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How should I secure my racking?

Racks must be structurally attached to the following if the overall height from the floor to the top load beam exceeds six (6) times, but no more than eight (8) times the depth of the frame. Example: 42” deep frame with top load beam at 288” = 6.86 to

1. Chose from the list below.

A. Replace standard frame footplates with over sized seismic footplates requiring two (2) anchors per footplate or four (4) anchors per frame.

B. Tie frames to a concrete wall using wall ties that do not exceed 10’-0” (vertically) from each other.

C. Tie frames to adjacent row frame using cross aisle ties.

D. Tie frames to another row (create back to back row) using row spacers that do not exceed 10’-0” (vertically) from each other.