3 Mistakes To Avoid While Handling FIBC Bags
FIBC Bags are employed by several industries worldwide for storing and transporting heavy and dry bulkable items, such as Agricultural produce, Chemicals, Minerals, Construction materials, Pharmaceuticals products, and more. It is vital to ensure safe and secured transit of FIBC Bags, be it rail, road, or waterways.
This blog will walk you through 3 mistakes you must avoid while handling FIBC Bags to prevent unforeseen circumstances and severe injury to people.
Mistakes to Avoid While Handling FIBC Bags
Forklift Damage
The foremost factor you must pay attention to while handling FIBC Bags is the forklift, where numerous accidents, bag damage, and injuries happen. Sharp fork of a Forklift can result in tearing of loop/ cut on the bag if not properly handled.
Hence, it is advisable to follow manufacturer handling guidelines and educate the forklift operator to always lift FIBC Bags with all four loops by inserting the forklift tines precisely and must have patience to lower slowly and lift the bag by paying utmost attention to edges.
Also, the operator must maintain adequate space for eyesight view and avoid vision block. Heavy wooden pallets should always be pushed across the floor instead of lifting. These tips will avoid toppling off the bags and maintain sufficient space for pallets and bag movement.
Wooden Pallets Damage
You must pay meticulous attention to placing bags via forklift on Wooden Pallets, especially when stacked to their total capacity. A minuscule mistake while putting FIBC Bags on pallets can cause massive damage to inventory. Hence, you must lift bags with all four loops via forklift for bag safety and items inside them.
It is advisable to keep pallets dry to prevent contamination from mold and other natural contaminants. Following the handling guidelines provided by your FIBC Bag manufacturer and wrapping pallets appropriately will prevent pallet damage.
Incorrect Packaging
You must pay utmost attention to the packaging of the products in the bag. The materials should be loaded efficiently and tied off properly from the top and bottom with the pallets for secured transportation.
When the bags are stacked above their SWL limit, or there is an uneven distribution of items inside the bag, there are high chances of load-shifting, vibration, and damage to the inventory. Hence, you must stack materials inside all FIBC Bags proportionately to avoid hanging bags over the pallet’s edge. Also, follow the packing methods provided by your FIBC Bags manufacturer for the balance packing of products inside the bag.
Conclusion
After reading the blog, you will have firm clarity of mistakes to avoid while packing and handling FIBC Bags to avoid severe injury and inventory damage. Following the tips in the blog, you can securely pack products in FIBC Bags for transportation. However, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
At Umasree Texplast, we manufacture customized FIBC Bags and offer wooden pallets according to bag dimensions. For a quotation, contact us at +91-99099 57564 or email at mail@umasree.com.
