Fire protection and occupational safety in mobile tyre racking systems
Evacuate instead of a controlled burn – at ground level, not at dizzying heights.
A mobile tyre racking system you can evacuate.
Fixed racking cannot be evacuated in a fire. Fire services consider extinguishing a tyre store hopeless – what remains is a “controlled burn”, and with it a loss of customers' property that often runs into millions.
Tyres are among the highest fire loads any business stores. If you can show assessors and insurers that your storage can be cleared in an emergency – or at least split up by fire breaks – you negotiate from a very different position.
Minutes – that is all two people need for around 1,000 wheels, shelving included, no tools, through a standard warehouse door.
23 minutes for 1,000 wheels – with two people
Work at ground level, with a straight back.
High racking means working at height: stairs, platforms, ladders – and industrial trucks in the same aisle as your staff. With the LoggyStore system, everything happens at floor level – the racking comes to the employee, not the other way round.
- No work at height. All three tiers are at grip height: no climbing stairs, no risk of falling.
- Easy on the back. Wheels are picked up directly at the racking instead of being lifted from the floor.
- No industrial trucks in the work area. No forklifts driving between the racking while staff are working there.
- Flexible aisle widths. You decide how much space to leave between the rows – and can change it at any time.
Safety that pays off
23 minutes to evacuate
Two people evacuate around 1,000 wheels including racking – no tools needed.
Fire breaks possible
Because the racking is mobile, fire breaks can be created within the store.
Ground level, not at height
All tiers at grip height – no climbing, no overhead lifting.
No industrial truck traffic in the work area
The racking comes to the employee, not the other way round.
Fire protection & occupational safety: answers at a glance
How quickly can the LoggyStore mobile tyre racking system be evacuated in a fire?
Two people can clear around 1,000 wheels including the racking units in approx. 23 minutes – no tools needed, through a standard warehouse door.
Why does a fully mobile tyre racking system have the edge over fixed racking in fire protection?
Fixed high racking is virtually impossible to evacuate in a fire; according to fire services, all that usually remains is a “controlled burn”. Because LoggyStore units are mobile, they can be cleared in an emergency or split up by fire breaks – an argument that counts with assessors and insurers.
How does a fully mobile tyre racking system affect occupational safety?
All three tiers are at grip height – no climbing stairs, no risk of falling. Wheels are picked up directly at the racking rather than lifted from the floor, and there are no industrial trucks in the work area: the racking comes to the employee, not the other way round.
What happens to the mobile tyre racking system if you move or refurbish?
The LoggyStore system stays mobile even when fully loaded: simply roll it out of the store and back in elsewhere – no need to unload the wheels first.
Can I freely choose the aisle widths between the rows of racking?
Yes. You decide how much space to leave between the rows and can change the aisle width at any time.
Who else should I inform about the safety benefits?
Evacuation time and ground-level working also matter to your fire insurer, your statutory accident insurer and your works council – make a point of raising these advantages with them.
How much space does your mobile tyre racking system need? We calculate the storage capacity of your space. The Loggyflex RT tyre trolley complements the system for wheel preparation.
Storage you can evacuate – on your premises too.
Send us your floor plan. We will tell you how many storage positions your space can hold – and give you the arguments that count with the assessor.
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