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Unveiling the Giants of Material Handling: Most Powerful Forklifts

Unveiling the Giants of Material Handling: Most Powerful Forklifts

Forklift trucks, the backbone of warehouses and industrial operations, are about to take center stage as we delve into... More
Implementing a Rack Safety Program: Key Steps for Warehouse Managers

Implementing a Rack Safety Program: Key Steps for Warehouse Managers

As a warehouse manager, ensuring the safety and well-being of your employees, visitors, and equipment is paramount. Rack... More
Most Common OSHA Violations in Warehouses During 2022

Most Common OSHA Violations in Warehouses During 2022

Safety standards are implemented for the well-being of employers and their workers. As an agency under the United States... More
Warehouse Safety: Answering the Top 5 Questions on Pallet Racks

Warehouse Safety: Answering the Top 5 Questions on Pallet Racks

Pallet racks are a crucial part of any warehouse or storage facility. However, with the benefits of warehouse racks come... More
Test Your Knowledge Quiz: Pallet Rack Safety

Test Your Knowledge Quiz: Pallet Rack Safety

Online quiz games and free online trivia games are some of the most effective ways to test one’s understanding of a certain... More
Tornadoes and Warehouse Safety: How to Protect Pallet Racking Systems

Tornadoes and Warehouse Safety: How to Protect Pallet Racking Systems

Did you know that, between 2017 and 2021, tornadoes caused nearly 7,2 billion dollars in property damages in the United... More
Fire Sprinkler Safety Requirements in Warehousing and Pallet Racking

Fire Sprinkler Safety Requirements in Warehousing and Pallet Racking

A warehouse fire is not as uncommon as you might think. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), an... More
7 Amazon Warehouse Safety Tips to Implement in Your Workplace

7 Amazon Warehouse Safety Tips to Implement in Your Workplace

We're not telling you anything you don’t already know: Amazon is the undisputed leader in the online retail industry.... More
5 Free Tools to Increase the Safety of Your Warehouse in 2023

5 Free Tools to Increase the Safety of Your Warehouse in 2023

Warehouse racking accidents are a large concern when it comes to safety. According to OSHA (OccupationalSafety and Health... More
Top 100 Inspirational Quotes to Boost Safety in Your Workplace

Top 100 Inspirational Quotes to Boost Safety in Your Workplace

Is your team suffering from a severe case of meetingitis? As meeting ice breakers or in Powerpoint presentations, these... More
Management 101: How to Maximize Your Warehouse Space Utilization

Management 101: How to Maximize Your Warehouse Space Utilization

While maximizing warehouse space is a concern for many businesses, some may be unable to afford a larger warehouse.... More
5 Ways Rack Management Software Can Boost Your Warehouse Safety Today

5 Ways Rack Management Software Can Boost Your Warehouse Safety Today

Are you confident that the pallet racks in your warehouse are safe and compliant? Pallet racks in a warehouse can be risky... More
Master the Warehouse: 10 Key Skills for Warehouse Managers to Succeed

Master the Warehouse: 10 Key Skills for Warehouse Managers to Succeed

Warehouse management is essential to the success of any supply chain operation. It requires a wide range of soft and... More
Everything Health & Safety Managers Need to Know About Rack Safety

Everything Health & Safety Managers Need to Know About Rack Safety

A health and safety manager ensures employees are safe at work and that storage systems, such as pallet racks, are safe for... More
Unlocking the Benefits of ProMat 2023: How to Maximize Your Visit

Unlocking the Benefits of ProMat 2023: How to Maximize Your Visit

Tradeshows are back in full swing more than ever, and in 2023 you won’t want to miss ProMat, the largest international... More
10 Ways to Downsize Your Warehouse Operations When Velocity Slows Down

10 Ways to Downsize Your Warehouse Operations When Velocity Slows Down

Warehouse operations are a critical component of any supply chain. Still, as the velocity of the movement of goods slows... More
Damaged Racks: 5 Steps to Pallet Racking Repair

Damaged Racks: 5 Steps to Pallet Racking Repair

Over their lifetime, racking systems can become damaged from many factors, be they environmental, like rust, from impacts... More
Natural Disasters and Warehouse Racking: How to Prevent Damage

Natural Disasters and Warehouse Racking: How to Prevent Damage

Natural disasters can devastate entire regions, and warehouses containing industrial racking are, unfortunately, not exempt.... More
10 Safety Tips for Warehouse Employees

10 Safety Tips for Warehouse Employees

The U.S. warehousing and storage industry employs over 1,000,000 workers in more than 17,000 locations. In Canada, that... More
Your Guide to Buying Used Racks Safely: 5 Key Tips to Follow

Your Guide to Buying Used Racks Safely: 5 Key Tips to Follow

Used racks are often an attractive choice for warehouse owners: compared to new racking, their costs can be much lower,... More
Top 10 Largest Warehouses in North America

Top 10 Largest Warehouses in North America

Discover the monumental world of warehousing as we explore the size and scale of the largest warehouses and distribution... More
The Harsh Reality of Pallet Racking Durability

The Harsh Reality of Pallet Racking Durability

Most people view pallet racking as a plain and basic structural design. However, from an engineering point of view, racks... More
Warehouse Racking Issues: 6 Causes That Aren’t Related to Forklifts

Warehouse Racking Issues: 6 Causes That Aren’t Related to Forklifts

When considering causes of damage and issues with industrial racking, forklifts immediately spring to mind. Because of their... More
Pallet Rack Modifications: How They Affect Load Capacity

Pallet Rack Modifications: How They Affect Load Capacity

Pallet racks are very flexible and versatile structures. They offer the possibility to place beams at various heights to... More
CHEAT SHEET: Pallet Rack Damage Priority Classification

CHEAT SHEET: Pallet Rack Damage Priority Classification

To ensure the integrity of your pallet rack systems, it’s essential to understand the various types of damage that can be... More
Column Protectors: How to Prevent Costly Damage to Buildings

Column Protectors: How to Prevent Costly Damage to Buildings

When it comes to protecting our buildings from vehicle collisions, the first thing that comes to mind is shielding the main... More
Pallet Rack Components: Anatomy of a Warehouse Storage System

Pallet Rack Components: Anatomy of a Warehouse Storage System

Your pallet racks play a crucial role in the productivity of your warehouses and distribution centers. When used safely,... More
Better Warehouse Maintenance: National Retail Chain Saves $10M a Year

Better Warehouse Maintenance: National Retail Chain Saves $10M a Year

Challenges are abundant in the retail industry. Large retailers with hundreds of locations all over North America must... More
How Warehouse Management Software Can Improve Operations

How Warehouse Management Software Can Improve Operations

Among the main concerns of warehouse managers, safety issues are at the top of the list. In an industrial setting, a single... More
Top 5 Supply Chain & Manufacturing Industry Events In 2022-2023

Top 5 Supply Chain & Manufacturing Industry Events In 2022-2023

No matter how easy it has become to get information about new technologies and products online, there is still something to... More
5 Tips to Help You Make the Most Out of MODEX 2022

5 Tips to Help You Make the Most Out of MODEX 2022

Experts say the worst of COVID-19 is behind us, which brings back a sense of normalcy in everyone’s lives. After the past... More
10 Common Rack Repair Myths Debunked

10 Common Rack Repair Myths Debunked

If you walk through any warehouse, chances are you have witnessed impact damage on pallet racking systems. Over 85% of rack... More
10 Things Not to Do with Your Warehouse Racks

10 Things Not to Do with Your Warehouse Racks

Most warehouses use pallet racks to store their goods and optimize the stacking of materials for safe and easy access. Yet,... More
Damotech Platform and App: Q&A with Pascal Lalonde, Software Architect

Damotech Platform and App: Q&A with Pascal Lalonde, Software Architect

Pascal Lalonde is a Web Architect who leads the software development team at Damotech, a company dedicated to creating safer... More
Top Warehouse Rack Collapse Videos - Lessons from What Went Wrong

Top Warehouse Rack Collapse Videos - Lessons from What Went Wrong

It is a warehouse manager and worker’s worst nightmare: a sudden and harrowing collapse of a racking system. One might... More
How Much Rust Is Too Much?

How Much Rust Is Too Much?

The 4 different stages of rust on your warehouse pallet racks and how to prevent it Steel is a largely used material in many... More

About the Damotech Rack Safety Blog

Our goal is to educate and inform those in the constantly evolving supply chain and manufacturing industry about the latest trends and best practices in warehouse safety. With a focus on topics such as rack inspection, load capacity, rack damage prevention, rack repair, and safety management, we aim to empower our readers to take ownership of their warehouses' most valuable asset: their racking systems.

Meticulously written and reviewed by our team of in-house engineers specialized in pallet racks, our blog articles provide warehouse owners, managers, health and safety managers, engineers, and workers with useful information related to their day-to-day activities. Among the topics covered in the blog are warehouse rack safety standards and guidelines (OSHA), the impact of seismic activity on racks, how to identify and assess pallet rack damage, general warehouse safety tips, main events in the supply chain industry, and many more.

We also offer free downloadable educational tools and how-to guides like checklists, posters, guides, webinars, and videos that can easily be used by any professional in the warehousing industry to improve safety in and around their racking systems. Browse through our extensive list of blog articles to stay up to date on the latest and best practices surrounding warehouse rack safety and subscribe to our blog newsletter to receive email alerts when new blog posts are published.

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