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Welded wire decking incorporates wire mesh with an integrated support structure of reinforcing channels or support wires. This rack accessory enhances the safety of personnel working in industrial steel storage rack aisles—when properly engineered, installed and used in accordance with RMI’s ANSI MH26.2 Design, Fabrication, Testing and Utilization of Welded Wire Rack Decking.

This pallet rack accessory, placed on beams to span the distance between them, improves safety in eight ways:

#1 | Prevents Products from Striking Workers

Decking prevents improperly placed or damaged pallet loads from falling through the rack structure. That protects staffers at floor level from injuries caused by falling products.

#2 | Stops Product Falls

Decking stops cases, boxes or eaches that haven’t been properly unitized prior to placement into the storage racking from falling between the beams. This prevents associate injury and product damage.

#3 | Supports Compromised Pallets

Wire decking supports damaged or otherwise compromised pallets, skids or runners inadvertently placed in the rack. Damaged pallets and are more vulnerable to failure and collapse.

#4 | Guides Pallet Alignment

Helps to guide forklift operators as they realign a pallet not properly placed into the rack system so it rests on the beams.

#5 | Burn Resistant

Does not catch fire due to its construction from non-flammable materials.

#6 | Enhances Fire Suppression Effectiveness

Allows water from overhead sprinkler systems to pass through the racking more effectively than solid-surface decking in the event of a fire.

#7 | Does Not Obstruct Lighting

Increases visibility and cleanliness within the warehouse as it allows light and debris to pass through.

#8 | Improves Product Visibility

Enables safer, faster and easier inventory identification from floor level by providing a better view of stored materials without requiring workers to climb ladders or use other means to view items at height.

Learn More About Wire Decking

Want to learn more about the safe application of wire mesh decking? RMI offers a list of answers to frequently asked questions, here.