Apex Safety Spotlights
Warehouse Fire Safety Compliance | Apex Safety Spotlight
Warehouse Fire Safety –Compliance and Beyond! Compliance with established warehouse fire safety codes is a given. The codes are essential and designed to prevent dangerous warehouse conditions that could lead to a fire. Codes also ensure that systems design and suppression measures are in place to enable an evacuation of personnel should a fire begin….
Safely Steer Your Drive-In Rack Operation | Apex Safety Spotlight
Drive-in pallet rack is a high-density, deep-lane storage system configured to maximize warehouse space while storing high-volume SKUs. The rack is compact and efficient but requires a proficient forklift driver to carefully drive into the drive-in lane for pallet put-a-way and retrieval. Pallets are placed on heavy-duty rails that run the full depth of…
What’s the Net for Guarding Your Pallet Rack? | Apex Safety Spotlight
Secure Pallet Rack Content Easily & Economically with Safety Netting Pallet rack netting is a smart, economical safety accessory attached at higher rack levels to prevent inventory, cartons or debris from falling through the rack system. Safety netting is the umbrella term used for all net-based rack guarding methods used to enhance warehouse safety…
Drop the Welding Torch & Order Your Rack Repair Kit | Apex Safety Spotlight
Welded Rack Repairs vs Rack Repair Kit – Why It’s a No Contest Battle Pallet rack damage that is determined significant enough to compromise the integrity of the system requires repair… that is something we can all agree upon. We should also agree that when it comes to the actual pallet rack repair there is…
Protect Your Rack with a Strong Defense | Apex Safety Spotlight
Your pallet rack guards are heavy, tough and can absorb a lot of punishment, but knowing how to identify an injury and when to take them out of the game is paramount to the success of the team. No, this is not a fantasy football league we are talking about, this is real, everyday life…
Pinning Down a Secure Beam Connection | Apex Pallet Rack Safety Spotlight
Lock It Down with Pallet Rack Safety Pins Broken, loose, and missing rack clips are “small” but still a significant warehouse safety concern. In roll-formed pallet rack, a safety (or locking) pin secures beams to uprights, preventing the beam from dislodging if accidentally struck by a forklift or pallet load. The pallet rack safety pin…
An Upright Approach to Identifying Beam Damage | Apex Pallet Rack Safety Spotlight
There are many moving parts in a warehousing and distribution operation, but what happens when one of those moving parts unexpectedly interacts with one of your motionless parts… specifically, how should you address pallet rack beam damage? This Safety Spotlight takes an U-P-R-I-G-H-T approach to assessing beam safety. U – Understanding the Basics: The shelf…
“Measure Up” to Verify Safe System Load – Apex Pallet Rack Safety Spotlight
“Open concept” may be a trendy buzz-phrase but it doesn’t translate so well into pallet racking. A lot of open space can be a potential pallet rack safety hazard depending on the intended design of the system. At Apex… “we do safe”, so we are back with another Safety Spotlight to highlight the importance of…
When a Hit Becomes a Serious Blow – Pallet Rack Inspection | Apex Safety Spotlight
Pallet Rack Inspection Tips After Forklift Strikes Pallet rack is designed to withstand some impact from material handling equipment, but when does regular use and some minor damage become a potential system or safety hazard? A thorough and regular review of your rack is the best preventative to rack failure, but what exactly is a…
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