Three Pallet Racking Safety Tips
While you want to make the most out of your available warehouse space by optimizing pallet racking and the layout you use, safety is always the top priority. If your setup isn’t safe, it won’t matter how efficient it might be – you’ll just be asking for trouble.
With that in mind, we’d like to present a quick post with three fundamental pallet racking safety tips to keep in mind. If you manage to always respect these basic safety elements while creating and operating your racking, everyone will be safer for the effort. Of course, if you need help with racking safety or anything else related to this part of your operation, reach out to Chameleon Racking LLC today.
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Inspections Are Essential
Simply put, you don’t want to wait long between inspections for your racking system. If you think about how much weight this system is supporting, and the dire consequences that would be faced if something broke or failed, it’s easy to understand why ongoing inspections are necessary.
Fortunately, you can do a basic inspection on your own as part of your routine processes for managing the warehouse. Some of the keys are to make sure the rows of racking are remaining in proper alignment and that nothing has come loose. Basically, anything that looks out of the ordinary or different than when the racking was new should grab your attention and warrant a look from a professional.
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Thorough Training
Everyone who works in the warehouse should understand the basics of how the racking system works and what is necessary to keep everyone safe. Of course, all forklift operators should be properly certified, and everyone working with the racks needs to know about loading limits and how products should be positioned when placed on the various levels of the racking.
Another important piece to have in place is a reporting system for accidents that involve racking. If employees are afraid to report incidents, or if they don’t know how to do so, management might not be notified of events that have compromised the safety of the racking.
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Respect Load Limits
Without exception, the limits that are in place for loading the racks should be respected and not compromised. It’s relatively common for workers to go over the limits as long as they can fit an item on a rack – but that’s just asking for trouble. It should be easy enough for warehouse workers to get the information they need to make smart choices, such as the weight of what they are storing, as well as the limits of the racking. Putting potential consequences in place for employees who overload racks may be enough to avoid this mistake from becoming a consistent problem.
How Can We Serve You?
Thanks to our ten years of experience in this industry, Chameleon Racking LLC is full-prepared to solve any racking challenges you may be facing in or around Phoenix. Reach out to our friendly team today and we will be happy to help. Thank you for stopping by!