Safety issue is very important during the use of pallet racking. If use the racing system improperly,
there may be terrible disaster to the workers and warehouse. Thus customer should pay enough attention to warehouse s safety issue. T Racking hereby introduce some warehouse pallet racking safety notes
The major problems customer may face up to should be pallet racking distortion and powder drop off. Powder drop off is a direct result caused by pallet racking distortion. How to prevent pallet racking system from distortion? We should pay attention to below points:
1. The weight of cargo don’t distribute firmly may cause distortion. We should prevent the beam from move out. First should make sure beam safety pin is in the right position. When design the racking system, we should abide the design standard like FEM & SEMA or AS 4084, we can also follow Chinese national standard for pallet racking design. The figure should be exactly calculated.
It’s difficult to analyzes the structure accurately, thus we have to got the figure under test.
The floor anchor and bolts & nuts to connect each part should also be checked timely.
When the drivers drive material handling equipment like forklift or stacker, they should be careful to avoid hit post or beam. Also regularly inspection is advised to replace damage parts.
2. Allow safety space between racking line and fire passage in consider the weight infirmly distributed. Allow space for auto spray system. Choose quality steel from big steel supplier.
For big project, engineers should calculate the strength and stability together. When design the racking structure, engineers should consider equipment condition / use frequency / installation condition and so on. Consider both maximum loading capacity and maximum durable life for pallet racking.
3. Choose suitable quality steel and tool the racking under standard. Use proper surface treatment for different environment. For racking height more than 2.4m, customer must connect the racking to ground with anchor. If the pallet racking connect with the warehouse, you should strict control the racking depress figure. For normal pallet racking, the height should be designed properly to avoid hit the warehouse roof. In some earthquake area, we can also connect the racking post with roof racking to have better earthquake resistance.
As a professional racking & shelving supplier, T Racking delivery thousands of pallet racking and longspan shelving project to customer, all the projects we made is strictly according to FEM, AS and SEMA standard, our professional job help customer avoid any potential safety issue.
Enclosed major safety tips for pallet racking units bay: