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RMI Scholarships Support The Future Of Rack Design, Use

Annually, the members of the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) sponsor academic scholarships as part of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI). RMI’s scholarships support undergraduates who represent the future of rack design, engineering, and use. RMI offers these scholarships ...
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Awareness Of The Importance Of Rack System Safety On The ...

Lurking amid the corners of the Internet are videos of catastrophic rack failures in warehouses and distribution centers. Simultaneously horrifying and mesmerizing, the worst rack-related accident footage captures chain reactions of collapse. Yet, by documenting such hazardous and costly accidents ...
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How Does R-Mark Certification Benefit Storage Rack And Decking Buyers?

The Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) recently revised and expanded its R-Mark® Certification program. Originally created in 1999, the voluntary program is for manufacturers of industrial steel storage racks and of rack decking. With the new revisions, R-Mark certification now applies ...
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Protect Uprights From Forklift Impacts With Pallet Rack Column Guards

What’s one of the biggest causes of accidental damage to industrial steel storage rack? It’s impacts from motorized vehicles, such as forklifts. Exposed pallet rack columns facing the aisles are at the highest risk of damage due to these impacts. ...
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New Employee Training: Teaching The Basics Of Rack Safety

According to 2021 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average rate of recorded injuries among warehousing employees was 5.5 for every 100 full-time workers. That represented an increase of 23% (122,700 cases) of days away from ...
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Where To Find New Rack Safety Products At ProMat 2023

With more than 1,000 exhibitors, you may be wondering where to find new rack safety products at ProMat 2023? Check out exhibits from members of the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) and members of the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA). Their ...
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Two Educational Sessions Focus On Warehouse Rack Safety At ProMat ...

Looking for insights into the safe design and utilization of industrial steel storage rack? Look no further than ProMat 2023, where members of the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) will present separate education sessions exploring these topics. Open to all ProMat ...
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Protective Guarding For Pallet Rack Safeguards Against System Damage, Personnel ...

Designed and engineered to be structurally sound and safely support specific pallet loads, industrial steel storage racks can still be vulnerable to impacts from forklift trucks or other moving equipment. Further, unpalletized product falling from upper levels can pose a ...
Rack Repair & Reconfiguration

Damaged Racks? What to Consider

Before taking any steps, perform due diligence with your approach to rack repair or replacement. When you purchase and install new racking, you aren’t really thinking ahead to the potential that it might get damaged. Reality is, however, that at ...
Rack Repair & Reconfiguration

Keep Your Racks Safe

Racks are a big investment but also a big hazard if not protected properly. Here’s how to keep them intact and damage free. It’s a hard and true fact: If you have rack systems in your facility, you are going ...