Oct 22, 2024
As online retail flourishes, distribution centers are installing
new and more advanced automated storage and retrieval systems (or
ASRS). These systems are like enormous vending machines that store,
organize, and move product around the facility. The systems save
time and space but have also introduced several new fire risks into
storage operations. Today on the podcast, we talk to a safety risk
consultant and engineer who has worked on numerous ASRS projects.
We discuss how these systems work, the safety challenges, and some
of the new designs that are keeping fire protection engineers up at
night (2:46).
Then, on a new Code Corner, engineer Shawn Mahoney discusses
another concern for warehouses: making sure there is enough water
supply for their massive fire sprinkler systems (28:52).
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Check out a blog that illustrates the various types of ASRS