Mezzanine

[3] In industrial settings, mezzanines may be installed (rather than built as part of the structure) in high-ceilinged spaces such as warehouses.

[8] Custom Mezzanines are steel, raised industrial platform structures that are designed specifically to match the space and capacity needs of a given facility.

Standard Mezzanines are steel, raised industrial platform structures that are completely self-supporting and are sold in predetermined sizes and shapes.

[10] In many industrial operations, openings are cut into the guardrail on mezzanines and elevated work platforms to allow picking of palletized material to be loaded and unloaded, often with a fork truck, to upper levels.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)[11] and International Building Council (IBC)[12] have published regulations for fall protection and The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has published standards for securing pallet drop areas to protect workers that work on elevated platforms and are exposed to openings.

[14] Dual-gate safety systems were created to secure these areas, allowing a barrier to be in place at all times, even while pallets are being loaded or removed.

Dual-gate systems create a completely enclosed workstation providing protection for the worker during loading and off-loading operations.