If you’ve made the decision to go ahead and upgrade your pallet racking, you might as well go the whole hog with a few essential add-ons. Likewise, if you’re setting up a warehouse for the first time, you’ll be needing a few extra bits and pieces to make sure your set-up is up to scratch. From simple convenience to the health and safety of everyone in the workplace, a couple of extras here and there really can go a long way.

Anti-Collapse Mesh

For example, anti-collapse mesh is an absolute essential for workforce health and safety – not to mention looking after your merchandise, too. Anti-collapse mesh can be attached to the rear of your pallet racking or shelving systems, in order to eliminate the risk of falling objects. In addition, anti-collapse mesh also establishes a physical barrier to protect products from impacts and other accidents involving mechanical handling equipment. As it does not affect air flow, anti-collapse mesh is also suitable for use in temperature-controlled environments.

Drum Chock

Simple yet incredibly effective, drum chocks are designed to make it as safe and simple as possible to store drums, barrels and other round objects on standard pallet racks and shelves. They prevent the drums from rolling around and potentially causing hazards, while at the same time maximising the versatility of all shelving units across the workplace. They can also assist with safe and efficient retrieval of large cylindrical objects.

Load Notices

One of the best ways of ensuring that everyone in the workplace knows the exact limitation of all racking across the facility is to remind them of it constantly. The easiest way of getting this done is to invest in high-quality, clear and durable load notices, to be displayed prominently where necessary. By making clear the limitations of each rack, it is much less likely that they will be accidentally overloaded.

Coil Racks

If you are dealing with coils of any kind, high-quality coil racks can help ensure you make the very best of all space available to you. Stacking coils on top of one another often isn’t an option, as doing so can lead to damage. They can also be uniquely tricky to store on flat surfaces due to their shape. Adding coil racks to a conventional shelving system can help ensure that not only are the coils themselves protected, but also that all available space is used efficiently.

Protective Barriers

Last but not least, avoid causing unnecessary damage to stored merchandise by purchasing and installing simple protective barriers. Items stored at ground level will always face an elevated risk of damage, at the hands of the workforce or the equipment used to transport, load and unload merchandise. By establishing a physical barrier between the workforce and the merchandise, the likelihood of damage being caused by collisions, abrasion and accidents in general diminishes significantly.

For more information on any of our pallet racking accessories or the shelving units featured on our website, get in touch with the Monarch Shelving customer service team.