Palletized lithium-ion inventory is one of the hardest risks in a warehouse to manage. A single damaged or defective cell in a pallet of batteries, e-mobility devices, or battery-powered tools can take the whole load — and the racking around it — with it. Insurers have noticed: FM Global's guidance for lithium-ion storage now emphasizes separation and containment, and quarantining suspect or returned stock has become a standard expectation rather than a nice-to-have.

The Steel Guard Fireproof Pallet Cover is a fitted cover that drops over a loaded pallet and stays there — protecting staged inventory, isolating quarantined or returned batteries, and containing a thermal event long enough to keep it from becoming a warehouse fire. It's cut and sewn in our US factory from Draft-Tex™ fabric, built on Newtex Z-Block® silicone-coated fiberglass rated 1,800°F (982°C) continuous, and constructed to the material, seam, and thermal test parameters of 695 Part of our lithium battery fire protection line.

The Only Published Price in This Category

If you've shopped for a fireproof pallet cover, you already know the problem: almost nobody will tell you what one costs. The category is dominated by "request a quote" forms and European suppliers who don't publish US pricing at all. We publish ours, in every size, including custom — because you shouldn't have to open a sales conversation to find out whether a product fits your budget.

Sizes

• 48" × 40" × 48" high — standard GMA pallet, low to mid load height. $695
• 48" × 40" × 60" high — standard GMA pallet, tall load. $795
• Custom size — Euro pallets (1200 × 800 mm), oversized loads, cages and stillages, or any footprint and height. Enter your dimensions for instant pricing; produced in 2–3 weeks.

Where It's Used

Quarantine. A returned, recalled, damaged, or swollen battery gets 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 you need a documented product to point to.

Built 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 fast. 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 out, which is how a containment cover is supposed to behave.

Weighted gravity skirt. A 7-inch skirt keeps the cover seated to the floor without straps to fumble with, and stays put when air moves through the aisle.

Metal hardware only. Closures are metal spring hooks and D-rings — no hook-and-loop, no plastic buckles, both of which fail at temperature exactly when you need them.

Lifting loops on the top panel are 2-inch reinforced straps on backed doublers, built and tested 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.

Reusable

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

What's Included

• The cover — Draft-Tex™ construction, serialized, with permanent identification label
• Weatherproof document pouch — clips to a top lifting loop, so the product record and inspection log stay with the cover
• Audit-ready documentation pack — laminated deployment card, serialized product identification record, safety and use information, and an inspection & service log

Covers ship folded in a carton. An optional wall-mounted Station Kit case with mounting hardware is available for facilities that stage covers at a fixed location.

Availability

Because we manufacture domestically, stocked sizes ship in 1–2 business days, custom sizes in 2–3 weeks, and fleet orders of 30 or more in 2–3 weeks — no import container, no three-month backorder, no quote queue. Contact us for fleet pricing.