Description
Different Applications
About ALCO Safety Systems
ALCO offers a custom fabricated fall protection solution designed to fit over open pit service bays. The sliding net system is engineered to absorb the impact of a fall using high-tenacity (HTPP) knotless netting with a tensile power of above 3 tons.
Automotive Maintenance
ALCO's Safety Systems are ideal for general automobile repair ships, auto lube centers, and dealership service departments – any workplace with open pit dangers. Our safety nets will protect unwary employees and wandering customers from falling into an pit and sustaining a serious injury.
Truck Maintenance
Working on big rigs can pose big dangers if mechanics work in and around open bay pits. Because of this, ALCO produces Safety Netting Systems for truck maintenance bay pits. Our safety solutions keep your people and your business trucking along without a hitch!
Bus & Rail Maintenance
ALCO's Safety Nets for bus and rail are custom designed for extra width and length as well as for partitions, crossover areas and multiple bay access entry. From your measurements, let our design team create a unique system.
BayNets™ Hardware
ALCO's Safety Nets are fabricated of petroleum-resistant 2-1/2 inch knotless synthetic mesh, bordered with rope and secured to a wire frame with sliding galvanized steel links. Framing anchors are made of welded forged steel. The system will safely absorb the impact weight of over 1 ton, with a total system tensile strength of over 3 tons.
Not Sure About Making the Investment?
ALCO's Safety Systems will definitely return your investments. Check our resource center for commonly-asked questions or contact us directly.
Pit Nets Keep Workers Safe
ALCO Bay safety nets are designed to catch a person falling into the floor opening. They are fabricated and specially treated, for harsh environments and installed with aircraft cable and hardware. Our netting has a tensile strength of over 3 tons.
If your facility has service pits, you must comply with OSHA regulations by regularly using a protective covering or guard to prevent dangerous falls into the pit. Injuries resulting from a fall into an open pit can amount to fines, lawsuits or both. Using ALCO Bay safety net systems makes your workplace safer, and can boost productivity by improving worker morale.
Do you operate an open pit service bay?
Have you installed a safety system yet? If you have not installed a safety net system yet, consider that one minor mistake is all it would take to potentially ruin your business. OSHA could fine you up to $50,000. Your insurance costs could sky rocket.
ALCO Bay Safety Netting is the perfect solution for those in the Oil Change industry, Auto Repair, Truck , Bus and Train Maintenance.
Most safety covers are expensive to buy, complicated to install and difficult to use. ALCO Bay Safety Netting is easy to use and developed specifically for the quick lube industry. Our nets glide open and closed fast, so it doesn’t slow down your time-sensitive operations. And because it is so easy to use from either end of the bay, technicians will use the System every time.
ALCO Bay Safety Netting allows you to meet OSHA Standards at a lower cost than other safety systems.