Steel Guard Rail - Triple High Starter - 1 ft. W at post centers x 42 in. H

Reduce the chances of injuries, worker compensation claims, product, equipment, or building damage and lost production time with inexpensive steel guard rails. Specifically engineered to protect from lift truck damage, rails are a passive protection system that guard all day, every day and help you control the flow of industrial traffic more easily. This interior protective railing system is a cost effective barrier against the effects of lift truck and other accidents.

Armor Guard Steel Guard Rail is a prefabricated, modular rail system. It is a superior solution to custom fabricated rails because it is specifically engineered for fork truck protection. Because it's prefabricated, it eliminates all on-site core drilling, cutting, welding, or painting. It's modular, expands and relocates easily as needs change.

Utilize guardrails to protect conveyors, racks, work areas, walls, meters, in-plant offices, or anywhere else in your facility that needs to separate people, inventory, equipment or areas from lift truck traffic.

Steel King Guard Rails documents

	ArmorGuard Rail Brochure	ArmorGuard_Brochure.pdf	1319 KB
	Guard Dawg Rack Protector Brochure	GuardDawg_Brochure.pdf	101 KB
	Mega-Guard Rail Brochure	MegaGuard_Brochure.pdf	208 KB
	Snap-Guard Brochure	SnapGuard_Brochure.pdf	41 KB
	Steel Guard Rail Brochure	SteelGuard_Brochure.pdf	945 KB
	Protective Products Brochure	Protection_Products.pdf	315 KB
	Steel Guard Rail Assembly	GuardRailAssembly.pdf	316 KB
	Steel Guard Post Dimensions	Guard-Rail-Dimensions.pdf	236 KB

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How to Order Armor Guard Steel Guard Rail

What do I need to know to order Steel King Armor Guard Rails?

(You can call us for assistance of course!)

Will the guard rail fit in my space?

Let's check an example with 48" of available space on the floor for a guardrail installation. The key thing to understand is that a 4' rail won't fit in 48" due to its large 8"x8" footplates. Here's how to calculate it:

1. Measure the exact length of the area you need to cover. In this case it's 48".
2. Guardrails are measured from post centers, not rail length. They have 3" posts and 8" x 8" footplates for impact resistance, which means your 48" of space will not accomodate a 4' rail.
3. Use the largest rail size smaller than your defined area. (Armor Guard comes in 1' increments), which is a 3' rail. Rails are actually 3" short of their listed length since Armor Guard is measured center to center of posts.
4. Now, add your rail size to 8" (for the footplates) on both ends. The length of your guard rail is actually center-to-center listed length plus 8", from the outer edge of each foot plate.
5. This rail will cover 48". It's 44" total, which will comfortably guard the 48" space you need.

To simplify it, take your needed coverage space, subtract 8" and use the rail size less than that. This should be accurate most every time. Your floor should be level (can be shimmed if not in most circumstances) and capable of accepting anchor bolts.

What should I know about posts?

You should use the fewest posts possible in your guardrail set up—most of the time. The maximum span is 10' between posts. Installing posts closer together provides more impact resistance, but 10' is extremely strong for most applications. More posts to cover the same area will obviously be more expensive, so you have to take that into account.

• Post placement: Cover the span with post spacing that is consistent as possible. This provides uniform protection and is also more aesthetically pleasing.
• Post Specs: 3" x 3" square with 8" x 8" footplates.
• Heights: Triple rails are 42" tall (42-5/8” tall with post caps). Single rails: 12" tall (12-5/8” tall with post caps).
• Preconfigured solutions: The guardrails on Cisco-Eagle.com are listed as components so you can build your desired solution, but also in starter/adders, so you can marry a 10' starter with a 5' adder to cover 15' if desired, with ease. These can turn corners or install in a straight line. Posts are drilled on all sides so you can use them as starters or adders, in centers or corners.
• Should I use triple or single high? Triple rails are 42" high and prevent people from stepping over them if you are using the system as impact protection and traffic management. Sometimes forklifts can still hit something behind a single high rail in the wrong circumstances. In areas where you are protecting critical machinery, expensive inventory or work cells, you should also specify triple high.

You can create most any shape using Steel King posts and rails (u-shapes, corrals, etc).

Rails and sizes

Rails are available in 1' increments, up to 10'. They're built to easily swap and replace as needed.

• Design: 2-ribbed, corrugated, 11-gauge steel, 9-3/4" high x 2-1/2" deep
• Lift-out rails available for occasional access to protected areas. Ideal for machine guarding where service may be needed, or maintenance of a work cell that might require a scissor lift, carts, tuggers or forklifts.
• Options: You can put gates in the midst of a guardrail run as well.

Please contact us for assistance.