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Rusch Rack Inspections We inspect racking systems to provide recommended repairs and replacements

10/09/2026

One of the most common, most preventable risks to rack stability is damage nobody reported. An RMI technical consultant says some operators stay quiet because they are afraid of getting in trouble. A small dent can be a big deal. If your drivers hide the hits, the inspector finds them last. Make reporting safe.

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RMI Blogs:
Rack Stability Explained, Part 2 (June 20, 2026)

10/08/2026

Two ways people hide rack damage. One: bolt a column protector over the bent upright. An RMI member says that is not a repair. It just covers up the problem. Two: field weld it. RMI members do not recommend in-house welding on rack, even with a certified welder. Damaged rack gets unloaded, assessed by an engineer, then repaired or replaced.

Call the Rackspert at: 616-291-7205
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RMI Blogs:
Rack Safety Inspections: MODEX 2026 Insights (August 30, 2026)
Rack Safety 101 (September 15, 2025)
Discovered Rack Damage? Here's What To Do Next (October 30, 2024)

10/07/2026

RMI calls it a frankenrack. Beams from one maker, uprights from another, clips from a third. It is standing, so it looks solid. But nobody can say what it is rated for, and RMI says the odds it is up to your job are not good. Clues to who made it: hole shape, beam connector, fasteners, stampings on the steel. Sometimes the honest answer is scrap it and start over.

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RMI Blog:
https://www.rmiracksafety.org/2022/08/24/identifying-your-used-racking/

10/06/2026

Somebody says the bottom beam level is a pain, so it comes out and a tall pallet goes in. An RMI member gave this example at MODEX 2026: that one change could take a system from 30,000 pounds of capacity down to 12,000. Nobody noticed. The pallets did not get any lighter. Check the drawings before any beam moves.

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More information:
RMI BLOGS:
Rack Safety Inspections: MODEX 2026 Insights (August 30, 2026)
Why Pallet Rack LARC Drawings Are Important (March 30, 2023)

10/05/2026

A tunnel bay is the shortcut through the rack. It is also one of the riskiest spots in the building. Why: it is a blind corner. Loaded rack blocks the driver's view. What RMI members suggest: paint the tunnel frames a bright color like yellow, put decking or guarding overhead, add floor guardrail or bollards, and paint a walkway. Then keep the trash cans and extinguishers out of it. Once you count turning room, a tunnel can run 13 feet wide or more.
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10/02/2026

A forklift bumps a beam on the way out with a pallet. The safety lock is missing or bent, so the beam slides part way out of the upright. It can hold like that for days. Then somebody walks in and finds the rack on the floor. The RACKSPERT says, "a connection pin might cost only $1.50." Go look at your beam locks today.
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RMI article: https://www.rmiracksafety.org/2026/03/20/why-every-facility-needs-a-rack-inspection-checklist/

10/01/2026

The RACKSPERT has walked loaded warehouses where the bottom of an upright was so damaged it barely touched the floor. The rack was still standing. The only things holding it up were the upright behind it and the row spacers. Standing is not the same as safe.
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09/28/2026

An empty soda can holds up a surprising amount of weight. Put one small dent in it and it folds. That is the picture an RMI engineering consultant uses for rack. Rack is built with as little steel as possible, so it runs close to its limits from day one. A small dent in an upright or a brace matters more than it looks.
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Can you walk over to any rack bay in your building right now and point to the load capacity plaque? Most warehouse manag...
09/25/2026

Can you walk over to any rack bay in your building right now and point to the load capacity plaque? Most warehouse managers can't. It's missing, painted over, or so faded nobody's read it since the day the rack went up.

That plaque isn't decoration. It's YOU - as the rack owner telling your team how much that beam and that bay can handle. No plaque means nobody actually knows what capacity your rack is. Not your team. Not your insurance carrier. NO ONE. Bad news, somebody is going to notice, if it makes it all the way to an OSHA inspector you are going to be say OSH............A !@ #$%^&*(. DON'T THINK that I don't take what I do SERIOUSLY. I have fun with serioius safety issues.

I check for it on every inspection I do. When it's missing I collect the intel about the rack so we can include it in our inspeciton report. We collect all of tht intel befoe we iinspect the rest of the system to mke sure we are prepared to help you make sure these capacities are posted,

CHECK YOU RACK.... If they are missing it is just one sign you NEEDS an inspection PRO. If you send me some pics of your system we can chat what else see.

I look forward to chating with you SOON. Please use the link below to match up our schedules for a zoom.

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Eric D. Rusch - THE RACKSpert
616-291-7205
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This is crazy that this has been 2 years. This reminds me of the little cartoon that they used to have where it said t...
09/15/2026

This is crazy that this has been 2 years. This reminds me of the little cartoon that they used to have where it said there's a lot of things that I want to do before I die and if the pace that I'm going I'm never going to die.

I guess if that's the plan I better stay loyal to that working out ambition I've developed here lately. 👍💪💯🤘💥😁

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