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Our business is proposing to install roller racking in certain locations (example of the type of racking shown in this link: http://img.logismarket.c...-sections-681385-FGR.jpg). I'm looking to identify the pros and cons (from a safety perspective) this type of racking introduces and the key hazards / challenges they introduce. This will feed into the cost / benefit analysis that our warehousing guys are undertaken in determining if we go ahead with the install. This is a new concept to me, as such I'd be interesting in learning of other peoples experience. If you are aware of any guidance on such a system or have experience and could highlight a few things to look out for, your thoughts would be appreciated :-)
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Jake,
I have worked with this and drive in racking previously, We did not find any real issuse from a safety perspective but operational we did, as we did not manage the stock going in & out effectively, we once had a load collapes whilst on rollers due to not being properly secure which was abit of a mare to rectify. Watch the weights of the loads, ensure they are securely wrapped.regular inspections of racking condition, comunication to FLT operators, regular maintenance to rollers and racking leg protectors ?
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Thanks Dennish,
The controls you mention are already in place for the existing racking, so we should be OK with in the sense.
All pallets will remain shrink wrapped whilst in the racking (apart from the pick face at ground level, obviously) so hopefully pallet stability should remain in control as it currently is for non-roller racking.
How often did you have to perform maintenance on the rollers? and how was access made to rollers at Ground + 1 and above?
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Shouldn't the designers / manufacturer / installers have a method for maintenance above floor level?
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roshqse wrote:Shouldn't the designers / manufacturer / installers have a method for maintenance above floor level? I'm sure they would, I'm just trying to get a handle on safety considerations in advance (a supplier has not be sourced yet). Understanding how other people approach the task is often useful.
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Hiya,
If you are talking about roller racking for pallets (as opposed to baskets / trays), we had ours ripped out.
From my experience it's fine in an ambient warehouse with slow moving dry goods but completely useless in cold stores and when handling food and fast moving stock.
The problem with foodstuffs is that invariably there will be leakages, and when this does occur the maintenance / cleaning aspect is so time consuming that it negates the initial advantage. With gravity roller racking any spillage can cause big problems, and maintenance needs to be spot on to keep rollers free.
Besides the obvious costs of maintenance (which is usually provided by the supplier) other hidden costs you need to look at include downtime from split / blocked pallets (if one pallet collapses or becomes blocked you need to take out the ENTIRE run) and the increased costs of parts
Safety considerations include:
Maintenance procedures.
Cleaning procedures
Working at height issues.
Pallet condition
Stack integrity
Regards,
Ian
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Also consider access as there will be moving pallets (think guarding, pressure pads etc.)
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Phillips, yes for pallets.
Install locations would be in ambient and freezer, the way we pick (cases / pallets only and not units) means we have limited issues with spillages, though I will raises this as a concern. We also (from the data here at HO) don't have an issues with pallet collapse (all pallets remain wrapped whilst in the racking).
Interesting to hear you had yours ripped out!
The main selling point that we've been told is an increase in capactiy and reduction in the frequency of replen.
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