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10 Essential Workplace Safety Tips for Every Warehouse Worker

10 Essential Workplace Safety Tips for Every Warehouse Worker

While warehouses are essential for the supply chain, warehouse work often involves heavy equipment, high shelves, and... More
11 Fascinating Facts About Warehousing That Might Surprise You

11 Fascinating Facts About Warehousing That Might Surprise You

Beyond the everyday operations, there are intriguing facts about the warehousing world, spanning from the towering heights... More
ANSI MH16.1: Updated Load Capacity Calculation Requirements for Racks

ANSI MH16.1: Updated Load Capacity Calculation Requirements for Racks

Comparing the new ANSI MH16.1-2021 standard to the previous 2012 standard The approach to calculating load capacities on... More
A Look at OSHA’s Warehousing NEP: Is Your Rack Safety Program Ready?

A Look at OSHA’s Warehousing NEP: Is Your Rack Safety Program Ready?

Warehousing and distribution centers have experienced remarkable growth in the last decade, employing over 1.9 million... More
Top 5 Ways Forklifts Damage Racks

Top 5 Ways Forklifts Damage Racks

In the bustling world of warehouses, forklifts are crucial in efficiently transporting heavy loads over short distances.... More
9 Most Common Issues Found During Rack Inspections

9 Most Common Issues Found During Rack Inspections

During conformity inspections of pallet rack systems conducted by experienced professionals, the 9 issues addressed in this... More
A Guide to Warehouse Safety Signage Requirements

A Guide to Warehouse Safety Signage Requirements

Safety signage plays a crucial role in safeguarding warehouse operations. The importance of displaying appropriate signs... More
5 Tips to Help You Make the Most Out of MODEX 2024

5 Tips to Help You Make the Most Out of MODEX 2024

Trade shows like MODEX provide many opportunities to explore the latest industry trends, connect with experts, and discover... More
Reach Trucks vs. Forklifts—Choosing What’s Right for Your Warehouse

Reach Trucks vs. Forklifts—Choosing What’s Right for Your Warehouse

When optimizing warehouse operations, selecting the right equipment is paramount. Reach trucks and forklifts are two common... More
IKEA Warehouses: Efficient Warehousing and Distribution Strategies

IKEA Warehouses: Efficient Warehousing and Distribution Strategies

Have you ever found yourself captivated by IKEA, imagining the ideal home setup, and maybe spending more than planned to... More
Warehouse Rack Maintenance: How to Maximize Lifespan and Savings

Warehouse Rack Maintenance: How to Maximize Lifespan and Savings

Pallet racks are the backbone of your storage and organization system, ensuring that products are stored safely and... More
10 Skills Every Warehouse Manager Needs to Succeed

10 Skills Every Warehouse Manager Needs to Succeed

Warehouse management is essential to the success of any supply chain operation. It requires a wide range of soft and... 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
Employer’s Guide: 10 Proven Tips to Enhance Warehouse Worker Safety

Employer’s Guide: 10 Proven Tips to Enhance Warehouse Worker Safety

Why invest in warehouse worker safety? The U.S. warehousing and storage industry employs over 1,000,000 workers in more than... 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 pallet racking system. One... More
8 Rack Safety Budget Planning Mistakes

8 Rack Safety Budget Planning Mistakes

In warehouse management, rack safety often goes unnoticed in budget discussions. But what if we told you that overlooking... More
Pallet Rack Safety Pins: Extra Security in a Tiny Package

Pallet Rack Safety Pins: Extra Security in a Tiny Package

What is a Safety Pin? When you think of a safety pin, the first thing that may come to mind is a pin commonly used for... More
Top 100 Inspirational Safety Quotes for Your Workplace

Top 100 Inspirational Safety Quotes for Your Workplace

Safety Quote of the Day Is your team suffering from a severe case of meetingitis? Find your safety quote of the day and... More
8 Types of Industrial Rack Systems Tailored for Warehouse Efficiency

8 Types of Industrial Rack Systems Tailored for Warehouse Efficiency

Pallet racks are metal structures designed to support the goods in a warehouse or an industrial facility. Various factors,... More
6 Crucial Questions for Warehouse Workers: A Guide to Warehouse Jobs

6 Crucial Questions for Warehouse Workers: A Guide to Warehouse Jobs

A reliable supply chain is crucial for businesses, particularly manufacturers and retailers. An efficient, streamlined... More
5 Surprising Warehouse Safety Statistics

5 Surprising Warehouse Safety Statistics

In recent decades, the global economy has witnessed significant changes, accompanied by a surge in consumer demand. This... More
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
7 Amazon Warehouse Safety Tips For Your Workplace

7 Amazon Warehouse Safety Tips For 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
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
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

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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