Apex Safety Spotlights
The Upside of Forklift Safety – Overhead Clearance Bars | Apex Safety Spotlight
Overhead Clearance Bars Are the Tops! Balancing warehouse productivity with safety is vital for warehouse management. Workers must be safe moving about and performing functions while at the same time, forklifts and other vehicles travel in the same vicinities. An easy way to improve warehouse safety and to protect pedestrians, equipment, and inventory is to…
Putting the Drop on Pallet Rack Beam Connections | Apex Safety Spotlight
Beam Connector Plates and the Importance of Beam Drop — Pallet Rack Design Tips The beam connector plate is a small but critical element of pallet rack design, system function and stability. Plates are welded to both ends of a cross beam and used to secure the beam to the upright. Beams are then attached…
A New Measure of Safety Established for Pallet Racking Steel Mesh Containment Panels | Apex Safety Spotlight
The Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA) recently released new standards for steel mesh containment panels used with vertical pallet rack storage. Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the standards are the first of their kind and provide baseline performance and testing requirements as well as a blueprint for safe use and best…
On-Site Rack Repair Inspection Training | Apex Safety Spotlight
Weighing warehouse safety and social distancing rules? The Apex Rack Repair team is here to help even the scales. Keeping everyone safe while ramping up fulfillment or pivoting to handle new inventory and worker protection regulations is challenging. Let the Apex team take some of the pressure off. Our Rack Repair and Safety Program can…
Brace Yourself – Important Pallet Rack Protection Tips | Apex Safety Spotlight
Brace Panels & Pallet Rack Guards Work Together to Safeguard Your Warehouse When we refer to pallet rack bracing, we’re referring to the series of struts bolted or welded between the front and rear columns. Together these elements form a pallet rack upright. The bracing is done to provide needed stability to the rack frame…
Going High & Low for the Best Warehouse Safety Tools | Apex Safety Spotlight
Proceed with Caution We should always be thinking about warehouse safety. Whether you’re evaluating current operations or planning ahead, the best approach is to have a broad view of your systems and then identify the specific safety products and features that provide the best protection for your team. Safety is imperative for pallet rack and…
7 Safety Considerations for Tall Pallet Rack Systems | Apex Safety Spotlight
When it comes to the installation and utilizing of tall pallet rack system, warehouse safety should be your literal and figurative highest priority. In a situation where these racks are often installed 30′ or more off the ground, there is a whole new set of factors to consider in order to keep your products accessible…
The Sign that Says Your Pallet Rack Redesign is Complete | Apex Safety Spotlight
The Apex team is dedicated to warehouse safety in all that we do from pallet rack systems design, to equipment and automation tools, worker training and, of course, rack system audit and damage repair. The Apex Rack Repair App is the cornerstone of our Safety Program for identifying damaged rack and ensuring appropriate repair… but…
Bring on the (Pallet Rack) Reinforcements| Apex Safety Spotlight
Pallet rack is rated for capacity in two ways: beam capacity and upright capacity. Your frame and beams must be able to handle the load of a fully stocked system. Thus, your inventory is your main determinant of your pallet rack system design. You may wonder why it wouldn’t be easier to just make a…
6 Steps to a Spotless Safety Record | Apex Safety Spotlight
Stop for a minute and think about trash. Every day your goal is to meet demand, but no matter what systems you’ve installed to make that happen, sloppy, messy, carelessness can stand in the way of success… and cost you a bundle in efficiency and worker claims. If you think about it for even just…
