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Posted By halesowen Baggie
How much does the integrity of a pallet diminish if it is used after it has been sat outside and allowed to get wet, as opposed to a pallet that is dry.
The pallets in question are standard 1200x1000.
We have about once a month a sodden pallet totally disintergrate on the forks of the lift truck. These pallets come in from suppliers (they have been told about this)with heavy metal castings on them.
We operate a pallet checking ssow and loads are weighed with nothing over 1250 kg being allowed past goods in but to be fair to the guys at goods in, the pallets that do collapse when being transported look fine, even new.
Now to decant every pallet that looks wet when arriving into goods in would be a massive undertaking and introduce manual handling activity. Any advice guys?
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Posted By Ali
I can only suggest that the problem lies in the type of wood used in the pallet and whether it's been pre-treated or not. I don't even know if there is a British std or not, but you could check.Other than tah you will need to have a routine inspection regime for pallets as recommended in the excellent (now outdated) HSG 76.
Ali
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Posted By Stefan Daunt
Depending of course on the number of castings that you handle and finances , you could try corner post pallets, metal construction and stackable. Or rent a quantity of GKN chep pallets, about the strongest standard that you could get.
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