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The process usually starts by a request from an owner or lessee of an existing or new process, equipment or machine requiring guarding, a rack, a lifting device, potentially explosive process, the use of a dust collector, an establishment that handles molten metal or a process where workers may be... Read More

Applied to occupational health and safety, due diligence means that that the employer/owner shall take all-reasonable precautions, under a particular set of circumstances, to prevent injuries or accidents in the workplace. Read More

Storage racks are used extensively in industry. Ensuring that these structures are safe and code compliant are an important part of an employer’s and owner’s responsibility. Read More

When tasked with investigating an accident, the professional engineer must ensure that he/she have the proper qualifications to be duly qualified as an expert on the matters about which the opinion is being articulated. Read More

Racks are everywhere in our industrial establishments and some have failed with catastrophic results. Why is this happening? In my experience inspecting racking systems and investigating rack collapse, I find the reasons to be one of the following: Overloading. Read More