Rusch Rack Inspections

07/08/2026

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06/25/2026

So apparently the magic is that I need to put a freezer in my vehicle so that when I get caught in a construction zone that I'm prepared to just relax and enjoy it. 👍💪😁

06/20/2026

This is how our politicians do it.

Kicking the can down the road backwards. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

06/02/2026

Well isn't this ironic that I am finishing a big rack move job that needs to be done by June 8th.

Then the very next day after that we're going to talk about the people that slam into pallet rack and keep my other business alive. 👍💪🤘😁

National Forklift Safety Day is just a week away! The Industrial Truck Association will sponsor the event’s thirteenth anniversary this year on June 9.

04/16/2026

I spent this week talking about how the UK and US handle pallet rack safety differently.

Five posts. Five real differences. Here's the short version:

1. The UK requires annual rack inspections by law. The US doesn't.
2. The UK has a standardized traffic light system for damage severity. The US has no equivalent.
3. UK rack inspectors need formal certification. In the US, anyone can call themselves an expert.
4. The UK designates a Person Responsible for Racking Safety at every facility. Most US warehouses have nobody assigned to that job.
5. A racking collapse in Leeds killed two workers in 2025. Two companies were prosecuted. Over $185,000 in fines. The lesson belongs here too.

Same steel. Same physics. Same consequences when something fails.

If any of this made you think about your own facility, check our page for the full posts this week. Worth a read.

04/15/2026

In February 2026, a racking collapse killed two workers at a UK warehouse.

Two companies were prosecuted. Combined fines: over $185,000. But the money is the smallest part of the cost.

Two people didn't come home. Families broken. A workplace that will never feel the same.

The UK has a mandatory inspection system: annual certified inspections, designated on-site safety personnel, and a standardized damage classification system. All of it exists because they've learned these lessons before and decided not to repeat them.

In the US, OSHA is mostly reactive. They show up after something happens. The burden is on you to find the problem before it finds you.

Steel fails the same way on both sides of the Atlantic. The physics don't care about regulations. The only variable is whether someone looked before the load came down.

Your racks should be inspected this year. Not because the law says so. Because two workers in Leeds didn't make it home and that story is preventable.

04/14/2026

The UK has a job title most US warehouses have never heard of: the PRRS. Person Responsible for Racking Safety.

One designated person on site, every day, specifically trained to watch the racks. Checking for damage. Maintaining a log. Coordinating repairs. Making sure nothing gets missed between annual professional inspections.

In most US warehouses, racking safety lives in the gray zone between safety, maintenance, and operations. Everyone assumes someone else has it. Usually nobody does.

Here's the good news: designating a PRRS costs nothing.

Pick someone. Give them a half-day of training. A weekly checklist. Authority to tag damaged bays. That's it.

You'll be amazed what gets found in the first week just because someone finally knows it's their job to look.

Does your facility have someone who owns rack safety? Or is it living in the gray zone?

04/12/2026

In Atlanta. Booth is going up.

Setup day at MODEX 2026.

Tomorrow this place turns into the biggest material handling event in the country. Booth 5709 A is almost ready.

If you're here and see us setting up, come say hi. If you're coming Monday, we'll be at Booth 5709 A all four days.

It's go time.

04/10/2026

Last inspection day before MODEX.

Cincinnati today, then rolling to Atlanta Sunday for setup.

𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗲. 😎

I keep thinking about this: I'm about to be in the same building as thousands of the people I've been trying to reach for years. Warehouse managers. Safety directors. Facility managers. Distributors. All of them. One building. Four days.

If that's not a reason to show up ready, I don't know what is.

Booth 5709 A. See you Monday.