5 Ways Custom Access Platforms Impact Warehouse Operations

Workshop infrastructure, warehouse buildings, and equipment vary in size, form, and height from site to site. There are no simple answers to problems concerning employees having access to workplaces of various heights. But the need to do their job in a safe, efficient, and legally compliant manner remains. 

This is the reason why custom access platforms are a common sight in warehouses. These raised work platforms offer warehouse employees safety, portability, and ease of use without the need for expensive equipment or hazardous ladders. 

What Is A Custom Access Platform? 

Warehouse access platforms in industrial and warehouse settings allow workers to use a lofted area to reach goods and supplies situated at high elevations. These movable platforms provide stability, maneuverability, and safety when climbing or traversing, making them suitable for building restorations and inventory work in warehouses. 

While various warehouse access platforms are available, you can also customize specific platforms like cherry pickers, including snappy towers, which provide vertical access. Sturdy metal stairs, handrails, and hand-operated levers are typical features of smaller warehouse access platforms. They are movable thanks to casters on both ends. It’s best to consult a reliable structural steelwork specialist, like Steelgram Fabrications, to customize your access platform from the design stage up to completion.

This article will provide an overview of how custom access platforms can impact warehouse operations.   

1. Promotes Safety 

High shelves in warehouses require workers to travel vertically to retrieve goods. Additionally, warehouse workers may need to walk on machinery, such as conveyor belts and automated systems. Without sturdy steel fabrication and reliable platforms, access ladders can be extremely dangerous. Wobbly steps, for example, can compromise OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) compliance and the health and safety of workers. 

2. Improves Productivity 

To maximize space in a warehouse, shelving and racking systems are often built toward the ceiling. A custom access stair and platform that is mobile is highly useful for moving between different points in the facility. If your warehouse uses stacked storage, you’ll benefit from customizing a flexible platform ladder designed for handpicking goods.  

Moreover, industrial-strength custom work access platform ladders can improve mobility, enhancing order picking efficiency and ensuring employee safety. 

3. Cost-Effective 

The safest and most cost-effective way to access machinery or difficult-to-reach areas in your warehouse is to customize access platforms. Reliable contractors will assess your warehouse’s working conditions and recommend the best solutions, allowing for the cost-effective completion of custom access platforms.  

4. Adjustable  

With the right steelwork specialists, you can have a custom access platform tailored to your warehouse’s exact depth, width, and height needs. You can customize bridge decks, machinery maintenance platforms, stairs, rail maintenance platforms, and more. 

No matter what sector you operate in or what equipment you need access to, a durable and easily transportable custom access platform solution can be designed and built for your warehouse.

5. Versatile 

Access platforms come in a variety of sizes and altitudes, making them suitable for various industries. They are often used by warehouse operators who manage large inventories or regularly move large boxes. Thanks to their heavy-duty wheels and brakes, access platforms are safe for professional settings where workers need to ascend to reach items regularly.

Motorized and electrically powered platforms allow workers to lift or lower themselves as needed during their tasks. These lifts include standing platforms and guardrails, enabling employees to safely perform tasks that require reaching high or distant items. 

Custom stationary or semi-stationary access platforms are also used to connect cargo tanks, unload products, access watercraft or towers, or access vehicles on the ground. These versatile platforms support a range of manufacturing and repair needs across industries.  

Conclusion

If you’re looking to streamline processes in your warehouse but can’t do it with the equipment you currently have, consider exploring custom access platforms. There are many advantages to customizing these solutions, including improved safety, productivity, and cost savings without excessive spending.