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Storage Racks – Gibraltar-Solid or Hidden Danger? Warehouses and their storage racks systems have the potential to cause serious inju ry and even death. Regretfully, collapses of storage racks do occur, not infrequently. No matter how well trained or efficient forklift truck drivers are, damage to storage racks system do occur – probably far more often than warehouse managers would wish to admit. Careful design, professional installation and regular inspections by independent specialists can reduce the risks of accidents and lower the repair bills. Philip Pinel, Managing Director of Storage Equipment Safety Service Ltd, an international rackings safety inspection organization, examines the factors which create risks and suggests how to overcome them. (This article first appeared in “Occupational Safety and Health” in the UK – It has been adapted by Pierre M. van Hauwaert, Business Manager, Storage Equipment Safety Service Ltd (SESS) Introduction safety factor characterizing the racks that appear to be solidly capacity of the rackings to be stable, may in fact be so close Steel Storage Rack Systems safe is reduced. If the safety to collapsing that a slight jolt (“rackings” for short) come in a factor is reduced beyond a may, tomorrow, bring down the variety of configurations. certain point, a collapse occurs, whole structure. Whether simple or complex, causing a veritable avalanche of Anecdotes abound: a forklift they are assembled from a goods that can be catastrophic. truck attempting to insert a numerous components, each Too often individuals, untrained pallet in a bay, will jolt the component performing a in understanding of the potential racking , causing an a