Server Lift Prevents Injuries in the Data Center
The importance of data center safety is a thoroughly researched topic. Do you wonder what the inside of a data center looks like? If you were to land in the middle of a data center, you would see rows upon rows of server racks with heavy servers and a large amount of cables. Data centers can be a modern day equivalent of a maze. Can you imagine trying to navigate through one, worried you’ll trip on all the wires and hit your head on a rack cabinet?When a client signs on for data center storage services, the client is allocated rack space in a data center where he/she can store server equipment. Once the space is allocated, the client brings in the servers and arranges them in a way that best minimizes heating. Sounds pretty simple, right? Here’s the catch. Remember the massive winding cables and the heavy servers mentioned earlier? Each server unit weighs around 50 to 500 pounds, and these servers are usually brought in and lifted up onto the racks manually. This repeated lifting and moving of these heavy servers has resulted in an increase of back related injuries, stress or strain.According to The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report titled, Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away from Work 2009, 37% of the total injury cases requiring days away from work were back-related. 42% of sprains, strains, and tears were the result of overexertion, and 60% of total workplace injuries requiring time spent away from work were categorized as back injuries.Luckily, there is there a tool called a server lift that is designed to make shifting servers around in the data center a lot easier. What is a server lift? It’s a server handling solution that’s made to lift and move heavy servers more efficiently. A few companies have come up with designs for the server lift to suit their specific data center needs. Companies like ServerLIFT have designed automated server lifts with touch sensors so that the servers may be loaded onto the bottom rung of the rack and the top-most rung with ease.
