August 10, 2018

Racking Protection

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Tacking Protection

Racking protection is an ideal solution to provide additional safety measures to your warehouse storage equipment. Steel upright guards and barriers can potentially prolong the life expectancy of structural components and help prevent serious damage.

Although damage cannot be entirely avoided, we can provide preventative measures to reduce the level of damage. Of course with human error, wear and tear, racking will inevitably become damaged at some point. By installing racking protection in vulnerable areas, we can minimise the risk of accidental damage. These main areas for concern, are generally ends of aisles, i.e. End frames, corner uprights and drive through (bridge) bays.

Rack protection should be finished in a high visibility colour, such as Yellow or Orange.

Before considering whether rack protection is suitable, you or your supplier should carefully consider the following:

Has the racking been specified, designed and installed correctly?
Is there sufficient room available for forklift trucks to manoeuvre?
Does the protection compromise your storage capabilities?
Will they work with your current racking system?
Are there other factors or causes for damage?

And one last point for you to consider. Racking protection is only a safety measure. It will not stop heavy machinery travelling at speed. Therefore, do not install guards as a replacement for driver training, reducing in house inspections or avoiding maintenance procedures.

Should you require any further advice regarding upright protection, contact the racking inspector today.

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Mick Staddon
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The Racking Inspector came highly recommended to us from our racking supplier who had identified we had a potentially dangerous racking in our 50,000 sq ft warehouse.
From our first conversation I was immediately instilled with confidence from his professional and friendly manner. On his first site inspection he identified over 100 moderate to severe faults with our existing racking setup. He then provided an in-depth report and was instrumental in orchestrating our company in planning a course of action into making our racking safe and SEMA compliant.

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Kingswinford
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Brook House
Moss Grove
Kingswinford
West Midlands DY6 9HS

Company Reg No: 14520235
VAT Reg No: 431 3984 94

Tel: 01299 877553
E-mail: sales@therackinginspector.co.uk