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Pallet Wrapping 101 – Pallet Packing, OSHA, Safety & More! | Apex Safety Spotlight
Stretch Your Warehouse Safety Dollar with Proper Pallet Wrap Guidelines & Enforcement While holiday music may be playing in the background, wrapping isn’t a seasonal activity for most warehouse facilities. In fact, pallet wrapping is an all-year-round activity and a critical component of warehouse safety. Pallet wrapping secures otherwise loose items onto a pallet to…
What You Need to Know About Reconfiguring Pallet Racking
Address Inventory Changes with Pallet Racking Reconfiguring With the built-in durability of pallet racking and the tidal wave of warehousing changes, particularly these past few years, you may be wondering what it takes to reconfigure your rack system to fit new inventory specs and changing SKUs. We hear you, and you’re not alone. It is…
2-Deep Pallet Rack – How to Choose Between Push-Back vs Double-Deep
Stacking the Pros & Cons of Push-Back & Double-Deep for 2-Deep Pallet Rack Get your snorkel, we’re going on a deep-dive into two-deep pallet rack storage – push-back vs. double-deep systems. What benefits, savings or hidden costs do you get with these high-density storage systems? High-density pallet rack creates tall, compact storage structures over a…
What Does OSHA Say About Pallet Rack Safety? | Apex Safety Spotlight
Pallet Rack Safety & OSHA Standards — What You Need to Know to Comply The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is the government oversight body in charge of monitoring workplace safety. As a general rule, businesses should want to avoid unsafe working conditions for obvious reasons, but the threat of OSHA oversight and hefty…
Save Order Picking Time & Money with Smart Ergonomic Tools
Warehouse Ergonomic Tips to Boost Order Picking Efficiencies? Every warehouse and distribution center is concerned with operating costs. Since labor is typically the highest variable expense, keeping a tight rein on labor-intensive order picking and packing is essential. A cost-effective place to start is to consider ergonomics –the right practices and products can support your…
Prevent Pallet Rack Damage with System-Specific Forklift Training | Apex Safety Spotlight
On-Site Training & Videos Are the Right Tools to Protect Against Pallet Rack Damage Your pallet racking is a critical component of a productive warehousing operation. It’s also a significant capital investment. Those are two good reasons to do what you can to protect against forklift strikes that can lead to pallet racking damage. Your…
Apex Safety Spotlight Shines on Empty Pallet Return Lanes & More Seamless Case Picking
Less Risk, More Productivity – Case Picking with Empty Pallet Return Lanes Case picking directly from pallet flow storage lanes is a productive, space-saving way to meet the demand for fast- & medium-turn inventory. Pallet flow relies on slightly pitched wheeled or roller rails to propel pallets from a loading side to an opposite pick…
New Warehouse Design Site Survey Makes Planning a Breeze
Check Every Box – Download Our Warehouse Design Site Survey In the fast-paced logistics and supply chain world, time is always of the essence. To optimize the time needed to complete a warehouse site survey, we’ve developed a comprehensive project sheet. Following the guidelines below will ensure you efficiently gather all the necessary data to…
3 Critical Design Considerations for Industrial Shelving
Industrial Shelving – Simple Storage Solution, Loads of Possibility When it comes to getting the bang for your storage buck, industrial shelving satisfies many big needs. While best suited for slower-moving items, small parts assembly, and hand-picked orders, shelving is a cost-effective way to optimize your storage for faster inventory access and turnaround. Less labor…
Mezzanine Flooring for AGVs & AMRs – Let’s Talk on the Level
The Roadmap to Smooth AGV & AMR Movement on Mezzanine Flooring Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) represent the new workforce in a growing number of warehouses and distribution centers. With a shortage of workers and rising fulfillment needs, warehouse managers have turned to a robotic fleet to keep up with increasing…
