Fireproof Pallet Cover

Lithium Battery Inventory Containment — Manufactured in the U.S.A.

Palletized lithium-ion inventory is one of the hardest risks in a warehouse to manage. A single damaged, defective, or returned cell inside a pallet of batteries, e-mobility devices, or cordless tools can enter thermal runaway and take the entire load — and the racking around it — with it. Insurers have responded: guidance for lithium-ion storage now emphasizes separation and containment, and quarantining suspect or returned stock has become a standard expectation rather than a precaution.

The Steel Guard Fireproof Pallet Cover is a fitted cover that drops over a loaded pallet and stays there — protecting staged inventory, isolating quarantined stock, and containing a thermal event long enough to keep it from becoming a building fire. It is cut and sewn in our South Holland, Illinois plant from Draft-Tex™ fabric, built on Newtex Z-Block® silicone-coated fiberglass, and constructed to the material, seam, and thermal test parameters of DIN SPEC 91489:2024-11. Part of our battery fire protection line.

Temperature Performance

• 1,800°F (982°C) continuous — the sustained working rating of the Draft-Tex™ fabric
• 2,700°F intermittent — short-duration flash exposure
• Thermal test basis: benchmarked to the DIN SPEC 91489 cycle — direct flame to 1,832°F (1,000°C), cycling for 23 minutes

Engineered for a Thermal Event, Not Just Dust

Three construction decisions separate this from a tarp:

Vented at the base — deliberately. A battery in thermal runaway generates gas volume quickly, and a sealed cover becomes a pressure vessel. Ours blocks flame and radiant heat upward and outward while remaining open at the floor so gas vents downward and away. That is how a containment cover is supposed to behave, and it is a design decision rather than an omission.

Weighted gravity skirt. A seven-inch skirt keeps the cover seated to the floor without straps to fumble with, and holds position when air moves through the aisle.

Metal hardware only. Closures are metal spring hooks and D-rings. Hook-and-loop and plastic buckles both fail at temperature — precisely when the cover is needed.

Lifting loops on the top panel are 2-inch reinforced straps on backed doublers, built to a 125 kg (275 lb) shock load and set on the diagonal so all four gather to a single hoist point. One person or one forklift hook lifts the cover straight off a quarantined pallet without walking around it.

Where These Are Used

Quarantine. Returned, recalled, damaged, or swollen batteries are covered and isolated instead of sitting exposed on a rack.

Staged inventory. Pallets of batteries, e-bikes, scooters, power tools, or battery-powered equipment awaiting put-away, shipment, or pickup.

Charging and storage zones. Covering stock in designated battery areas where compartmentalization is part of the fire plan.

Insurance and AHJ requirements. Where a carrier or fire official has asked for containment on palletized lithium-ion stock and a documented product is needed.

Sizes — Built to Your Pallet

Standard configurations fit GMA 48″ × 40″ pallets — the North American standard — in common load heights. Because we are the manufacturer, we also build to Euro pallets (1200 × 800 mm), cages and stillages, oversized loads, and any footprint and height you specify. Send us the pallet dimensions and load height and we will build the cover to it.

Reusable

This is a reusable cover, not a consumable. Put it on, take it off, inspect it, clean it, move it to a different pallet, and keep it in service throughout its life. A cover is retired only after exposure to an actual fire, because the coating in the contact zone sacrifices itself to protect the glass beneath. For a facility that rotates quarantine stock, one cover works continuously rather than being consumed.

Manufactured in the U.S.A. — Built to Order

Fireproof pallet covers are a quote-only category almost everywhere, dominated by European suppliers with long lead times into the United States. We manufacture domestically: production runs including multi-site and distributor quantities are produced in two to three weeks, with no container, no customs, and no queue. We also offer private label and OEM programs for distributors who want their own branding.