Prevent Warehouse Fire Dangers with Appropriate Pallet Rack

The possibility of a warehouse fire could endanger your employees, your merchandise, and the future of your company. Therefore, warehouse fire safety is extremely important when designing your warehouse and selecting a pallet rack system.

To prevent warehouse fire, many companies bring in a fire consulting firm to advise them on pallet rack choice, warehouse design, sprinkler system maintenance, and other fire concerns. A fire safety consultant would likely cover the following ways to avoid warehouse fire dangers:

1. Does your pallet rack allow for water to flow through from overhead sprinklers? Wire shelving, wire rack decking and open decking are good for this purpose.
2. Do you have an appropriate overhead sprinkler system or do you have an in-rack sprinkler design?
3. To put out a warehouse fire, how many hose stations, fire extinguishers, hydrants, etc. are in your warehouse?
4. Does your pallet rack meet longitudinal and traverse flue requirements? There should be sufficient space—usually 6 inches—between loads in a rack structure.

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