Pallet racking including fall prevention apparatus and methods

A fall prevention apparatus configured to be mounted to a pallet racking system, the fall prevention apparatus comprising:

• a shelf, with the shelf including decking upon which a pallet can be supported, with the decking defining a free edge past which the pallet can be introduced through a passage in the pallet racking and unto the decking,
• an obstacle biased from a pass through position extending parallel to the passage to an obstruction position extending into the passage, wherein:
• the obstacle includes means for abutting with and sliding on the pallet being introduced through the passage,
• the obstacle is adapted to be pushed from the obstruction position to the pass through position while the pallet is being introduced into the passage, and
• the obstacle is biased to the obstruction position from the pass through position after the pallet was introduced into the passage and the obstacle is prevented from moving beyond the obstruction position from the pass through position, and
• in combination:
• a pivot mount including a first pair of ears between which the obstacle is pivotally received, and a brace extending between the first pair of ears, with a free end of the obstacle abutting with the brace in the obstruction position and with the free end of the obstacle spaced from the brace in the pass through position.