Pallet Stops For Racking
In addition to pallet load protection pallet safety stops create an acceptable flue space opening between pallets allowing for ventilation and allows for space for fire suppression sprinklers above the racks to penetrate product stored in racks.
Pallet stops for racking. Pallet stops are attached at the rear of the pallet bay. When pallet enters the rack it will go just far enough into the rack to set down on the backstop beams and will be stopped by the pallet load stop beam. These husky rack and wire pallet racks have steel wire decking that installs over their beams and distributes the weight of items placed on the racks across the beams. The offset allows for typical 3 pallet overhang.
The patented worldstop pallet safety stop offers flue space control for fire safety. 11 locations across usa canada and mexico for fast delivery of pallet racking. A beam attachment spans the full width of the bay and is attached a few inches above the rear beam. They are available for both roll form and structural rack application.
There are two types of stops. Pallet load stops are not the only solution for safe storage. The decking also prevents loose items from falling through the racks if they fall off of open or split pallets or non palletized loads that are being stored on the racks. In those cases pallet stops must be installed in order to meet the local requirements for permits.
In some cases existing warehouses that have violated the code are also being ordered to retrofit their pallet racks with pallet stops to meet warehouse rack spacing requirements. Pallet stop units bolt securely to rack uprights making them repositionable in the event that your rack load changes. Order by 6 pm for same day shipping. In many cases these flue space protectors are being required by the county and fire marshall s nationwide.
The function of the pallet stop is to prevent the pallet from being loaded or pushed too far that it would hang out the back of the rack causing a very serious safety risk. Pallet stops are installed at the rear of the racking just above the beam level where your pallets products are stored. Pallet stops for racking are usually offset 4 6 and attached to your uprights by means of an offset bracket. The flush pallet stop and the offset pallet stop.
Pallet racking safety stops help prevent push through accidents and protect in rack sprinkler systems.