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Health & Safety: Flexible Safety Barriers

by Bo Plan Safety Barrier - Flexible Safety Barrier - Airport

We are really interested about safety barriers here at Boplan, and after we’ve told you all about our new flexible safety barrier range; Flex Impact we hope you will to.

We think that our Flex Impact range is worth talking out, so let us explain why we are so excited to tell you more.

What is FLEX IMPACT®?

So, what’s so exciting about our impact safety barriers? For a start, they’re completely unique to all competition on the market, as they are made from specialist plastic polymer rather than metal. This special polymer is shock absorbent, flexible and highly impact- resistant.

Due to our warehouse safety barriers being made from plastic they are resistant to corrosion, require minimal maintenance and have an extremely long lifespan. Our polymer safety barriers are equivalent to similar metal counterparts at only a fraction of the weight. Making them easier to transport and install.

To add on top of all that they are fire retardant, anti-static, UV resistant and chemical resistant. They are also designed to be easily visible, coloured to the core to prevent the need for repainting.

Our safety barriers are also better for the environment as they require less heat during production reducing the amount of CO2 created. As they are lighter in weight than metal meaning they are lighter to transport, reducing the amount of fuel used. They can even be recycled at the end of their life!

The one feature we find particularly interesting is the active memory. We designed our plastic barriers to absorb the impact of the force and then return to their original shape, this reduces the damage caused to a vehicle in result of a crash and therefore impact to the driver is also reduced, minimising injuries.

With our flexible polymer barriers the impact is absorbed throughout the body of the barrier meaning the base plates and fixings will stay intact, unlike metal barriers where the shock is concentrated on the base plates and fixings causing the floor to crack when an accident occurs. Any accidents that occur with our flexible safety barriers will have a lot less cost involved.

Our products including racking protection are all thoroughly tested, both internally and independently tested and approved for use by Transpolis and TÜV NORD, allowing you to be confident that they are built for complete protection.

We understand that every business has slightly different requirements, and that not one size fits all. This is the reason we have made our barriers using the same modular design, whilst at the same time slightly different.

We have the passion and commitment to continually strive to develop products that our customers need, we believe this is what sets us apart against traditional manufacturers of safety products.

Now you know that safety barriers are truly innovative, you will probably want to know which is best suited for your business. We have a wide selection available including:

Single Tube Safety Barriers

TB Mini

The smallest and lightest from our FLEX IMPACT traffic barrier range. This light-weight barrier is remarkably impact resistant for its size. It is designed to protect against light wheeled objects such trolleys, wheeled containers and pallet lifters.

TB200

This safety barrier is low to the ground, often installed to prevent smaller vehicles from crossing over into pedestrian only zones. This low barrier is great in stopping and guiding wheels.

TB400

This slightly larger single tube barrier has a mid-post that offers effective crash protection, an ideal choice to keep vehicles with a certain impact risk in their designated zones.

TB550

The bigger brother of the TB400 this barrier has a bigger tube diameter and a fortified mid post. This barrier can absorb impact from heavier crashes from heavy transport vehicles such as pallet lifters and forklifts.

TB Plus

The TB plus is the TB400 barrier with an added double handrail. An ideal solution to protect pedestrians against collisions from low impact vehicles.

Double Tube Safety Barriers

TB Double

The TB double traffic barrier has parallel tubes fortified by a mid-post, offering excellent protection for pedestrians against crashes involving fast-manoeuvring vehicles.

TB Double Plus

The Double Plus is the TB Double with an added handrail for extra protection. The combination of guard and handrail offers high impact resistance, offering great protection for your people, buildings and vehicles.

TB Double Super

This barrier says what it does on the tin, it is super strong and super resilient. This safety barrier is the second largest safety barrier in our range, offering exceptional collision protection against heavy vehicles.

Triple Tube Safety Barrier

TB Triple Super

The TB Triple Super is the perfect choice for ultimate collision protection. Being the most impact resistant flexible barrier we have on offer the three parallel protective tubes and fortified mid-post is our heavy-duty option. Ideal for maximum protection in critical environments such as airport safety barriers.

All the barriers in our FLEX IMPACT® safety barrier range are designed to suit a variety of businesses to provide state of the art health and safety solutions to protect buildings, people and machinery. The lightweight barriers are modular making installation quick and easy. Our unique cutting edge designs absorb impact effectively, returning back to their original shape and appearance and retaining their protective properties.

Why choose BOPLAN®?

Now you know all about our range of Flex Impact Safety Barrier, we’re confident that we have a solution for every type of business. Due to all the benefits our innovative designs offer including cost saving and health & safety benefits, we can’t see why you’d choose anyone else for safety barriers, safety bollards and pedestrian safety barriers . Just in case, we still have more exciting stuff to tell you.

During our research & design phases we only have one goal in mind; protect people, vehicles, and infrastructure. We understand safety is a priority in the workplace and we are dedicated to making workplaces the safest possible environments.

We only use the highest quality, high performance plastics that have properties that far surpass the materials traditionally used in making safety barriers. Therefore, our products are designed, developed and manufactured to be sustainable and highly effective.

Although our focus is on keeping your workplace safe, our products are cost effective and more environmentally friendly than competition.

With our safety barriers and airport safety barriers being made from the same modular design you can mix and match our products together as required to increase the level of protection as your company grows.

Our safety experts can help you get the right protection in the right places, by using professional CAD drawings, detailed zone planning and high quality installation, we’ll ensure you have the most efficient and effective safety systems in place.

Complete peace of mind

We may have mentioned this before, but we think it’s important. What business doesn’t want to have complete confidence in their safety measures?

We make it as easy as possible for you to make your workplace safe. We can take care of the whole safety plan from professional safety planning to installation and ongoing maintenance.

We tailor our safety planning to your business needs to ensure all health and safety measures are implemented correctly and maintained throughout their lifetime.

Is the BOPLAN FLEX IMPACT range suitable for any business?

Our safety barriers can be used across a vast range of industries. We’ve installed our products in food manufacturing plants, warehouses, airports, and our flex impact range have also been used as chemical factory safety barriers, plus many other workplaces.

It is a fact that our safety barriers are keeping employees safe in the world best known businesses.

Old style safety products don’t even compare to our flex impact range. Rigorous testing by independents Transpolis and TÜV NORD means that our clients can be confident that they are choosing solutions that offer the protection they need.

Having a workplace that is full of dented, scratched and peeling steel barriers can be damaging for your brand image and reputation. Our barriers help to keep your workplace looking representable, bright and appealing, that helps to demonstrate to employees and visitors that you are a professional business that take their health and safety seriously.

Away from our flex impact safety barriers we can offer a complete safety solution, from floor markings and anti-slip protection, to safety gates, barriers and safety columns. These Boplan products complement their safety barriers and help to achieve an all-round safety solution.

Want to know more?

Our products are available for lease and rent depending on which option best suits you. Our products are manufactured in Belgium but our products are deployed all over the world.

We hope that we’ve convinced you that our Flex Impact safety barriers are a great health & safety investment. If we have get in touch!

Whether you know what you’re looking for or would like to use our expertise to plan the best solution, we’d love to hear from you.

If you have questions about our safety barriers, or would like further information on how they can be applied to suit you, contact a Boplan representative today. We’ll be happy to talk you through the different options available and help you decide which is best suited to your needs.

So what are you waiting for? Contact Boplan today to get the best safety systems for your business.