Permanent physical segregation designed to protect people, vehicles, racking and critical infrastructure from workplace impact risk.
What Are Safety Barriers?
Safety barriers are fixed physical controls used to separate people, vehicles and vulnerable assets within busy workplace environments. They provide continuous protection by defining routes, restricting access and absorbing or redirecting impact where workplace vehicles may come into contact with pedestrians, racking, machinery or infrastructure.
The right barrier system should be selected around the actual vehicle risk, site layout, likely impact direction and what needs to be protected.
Risks Safety Barriers Can Help Control
Forklift Impacts with InfrastructureReduce exposure where workplace vehicles may strike walls, columns, machinery or fixed equipment.
Pedestrian and Vehicle SegregationCreate clearer physical separation between people and moving workplace vehicles.
Racking and Building DamageProtect vulnerable racking, aisle ends, doorways and structural assets from repeated impact.
High-Risk Traffic RoutesStrengthen protection around corners, crossings, loading areas and other points where traffic risk is concentrated.
Why Flexible Safety Barriers?
Our polyethylene barriers absorb forklift impacts, protecting people, vehicles and your bottom line — without the rust and repair costs of steel.
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Correct Specification Matters
A barrier is only effective when it matches the real application. WSS™ considers:
- Vehicle type and weight
- Vehicle speed
- Direction of travel
- Likely impact angle
- Traffic frequency
- Pedestrian interaction
- What is being protected
- Environmental conditions
- Operational and maintenance requirements
This helps avoid under-specification, unnecessary over-specification and weak like-for-like comparisons.
Our Range of Safety Barriers
Ensure your forklifts stay alert to hazards and safe from collision in help of safety barriers.
More Than a Standalone Barrier
WSS™ can combine barriers with walkways, crossings, floor markings, gates, projected warnings and active safety systems to create a more complete site-safety approach. Our role can include:
- Site assessment
- Traffic and pedestrian route review
- Barrier selection and layout
- Installation planning
- Supply and installation
- Handover and future review
The aim is to create the right protection system for the site rather than add isolated products.
Some of our clients
Safety Barriers in Practice
See how WSS™ has helped manufacturing and distribution sites improve segregation, reduce asset exposure and create safer traffic routes.
View Safety Barrier Projects Speak to Our Safety Specialists
Where Does Your Site Need Stronger Protection?Speak to WSS™ about the areas where people, vehicles, racking or infrastructure are exposed. Our safety specialists will help you define the risk and identify the most practical barrier approach.
