What's the condition of your storage racks?

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Details: Parent Category: Safety Info Posts; Category: OSHA Compliance Posts; Published: 10 April 2016

We have all seen the videos and pics of the storage racks collapsing and most of us are amazed at how violent these incidents are; yet how many of us can walk through our storage areas and not find missing anchor bolts, corroded and damaged structural components, no posted load ratings, or out-of-straight support columns? In a recent OSHA citations during a PSM inspection, OSHA issued a citation using their General Duty Clause (GDC), officially called a "5(a)(1)" for the condition of some storage racks within the facility (see citation below). In this GDC citation OSHA referenced ANSI MH 16.1, Specification for the Design, Testing and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage RacksSpecification for the Design, Testing and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage Racks (Link is to a FREE Copy of 2008 Revision, w/ 2012 being the latest revision).

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