In warehouses, Storage Pallet Racking damage is a major workplace health and safety issue. In a busy warehouse environment, the risk of forklift collisions or accidents due to carelessly loaded pallets is a serious concern. To ensure your workers and products stay safe, here list some ways to improve pallet racking safety in your warehouse.

Guard Your Rack Bays

Storage Pallet Racking is often supporting many tonnes of product on uprights not designed to take hits from the side, so even low speed crash maycause structural damage which is both costly to repair and dangerous to the warehouse operators. Protecting uprights is very imporatnt to avoid potential disasters.Common ways include Upright Foot Protectors and Frame End  Barrier.

Don't adjust racks without consulting a qualified expert. 

 It's true that a storage rack system is made of  different components—such as uprights,beams,bracing and uprightfoots—they are combined like a giant Erector set. But once those parts have been assembled and installed, it is crucial that you continue to use the rack as it was originally designed.Any adjustment to the beam level affects the carrying capacity of the frame and perhaps lead to collapse.

Never Exceed Rack Capacity

Although load capacity is a safety measure that is emphasised, exceeding rack capacity is still a common occurrence in warehouses.  Ensure load capacity documentation and signage is accessible to all staff, and that all staff are trained to understand the beam capacity of each rack. Allowable safe limits are there for a reason, staff should adhere to these limits for their own safety, and the safety of others, warehouse equipment, and products.

Replace Damaged Racks

If you come across damaged racks, replace them immediately. Sure, it can be a hassle to unload the racks and the materials placed on them to replace a damaged component. However, think about it in this way: it’s far less costly to replace a single beam or upright, rather than the whole thing when it collapses.