is the process of using a liquid solvent to add a pigment and binder onto a solid surface. The drying process is complete when the solvent
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Helping a Large Airplane Manufacturer with Fuselage Maintenance Platforms

A large plane manufacturer needed help getting their employees safe access to the plane’s fuselage barrel during production. They considered working with a few different companies to develop fuselage maintenance platforms but ultimately called on the experts at SafeRack’s Aerostep division to create an access platform for workers to gain access to the fuselage barrel
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