Ensuring optimum visibility with the use of strip curtains installed at internal entry and exit points in manufacturing and storage facilities can reduce risks associated with vehicular traffic movement and improve workplace safety.

A large percentage of workplace accidents are said to happen at internal entry and exit points as well as at points of transition between various sections within a manufacturing or storage facility. Apex Strip Curtains & Doors asserts that the use of its transparent general purpose strip curtains to cordon off doorways and sections of a plant will help to mitigate against risks and improve safety in the workplace.

The locally manufactured strip curtains are produced using specially formulated transparent polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material aimed at enhancing visibility. Individual strips incorporate the company’s patented Balledge feature which aims to ensure an effective thermal seal while allowing the strips to part easily for movement of personnel or vehicular traffic.

The Balledge design comprises a reinforced edge on the border of each strip designed to provide extended life of the strips irrespective of the application.

Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains are compliant with the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points standards and are particularly suited for use in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The curtains help prevent the ingress of unwanted elements, which is critical to prevent potential problems such as cross-contamination.

Strip curtains are also used in production facilities and retail outlets to minimise the entrance of dust and heat, while at the same time facilitating easy access for personnel and vehicular traffic. The industrial PVC strip curtains are also used to temporarily partition areas within larger facilities.

Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains are usually attached to an overhead hanging rail and provide a cost effective and efficient way of separating atmospherically critical areas from temperature extremes and environmental pollutants, affirms the company.