Grating

SAFETY GRATING

Safety grating provides a very good load-bearing capacity in ratio to its weight, and the best non-slip safety surface of any type grating. A versatile product, it can be used in most applications where safe footing is important. These include equipment platforms, catwalks, truck bodies and trailers, and stair treads. Safety grating can be made of carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. Like bar grating, the open area of safety grating allows for light, air, and the drainage of fluids, mud, grease, chips, and other accident-causing debris-assuring a safe walking and working surface. In ratio to its weight, safety grating will support more load than bar grating. However, it is not designed for extremely heavy loads. Safety grating gets its strength through what’s known as “integral side-channel design.” In other words, it is made all in one piece, with channels running down either side.

STAIR TREADS

Many applications requiring grating or floor plate for flooring, walkways, or platforms will also need stair treads. Treads are used in the stairways leading from one elevation to another. They are made from the same types of grating used for flooring or platforms: bar grating, expanded metal grating, safety grating, and floor plate. Stair treads are bolted or welded to channels which form stairways. Channels used for this purpose are commonly called “stringers.” The size of the stringers and the rise of the stairway determine the width of the stair tread required. The length of the stair tread required is determined by the width of the opening between stringers.

BAR GRATING

Bar grating is an open flooring with a favorable strength-to-weight ratio. It is available in a wide range of sizes and material. Bar grating can be used almost anywhere that open flooring is needed for air, light, and heat transmission. This kind of flooring is frequently found in the platforms and walkways of chemical plants, oil rigs, and paper mills. In addition to flooring, bar grating can be used to make drainage ditch covers, catwalks, stairway platforms, and stair treads. In all applications, grating selection is based on load requirement, corrosion resistance, durability, and cost. The openings in bar grating provide good skid resistance. If a customer wants greater skid resistance, the bearing bars can be serrated. In addition, a grit surface can be applied to most gratings.