What Makes Pallet Racking Compliant with Safety Standards?
Think about a warehouse with not a speck of dust. Every rack is upright, every aisle is unobstructed, and employees walk with confidence and ease. Nothing creaks, nothing tilts, and nothing is ever hazardous. This isn't a dream—it's what occurs when pallet racking in California is fully compliant with safety standards. But what makes a racking system compliant? Let's break it down. 1. Compliance Begins with Design At the heart of each safe racking system is a sound design. Compliance starts before a bolt is ever tightened. Engineers are responsible for calculating beam lengths, frame capacities, and load-carrying limits, every inch, to the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) standards. Warehouses tend to employ flexible arrangements such as the boltless racking system in order to remain flexible without compromising safety. The systems are easy to reconfigure, but they still have to comply with load ratings and anchoring specifications. An ill-designed system—even construct...