{"id":16788,"date":"2026-09-18T18:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/hazards\/pipe-racks\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:20:18","slug":"pipe-racks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/hazards\/pipe-racks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pipe Rack Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HAZARD ZONE - OVERHEAD PIPING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PIPE RACK SAFETY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pipe racks route process piping, cable trays and instrumentation overhead through a plant, so maintenance work above a walkway turns any dropped tool or loose cable into a hazard for the traffic below. CableSafe’s dropped-objects barriers and cable hooks keep the rack and the route beneath it clear during maintenance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE SITUATION ON SITE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A pipe rack carries process piping, cable trays and instrumentation over a plant’s main walkways and access routes, often stacked several levels high. That overhead position is exactly what makes maintenance and inspection work on the rack a hazard for anyone walking the route beneath it – a dropped bolt, tool or piece of insulation has a clear drop path straight onto the walkway below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cable and hose routing along and beneath the rack adds a second layer of risk. Instrumentation leads, temporary power cable and hose runs for maintenance work frequently cross the same walkway the rack sits above, so a route that’s already constrained by structural steel gets more congested every time maintenance work is scheduled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CableSafe supplies plant maintenance and HSE teams with equipment for both halves of this hazard: dropped-objects barriers and tethering hooks for work on the rack itself, and cable protection that keeps leads routed along or beneath it clear of the walkway traffic below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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COMMON HAZARDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dropped tools during rack maintenance and inspection<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Work above a walkway on a pipe rack puts tools, bolts and hardware directly over the traffic route below, with a clear drop path once something is dislodged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cables and hoses routed across or beneath the rack<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Instrumentation leads and temporary power or hose runs frequently cross the same walkway the rack sits above, adding to an already constrained route.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Restricted access along the rack walkway<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Structural steel, piping and cable trays leave a narrow walkway beneath the rack, so any additional obstruction has an outsized effect on safe passage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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CABLESAFE SOLUTIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Preven\u00e7\u00e3o de queda de objectos<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Secure tools and small hardware during rack maintenance with a steel securing lanyard<\/a>, and protect the walkway below with a rede de seguran\u00e7a contra quedas<\/a> or panel guard net<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Seguran\u00e7a dos cabos<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Route instrumentation and temporary leads along or beneath the rack with 3-channel cable guards<\/a> for light runs and 5-channel cable guards<\/a> for bundled leads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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BUILT FOR SHORT MAINTENANCE WINDOWS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Maintenance windows on a pipe rack are often short and scheduled around a wider turnaround, so barrier and tethering equipment needs to go up fast and come down just as fast once the work is complete.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CableSafe’s dropped-objects and cable protection range is designed for exactly that pace, and every product ships with the safe working load and material documentation your maintenance permit needs to reference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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WHY PLANT MAINTENANCE TEAMS SPECIFY CABLESAFE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Westmark B.V., the company behind CableSafe, has been supplying safety hardware to process and industrial sites since 1991 – long enough to know that a pipe rack walkway can’t be closed for long without disrupting the whole plant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our dropped-objects and cable ranges are built to the standards your safety officer already checks against: EN 1263-1 for netting systems, and the general secondary-retention and dropped-objects principles behind DROPS guidance for tools and equipment used at height.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Every product ships with the documentation your maintenance permit needs, and our team can help you spec the right combination for your rack maintenance schedule.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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40+ YRS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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supplying industrial safety hardware<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3 AREAS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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cable, dropped objects & confined space<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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With dropped-objects netting and barriers positioned beneath the work area, sized to the section of rack being maintained.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Yes – a steel securing lanyard keeps tools attached to the technician, so a dropped item is caught before it falls to the walkway below.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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With cable guards sized to the run, keeping instrumentation and temporary leads clear of the walkway traffic below the rack.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Most of our core range ships from stock, and our barrier and tethering systems are designed for fast deployment within a short maintenance window.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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HAZARD ZONE – OVERHEAD PIPING PIPE RACK SAFETY Pipe racks route process piping, cable trays and instrumentation overhead through a plant, so maintenance work above a walkway turns any dropped tool or loose cable into a hazard for the traffic below. CableSafe’s dropped-objects barriers and cable hooks keep the rack and the route beneath it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":16519,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16788","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16807,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16788\/revisions\/16807"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}