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5 Protective Guarding Trends Improving Warehouse Safety

While warehouses and distribution centers (DCs) have always prioritized employee safety, they’re increasingly looking for new ways to protect their people. Further, operations managers are simultaneously taking a closer look at ways to enhance the safety of their other assets, ...
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5 Ways To Improve Warehouse Parking Lot Safety

Depending on how many shifts an operation runs, the parking lot of a warehouse, distribution center (DC), or fulfillment operation can be an extremely busy place. Not only are employees arriving in their personal vehicles and exiting them to walk ...
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When Are Bollards An Ideal Protective Guarding Solution?

As one of many different types of barriers offered by the members of the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA), it may not always be obvious when to use bollards over other equipment. In certain applications, bollards might be used interchangeably ...
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Protect High Height Infrastructure With These Four Solutions

Elevated walkways, overhead conveyor systems, work platforms, facility structures, and dock doors—all can be vulnerable to impacts from forklifts. If an operator forgets to lower their load or is driving a taller-masted vehicle, these areas are at risk of a ...
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How To Select The Right Bollard Material For Your Application

Bollards are vertical posts anchored to a concrete surface to create a protective barrier that absorbs and dissipates impact energy. Their placement creates a physical obstruction between personnel and moving hazards, such as materials handling equipment or vehicles, without impeding ...
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Improve Operational Safety With Protective Guarding Resources From The ProGMA ...

Navigating the breadth of options to find the optimal protective guarding solution for a unique application can be challenging. Particularly when seeking equipment that ensures compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations. Recognizing this, the members of the ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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ProGMA’s ProMat Educational Session Shares How To Apply Protective Guarding ...

Keeping workers safe is a top priority across manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations. One of the best ways to safeguard against injuries is to apply protective guarding to reduce risk throughout a facility. That’s why operations, maintenance, and safety managers ...
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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 ...