{"id":973,"date":"2025-01-07T12:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=973"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:35:52","slug":"column-guard","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/shop\/column-protectors\/p\/column-guard","title":{"rendered":"Column Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Column Guard Protects Pallet Rack Frames<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Forklifts have a tendency to damage pallet rack within warehouses. As a result, in a worst-case scenario, damaged racking can cause a complete racking system to collapse. A column guard can solve that problem by preventing the pallet rack from taking damage from the collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pallet rack that has been damaged is no longer structurally sound and&nbsp;<strong>must be replaced<\/strong>. Consequently, this involves significant&nbsp;<strong>time, labor, and hard costs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Downtime while replacing damaged pallet rack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unloading product from damaged rack bay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removing beams, wire decking, damaged frame, anchor bolts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reinstall and anchor frame<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace beams and wire decking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Load product on racking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material and shipping cost for replacement frame and anchors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Column guards significantly reduce the likelihood of damage to pallet rack uprights. Most of the energy is absorbed by the guard, therefore, when an upright with a column guard is hit with a forklift.&nbsp;<strong>Damaged pallet rack column guards can be easily and inexpensively replaced.&nbsp;<\/strong>They are also stackable. As a result, you can stack column guards up the height of your pallet rack if you desire to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other safety products to consider:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may want to use a\u00a0<a href=\"\/shop\/column-protectors\/p\/ramguard-column-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RAMguard<\/a>\u00a0instead. A RAMguard is a proprietary mix of steel and rubber. It is also stackable. It may be a better solution than a column guard as it may withstand more than one hit, unlike a column guard which may be severely damaged after one hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use a\u00a0<a href=\"\/shop\/rack-back-protectors\/p\/pallet-rack-wire-mesh-back-guard-panel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rack back guard wire mesh panel<\/a>\u00a0to help your products stay on rack shelf levels. You can find more information about that product by clicking the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may wish to use a\u00a0<a href=\"\/shop\/safety-nets\/p\/pallet-rack-safety-net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">safety net<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/shop\/safety-nets\/p\/sliding-pallet-rack-safety-nets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sliding safety net<\/a>, or a\u00a0<a href=\"\/shop\/warehouse-safety-products\/safety-nets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">safety strap<\/a>\u00a0instead of a wire mesh panel. Have a look at those products by clicking the links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please be aware that some counties are now requiring you to have rack protection based on RMI&#8217;s (Rack Manufacturer Institute) recommendation in section 1.4.9. 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