Dexion DEEPSTOR DEIVE-IN PALLET RACKING - Manual (Page 26)

Deepstor
User Instructions
ISSUE 1
User Instruction
AUGUST 2003
Page 20
The following pages detail the damage assessment procedure and the risk identification
using colour-coding method as per FEM.
DAMAGE TO THE STORAGE EQUIPMENT
INTRODUCTION
Almost all damage to pallet racking is a result from a collision by a fork lift truck, or from the pallet
the truck is transporting.
Any damage will reduce the ultimate load carrying capacity of the rack to some degree thereby
eroding the design safety factors. The greater the damage the greater the reduction in safety
factor, until ultimately a collapse could occur at normal working load.
It is important the user is aware of this situation and understands the need to monitor the racking
carefully to ensure any damage is identified and dealt with.
The following is a summary of both AS4084:1993 and FEM recommendations. Clearly it is not
feasible to reproduce the whole documents in full within these instructions, and therefore if more
detail or clarification is required separate reference should be made to those documents.
Example of damage
The following are two examples of damage by a fork lift truck. In both cases the damage resulted in
a reduction of about 30% to 40% in load carrying capacity.
Both users should consider themselves very fortunate that neither resulted in a collapse.