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A major organization in Canada’s passenger rail transportation industry operates extensive rail infrastructure and large-scale maintenance facilities across the country. At its Vancouver, British Columbia maintenance facility, the organization engaged Kee Safety to assess and improve the safety and compliance of existing guardrail systems installed on interior and exterior maintenance platforms. The goal was to address identified deficiencies while maintaining uninterrupted rail operations.
In active transportation environments, strengthening existing safety systems can be just as impactful as installing new ones.
Routine inspections revealed several safety and compliance concerns across multiple maintenance platforms. These included movement in existing guardrails, inadequate anchoring and fastening, insufficient torque, and missing thread-locking compounds that allowed connections to loosen over time. In addition, some railings were misaligned and required repositioning to meet safety clearance requirements. Visual safety elements such as hazard tape and bilingual warning labels were also absent.
Together, these issues increased fall risk for workers and reduced confidence in the long-term reliability of the platform guardrail systems.
Kee Safety delivered a targeted remediation solution focused on reinforcing and re-anchoring the existing guardrail infrastructure. Rather than full system replacement, the approach optimized the current installation by correcting anchorage, improving fastening integrity, realigning railings to proper clearances, and restoring critical visual safety indicators.
Kee Safety’s experience in rail and industrial environments ensured the solution aligned with site-specific operational requirements and safety standards, while allowing work to proceed efficiently within an active maintenance facility.
Well-executed guardrail improvements help extend the life of critical infrastructure while maintaining a safe working environment.
By partnering with Kee Safety, the rail transportation facility successfully resolved critical guardrail deficiencies at its Vancouver maintenance site. The project delivered a safer, more reliable, and compliant working environment while preserving existing infrastructure and minimizing operational disruption. This case highlights Kee Safety’s ability to provide practical, industry-informed safety solutions within complex transportation and maintenance environments.
