Dexion & Hampden Fence keep workers safe at fast moving plastics giant
Sistema is a genuine modern-day New Zealand success story. From humble beginnings in a garage like many other start-ups, to some 30 years later where it is now exported to 82 countries around the world and counts its customers in the millions. The Sistema team is very proud of its success, almost as much as it is of its new state-of-the-art 200,000 square foot manufacturing plant and distribution centre, recently built right here in Auckland.
In one sector of the warehouse, world-leaders in shelving and storage systems Dexion have built a $16m bespoke floor to ceiling racking solution for Sistema across 5 large bays. Between bays are floor to ceiling picking cranes that move at 4m per second to keep up with global demand for the product. With automated heavy machinery moving at such pace, ensuring the Sistema team is not in the wrong place at the wrong time, and collected by a crane with tragic consequences, is vital.
Fit for purpose, bespoke safety fencing
Dexion called on long-standing security and safety fencing partner Hampden Fence to help secure its installation. Hampden used 436m of 2.3m high Welded Mesh fitted to the back of the racking to create a barrier between crane aisles to make it impossible for staff to move between rows from within any of the bays. Large apertures, however, allow for excellent visibility throughout the installation. Furthermore, around the entire outside perimeter of the storage installation, Hampden installed 218m of 2.1m high Pipe & Mesh Chainlink Fencing with Top Rail which ensures staff cannot accidentally enter from the sides. This means only authorised staff can enter through secure entry at each end which disables the crane in that bay.
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