Racking

Collapse:
How to manage
the damage you
dont see
Presented by:
James Smith, Owner & Director

PRESENTATION
Claire Porter, President TITLE

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Racking Collapse
Customers & Collapse
Consequences, Costs & Causes
Inspection & Protection
Detection & Prevention
Prediction & Integration
CUSTOMERS & COLLAPSE
What do Customers Expect?
Customers Expect 24hrs And they Wont Wait
Logistics Essential to Stay Competitive
Racking & Inventory Major Investments
RACKING PROTECTION: IS IT
NEEDED?
Evacuation Hazardous PPE Fire

Guarding Signage Emergency Racking

Light Protection &
Detection
Why is Racking Safety Important?

Height 6ft Height 7ft Height 30-50ft

Weight 190lbs Weight Weight 6500lbs Per Bay
Speed 3mph 5500lbs Weight 3300lbs Max Load
Speed 8mph Speed 0mph
Put them all togetherin a confined Space
Forklift Accident
Racking Collapse: 6th May Hinstock
Shrewsbury
Miracle as forklift truck
driver walks out of
factory unhurt after
being trapped under
tons of CHEDDAR
CHEESE for nine
hours after massive
shelving collapse
Racking Collapse: 6th May Hinstock
Shrewsbury
Racking Collapse Everybody just ran
for their lives. The
noise was
deafening, it was
like a sonic boom
or an earthquake
or something.

I thought the
whole place was
going to come
down and crush us
all.
March 29 Manassas VA

Andy Yobani Yoya-Rubio 21 (Left)

1 Worker Dead, 6 Injured Racking Collapse
The support system for the
beams started crushing, it
started buckling and a
domino effect all the way
down the aisle, said Marcus
Yates. Everything came
down.

"A couple of employees were

crushed right in front of me.

I saw it with my own eyes."

CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES &
COSTS
Causes: Moving Vehicles, Static Objects Dont
mix
People, Moving Vehicles, machinery and static
structures
Creates High Risks
Reduce or Eliminate the Risks
Causes: Potential Energy

Potential Energy a function

of Speed, Mass & Angle of
Impact
Causes
2 Types of
Impact:
Catastrophic Cumulative
 Guideline for the assessment and repair
or Replacement of Damaged Rack
Version 1.00
4. Risks of Ignoring Damage

The cost of rack collapses may far exceed the value of the entire rack
structure and may lead to:
Injury or loss of life
Loss of product
Loss of business and business interruption
Large clean-up and replacement expenses
Costly litigation
Consequences & Costs

People Compensatio Downtime Brand

n Reputation

Vehicle Racking Damage Rack Floor

Damage & Repair Replacement Damage
& Repair & Repair
Costs

What could racking collapse cost your business?

$50,000 per day?

$100,000 per day?
$500,000 per day?

What is the ultimate cost of collapse?

INSPECTION & PROTECTION
Inspection EN 15635 Nov 2008
9.2 Section P
Racks must be inspected Regularly (Minimum Annual Inspection)

9.4.1
Storage equipment shall be checked regularly for safety and
specifically for any damage that has occurred. Records shall be
maintained of all damage

9.4.2.2
Responsible person. shall ensure that inspections are made at
weekly or other regular intervals based on a risk assessment. A
formal written record shall be maintained
EN 15635 Nov 2008
Deflection Not More than 3mm or .12on Front of Leg
Deflection Not More than 5mm or .2 on Side of the Leg
 Considerations for the planning and use of Industrial
Steel Storage Racks 2016 Edition

6.2 Inspection
The more prone the racks are to being damaged, the more often they
should be inspected for damage.

1. Any reported damage should be inspected immediately

2. Racks with a high degree of damage potential should be inspected
once a month
3. Racks with a medium damage potential should be inspected
quarterly
4. Racks with a low damage potential should be inspected twice a year
5. All other rack systems should be inspected yearly
 Guideline for the assessment and repair or Replacement
of Damaged Rack Version 1.00

4. Risks of Ignoring Damage

When racks are damaged or improperly repaired, the load-carrying

capacity of the structure may be reduced.

Although a single instance of damage to the rack may not result in

failure, severe or accumulated damage will reduce the capacity of
the system and may ultimately lead to its collapse.
Inspections
Employees Check Racking External Consultant Checks Racking

Benefits Benefits
Lower Cost Expert
Can be performed more frequently Certification of Inspection
Record of Inspection

Disadvantages Disadvantages
Less Expert Higher Cost
Inspection must be recorded Disruption during inspection
Ties up resources
Protection
Protection

Steel
Strong
Available
Potentially Lower initial
investment
Limited Impact Absorption
Potentially Higher Maintenance
Costs
Protection

Polymer
Potentially Higher Initial Investment
Impact Absorbing Design
80% Force Dissipated
Multiple Impact Product
Potentially Lower Maintenance Costs
DETECTION & PREVENTION
Detection & Prevention

What about the damage you dont see?

Damage that is Un-reported?
Damage that happens between Inspections?
Reducing the instance of impacts?
Detection
Catastrophic Cumulative

Catastrophic: Obvious to Detect!

Cumulative: Multiple low speed impacts Compromise the Structure
over time
Cumulative: Detecting the Damage you dont
see
Detection Technologyan example
Detection Technology

Solutions available

What to look for

Real Time Rack Monitoring
24 hrs / 365 days a year
No Gap in Inspections
Impacts Logged & Recorded
Time & Date Stamps
Detection Technology: How it Works
Prevention
Monitoring Can Promote
Safer Driving

Overcomes Un-reported
Incidents

Makes Drivers Aware of

the Risks to their own
Safety
INTEGRATION & PREDICTION
Integration: Combining Information
Information is useless without integration

Technology can now Link Devices, Smart

Phones, Computers & Servers

Racking can be managed by Zone

Smartphones Add Photos, notes & Record

Inspections

Move from Paper to digital & off site storage

Integrating Impact Information

Devices Detect Locate Alert Record Prevent

To Impacts Specific Instant Location Reduce

Monitor Location Location Real- Impact Risks
24hrs Cumulati Where
Time Time-
7 Days ve the
Info Stamp
Damage damage
365 Data
is
Prediction
Each Incident Time
Stamp
Track & Traceability
Historical Data
Identify Hot-Spots
Predict where impacts
likely
Specifically Target
prevention / protection
Racking Collapse: Avoidable

Collapse can be
Catastrophic
Collapse can be Expensive
Collapse can be Fatal

Collapse is Avoidable
Collapse is Preventable
Avoiding Collapse 6 Strategies

Protection Inspection Detection

Prevention Integration Prediction

Thank you for your time
 For More Information:
Speaker email: Claire.Porter@asafe.com
Website: www.asafe.com
Speaker #2 email: James.Smith@asafe.com
website: www.asafe.com
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