Your pallet racking solution is so much more than an efficient space to store your inventory. It is the heavy-duty, highly-reliable technology your team uses daily to ensure your clients receive their deliveries in the most efficient manner possible. An efficient solution is needed to store your clients’ products in the way that is going to optimise storage capacity.
And, whilst it is the primary reason for your operation, it must be maintained to the highest standard in order to ensure its safety for your team to use! There is absolutely no point in operating a dangerous system. You would simply be putting the health and safety of you and your staff at risk whilst making your business susceptible to OHS breaches and legal problems.
When was the last time you had your system checked? If you had to think about it then we are here to say it’s time for an inspection. After all, all systems are susceptible to wear and tear after time, and this is especially if they regularly take bumps and knocks from incoming/outgoing pallets.
With this in mind, here is why it might be time to enlist comprehensive pallet racking inspection at your warehouse. The experts will provide a comprehensive service that ensures your solution isn’t posing a risk to the health and safety of your team.
Here are three reasons why you need this essential service:
- Ensure your warehouse’s safety
In 2023, the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry accounted for the most deaths in Australian workplaces, with 67 individuals losing their lives working across these combined industries. It’s a grim statistic and one that can hopefully be reduced through always implementing best safety practices across all three industries.
Naturally, Australian warehouse staff are susceptible to a wide range of injuries, including falling objects, forklift accidents, slips and others. Naturally, a damaged pallet racking system is anothing health hazard that must be observed to maintain its safety.
A damaged system can easily give way and cause falls as well as heavy goods to come flying to the ground. Therefore, it’s essential that you have experts analyse your system to ensure all its components are properly fixed and won’t give way during use!
- Spot future dangers
Not only will the experts spot any current solution dangers but they will also see where your system is at risk of future problems. Because, after all, a part of your racking solution might not be about to collapse right now, but it might be harbouring some technical faults that could cause this potentially-lethal situation in the future.
Therefore, it is imperative that you call in the experts to analyse your solution and ensure that there is nothing that is wearing and tearing through daily use. Your experts will provide a comprehensive report that states whether or not there are elements of your solution that pose a potential future threat and why it should be rectified.
- Avoid costly legal problems
Not only are warehouse injuries traumatising for the victim and their colleagues but they can also result in costly legal challenges that could ruin your business. After all, if one of your team was to be injured on the warehouse floor and it was found that your racking solution was not up to compliance standards, then your business would be liable to large payouts.
Therefore, it’s simply for the best to avoid these risks and ensure you and your team are safe through a comprehensive inspection!
