Simply by virtue of being raised platforms, mezzanines have to be equipped with safety equipment. Because mezzanines vary in terms of their size, height, function and overall design, different mezzanines must be equipped with different kinds of safety equipment. That equipment can range from safety gates, railings, stair treads and railings, anti-slip floor treads and coatings, warning signs and a variety of other utilities that can reduce the risk of injury or product damage on or near a mezzanine.

Office mezzanines require comparatively few safety additions because there are few opportunities to fall through a wall. Just as a reminder, an office mezzanine is a mezzanine above or below which wall panels, flooring, ceilings and other equipment are installed to create office space. When the office is placed above the mezzanine floor, there is virtually no falling danger to the office’s occupants, so no railings, warning stickers or signs are necessary. However, when a mezzanine is used for storage and no walls are installed along the mezzanine’s edges, then many safety measures must be installed in order to reduce the chances of an accident.

One of the most ingenious safety measures found in mezzanine design is the safety gate, which is a revolving or pivoting gate that can be used to improve the safety of mezzanine lift access. Often, because mezzanines are frequently used for the storage of large or heavy objects, lifts are included in mezzanine design so that employees don’t have to carry those objects up and down flights of stairs. When a safety gate is installed near a mezzanine lift, it reduces the chances of an employee or an object falling from the mezzanine. Safety gates can also be attached to ladders, stairs and other mezzanine access points in order to improve the mezzanine’s safety.