Pedestrian safety walkway painting
Pedestrian safety walkway painting
One of the quickest methods to improve worker safety in a warehouse or manufacturing facility is to install pedestrian safety walkways.
In factories and warehouses, pedestrian walkways—also referred to as pedestrian aisles or safety walkways—are sections of the floor reserved for people walking. In addition to keeping people in a defined “safety zone” and away from potentially hazardous moving machinery (such as lift trucks and manufacturing equipment), safety pathways can also lead to designated locations, fire escapes, or storage zones. Color-coded painted sections and lines are commonly used in the implementation of pedestrian safety walkways.
By keeping people walking apart and away from forklift trucks and other vehicles, pedestrian pathways aim to increase safety and lessen the likelihood of accidents occurring at work. It is imperative that employers, safety managers, and workplace designers give careful consideration to the safety of pedestrian walkways.
