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#1 Posted : 06 April 2009 15:27:00(UTC)
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Posted By Martin Taylor One for warehousing experts today. We have an area where we stack electrical goods - washers - fridges - that sort of thing. Our warehouse team are looking for some form of curtain that we can pitch between the building columns to prevent the possibility of products in one area falling into another. Does such a product exist? Does anybody have experience of this type of solution? thanks Martin
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#2 Posted : 06 April 2009 15:48:00(UTC)
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Posted By A Campbell Hi Martin, There may be a product that I'm not aware of at present. My first priority is looking at why and how items are falling in the first instance.... may be wiser to sort out the root causes first as it may not just be other products items may fall on?
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#3 Posted : 06 April 2009 16:12:00(UTC)
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Posted By andy.c. Martin Agree with the above, there are many different solutions on the market for separation,however this will not stop a fall. I am presuming these are new products in which case your handling must come under scrutiny if you are having frequent "falls" just for starters, 1 are you following recomended stacking heights 2 if using clamp trucks is the pressure set or selected correctly 3 are any appliances which the packaging is broken left at ground level in my experiance poor handling results in the majority of appliance falls and until you address this, an exspensive curtain will only contain not prevent regards Andy
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#4 Posted : 06 April 2009 16:24:00(UTC)
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Posted By Martin Taylor thanks for the feedback so far guys - can I stress that we do not have major issues with products falling however following a couple of incidents on site our team are looking to implement all possible measures to prevent and mitigate the impact of any future episodes - hence the question to identify any likely materials. thanks Martin
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#5 Posted : 06 April 2009 16:32:00(UTC)
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Posted By Juan Carlos Arias I had some problems in the past with falling items and pallets from the racking. after closer investigation, we came to the conclusion that the gap in between the racking (back to back), despite adhering to guidelines, was a bit limited. As such, we increased the gap by another 5 cm and it really made a difference. It was not cheap, but certainly worthwhile. I would also say that FLT driver's capabilities & knowledge also play a huge part.
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#6 Posted : 06 April 2009 17:02:00(UTC)
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Posted By Rob35 We have had in the past issues where pallets have fallen, or been pushed and were keen to act on the Near Miss(s). We have in areas installed steel horizontal beams between the pillars and angle on the floor to stop pallet movement at ground level. However does depend on the span and the weight of goods. Feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss further. Rob35
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