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In large and complex industrial storage systems, where thousands of shelves are arranged across huge warehouses or storage facilities, the most important aspect is the maintenance of safety and security of the personnel who work here and also of the goods and products stored. Failure to maintain safety standards can result in injury or death to your personnel and damage and destruction to your goods. Usually, the manufacturers of your industrial shelves or storage systems provide a comprehensive annual maintenance contract that takes care of the integrity, efficiency and safety of your shelving and also conducts regular periodic visits to ensure that things are running smoothly. These contracts take a number of factors into account. They will alert you to any defects, damage or risk to people or goods. One of the disadvantages of maintenance visits is that it means a certain amount of down-time for the warehouse or storage facility, resulting in some loss of revenue and interruption in the work-flow. However, these can be overcome if the client is able to factor in these scheduled visits in a proper way by analyzing how much down-time the company can afford and when. In case of unexpected damage to your industrial shelving replacement and repair may be covered by your service contract. However, there is much that can be done outside the service contract. As a warehouse or storage facility owner, you can put in your own safety measures. The most important thing in industrial shelving is structural safety: this means the position, balance and load-bearing capacity of the shelving should be regularly checked. Worn-out screws, bolts, foot-plates or connectors should be red-flagged and replaced immediately. Skewed or warped shelves, bent cross-beams, wobbly uprights, missing beams/struts and rusty nuts should be changed immediately. Age, wear and tear, dust, damp and other pollutants can weaken the uprights and the cross-beams, the foot-plates and connectors may wear out or become jammed. Regular cleaning and removal of grime and accumulated dust can keep your shelving sturdy and durable. One area that's always neglected in industrial shelving is keeping strictly to the load-bearing norms specified by the manufacturer. Clients tend to over-load shelves or distribute it unevenly, causing strain to the entire system. Some people add or remove racks without checking the integrity of the whole, causing the shelving to topple over. Heavier loads should be placed in lower shelves while lighter ones on higher shelves. The dimensions of goods/products should also be in keeping with norms and they should not stick out into the aisles and cause obstruction/injury. Industrial shelving's main objective is to keep things organized, de-cluttered, easy to access and identify and allow free movement of people, goods-carriers, fork-lifts etc. thus increasing the efficiency and profitability of your business and ensuring the safety and well-being of your staff and goods. Are you looking for industrial shelving suitable for warehouses, workshops, factories, shops and offices – as well as domestic and commercial garages. For more information http://www.shop4shelves.co.uk/workbenches.html. Also read my blog: http://waydealfie.bravesites.com/
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