Posted By Alan Walkinshaw In relation to safety in a busy warehouse environment: Is there a safety benefit from "chamfering" the corners of wooden pallets to avoid ankle injury and ease fork lift loading. My employers current Europallet design specification details this "chamfered" corner feature. I have been asked to evaluate any safety benefit in doing this against the cost benefit of eliminating this feature. Any views or suggestions?

Posted By Alan Johnson Hi Alan I think the only safety benefit would come from the fact that fork lift fork damage may well be reduced (however good training of drivers will play a bigger part). As for cost benefit I don't think this will be likely as if your company needs to use euro pallets these have to be to a set specification to be classed as "euro pallets" and it is only these certified pallets which can be used. I would suggest that for more detailed information you visit the TIMCON website http://www.timcon.org. Alan Johnson