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DISCOVERIES OF BARPRO’S RACK INSPECTOR DURING INSPECTIONS

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Top pallet racking faults – Maintenance & Safety Henceforth our newsletter will feature racking faults discovered by Barpro’s Rack Inspector on his travels throughout Southern Africa. The aim is to promote greater awareness and safety amongst our subscribers. This month we are highlighting the consequences of improper maintenance of racking structures. FAULT A rack inspection was conducted within a freezer store recently and our Inspector came across a frame that was cut. It could either have been cut during or after installation. There was still a load on top of the rack. CONSEQUENCES This type of action may shorten the longevity of the racking superstructure or even worse cause a rack collapse. It illustrates the importance of having a firm grasp on the racking system in use. This enables you to identify the necessary remedial action. This should include a rack safety training course (such as the one we offer) which will teach all operators from the forklift drivers through to management and maintenance about the safety of the structure. Your staff will then be equipped to safely utilise racking systems. RECOMMENDATION This issue poses a substantial risk and warrants immediate intervention. In these circumstances the racks must be offloaded immediately and demarcated to prevent any further damage to the racking structures. It is important that everyone from the forklift operators, warehouse staff and management are taught about the maintenance and safety of the racking structure. Such training is of the utmost importance as it reduces the risk of serious injury or loss of life and prevents operations from being compromised. For more information on Rack safety training and inspections please contact Barpro’s Rack Inspector.

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CASE STUDY : Chester Meats – Rail Repair

Storax mobile racking was retrofitted into Chester Meats existing Congella facility in 2013. A new floor was laid, and capacity doubled over the previous fixed rack layout. By 2023 after 10 years of hard work, 2x 5750mm sections of the rear SG guide rail had come loose. 4 mobile bases were increasingly difficult to move and costly to maintain. Damaged rail SG Guide rail section Replacing these special center-grooved rail sections was postponed several times due to the difficulty of replacing them at temperatures of around Minus 20 degrees Celsius. In February, Barpro’s Eddie Ntontela, working together with Bruce Stott of Racking and Shelving KZN, quickly removed the two rear bays of 4 mobile bases and racking superstructure which allowed Luigi Finezzi of Strona Projects to break out the old rail and excavate sufficient space for new rail sections to be laid by Eddie’s crew. Finally, Robin Morrall of Robex SA grouted the area around the rail with a fast drying specially formulated resin mixture. On the first occasion the resin didn’t take properly in the cold and the process was repeated, this time successfully. Thereafter the mobiles and racking were reinstated. Carrying out extensive floor repairs at minus temperatures is always a challenge. Steven Shrewsbury, Chester’s Operations Manager, was happy to get the floor repairs completed so that the cold store could resume normal operations. ”