New ProGMA Video Explains Steel Mesh Containment Panel Standard
Storing products overhead in pallet racking is a great way to maximize the usable space in a warehouse or distribution center (DC). Yet it also increases the risk of items falling into aisleways and potentially causing injury to workers or ...
Mitigate Impact Forces On Uprights With Pallet Rack Column Guards
Because of their proximity to forklift traffic, the aisle-side uprights of industrial steel storage racking systems are vulnerable to impacts. Any damage caused by forklift trucks or other moving equipment can significantly reduce the load bearing capacity of the system. ...
Safeguard Personnel And Pallet Rack With Protective Guarding Solutions
Walk into virtually any warehouse or distribution center and you’ll see pallet rack—rows upon rows of it. Industrial steel storage rack creates dense vertical storage, allowing an operation to maximize its overhead space to hold pallets of inventory for order ...
Do Your Steel Mesh Containment Panels Meet The ANSI MH31.1 ...
Attached to the uprights, backs, and sides of individual industrial steel pallet racks and vertical storage systems, steel mesh containment panels contain items stored overhead. Their presence reduces the chance of equipment or inventory falling. Also known as rack safety ...
Learn How Protective Guarding Has Evolved To Strengthen Worker Safety
This article previously appeared in MHI Solutions Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 4. People need to feel safe to be productive, and in industrial environments a crucial component of keeping workers safe is keeping them adequately separated from certain equipment. Fixed ...
Protective Guarding Search Tool Updated With More Solutions Categories
Developed and continuously updated by the members of the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA), the free Protective Guarding Search Tool has been expanded with additional solutions categories. As a one-stop resource for facility managers, safety managers, and end users, the ...
Improve Warehouse Safety By Adding Protective Guard Netting To These ...
Protective guard netting, also known as “rack guard netting,” “overhead netting,” and “safety netting,” retains and prevents items falling from heights to reach the ground. This protects workers and pedestrians from potentially being struck by a falling object, as well ...
How To Select The Right Type Of Protective Guard Netting ...
Protective guard netting (also called “overhead guarding” and “safety netting”) improves the safety of personnel and pedestrians in distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities by preventing items from falling from heights. When properly installed, the netting retains products, totes, cases, ...
How To Identify Areas Where Rack Guarding Is Needed
Protective steel mesh containment panels — also called rack back, rack safety panels, or rack guarding — are attached to the uprights (columns) on the sides, back or face of industrial steel storage rack. These panels prevent pallets or products ...
The Importance Of Protective Guard Netting For Worker Safety And ...
Lightweight, easy to install and cost effective, protective guard netting — when properly installed — offers protection for both workers and products by retaining and preventing items falling from heights to reach the ground. Also known as “overhead netting” and ...