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“I would like to thank the BARPRO TEAM for arranging and conducting an extremely educational rack safety training session.” Attended by: All the attendees have stated how informative this was for them and how much this will help in the future.” By: Wayne Scott Technical Manager Promasidor Manufacturing (PTY) LTD
In my recent inspections, I encountered several warehouses and cold stores around Southern Africa with operators of MHE depositing pallets on damaged beams. Not just superficial or unseen damage but damage you can see ( note photo ). We don’t know if this is done with closed eyes from the driver’s point of view or if it is just a case of the driver not knowing what can...
After receiving several such inquiries recently, some implications are listed below. Most freezer mobiles were designed to carry loads equal to or more than what is required to store fruit pallets. At 2450 mms high fruit pallets require 12m clear to get 4 pallets in the height and not many existing freezer rooms are more than 11M. For pome or deciduous fruit, gross pallet weights should be standardized...