RAMS — Rack Audit & Maintenance System for Warehouse Safety
How Salt built a fully digital rack inspection and safety management platform that helps warehouse teams audit pallet racking at scale, identify risks early, and coordinate repairs with clear, trackable workflows.
Industry
Logistics / Warehouse Operations
Platforms
Web + Mobile
Timeline
18 weeks
Team Size
6 engineers
Overview
RAMS is a fully digital rack inspection and safety management platform built to help warehouse teams audit pallet racking at scale, identify risks early, and coordinate repairs with clear, trackable workflows. The product brings together inspection scheduling, rack health visualization, issue reporting, and monitoring dashboards—available on web and mobile for field and operations teams.
Web Platform
For supervisors, safety teams, and managers to monitor warehouse health and drive remediation.
Mobile Experience
Mobile-first interface ensuring inspections are usable on-site, where speed matters most.
The Challenge
Warehouse racking inspections are high-stakes and operationally messy. RAMS needed to turn fragmented processes into a repeatable, trackable, and scalable system—without slowing down real warehouse work.
Fragmented Inspections
Inspections across multiple bays, zones, and warehouses made standardization difficult.
Manual Data Capture
Findings in spreadsheets, paper, and chat photos led to data loss and low audit readiness.
No Risk Visibility
Teams couldn't quickly answer: Which zones are highest risk? What needs replace vs repair?
No Pattern Detection
Repeated impacts in the same locations (forklift/MHE movement) went unnoticed.
Teams struggled to answer basic questions quickly:
Project Goals
For Field Teams
Make Inspections Operationally Simple
- A mobile-first experience for daily and detailed inspections
- Clear task views for what's next, ongoing, and completed
- Fast, structured reporting with photo evidence and standardized severity
For Operations & Safety
Give Leadership Real-Time Risk Visibility
- Dashboards showing inspections over time and completion trends
- Rack Health views highlighting risk zones and severity distribution
- Single source of truth for audits, compliance, and maintenance planning
Not Just Documentation
Convert Issues Into Action
- Workflow from issue detection → verification → action required
- Support for classifying problems and assigning remediation paths
- Traceability for internal safety teams and third-party audits
Web App for Operations & Admin
A responsive web platform for supervisors, safety teams, and managers to monitor warehouse health and drive remediation.
Performance Analytics
Inspection Statistics & TPI Summary
Comprehensive views for inspection performance across racks and components with trends, completion rates, and reported issues.
- Rack inspection statistics with trend charts
- Component breakdown (uprights, beams, bracing, baseplates)
- Reported issues list with severity and action required
- Warehouse-level completion tracking
Traffic-Light Risk Indicators
Rack Health Visualization
Bay and layout-level view using traffic-light severity (green/amber/red) to quickly identify high-risk zones.
- Visual layout map with green/amber/red status indicators
- Overall health percentage with healthy vs damaged breakdown
- Local and global risk level tracking
- Component-level damage statistics (upright, beam, bracing)
Structured Review Flow
Reported Issues & Verification
Issue details with photo attachments, severity classification, and structured verification workflow.
- Issue details with rack ID, location, and severity level
- Photo attachments for visual verification
- Traffic-light severity system (Green/Amber/Red thresholds)
- Action required classification with verification workflow
Safety Signal Monitoring
MHE Movement Tracking
Visual layout maps highlighting impact hotspots and forklift movement patterns for safety analysis.
- Visual warehouse layout with impact detection zones
- Impact vs automated breaking event classification
- MHE ID and aisle-level tracking
- Event list with urgency categorization
Real-Time Impact Tracking
Forklift Monitor
Dedicated monitoring for forklift impacts with movement tracking and detailed event logs.
- Forklift movement tracking on warehouse layout
- Impact event detection with timestamps
- Forklift ID association for accountability
- Impact statistics with shock type classification
Mobile Experience for Inspectors
A mobile-first interface ensuring inspections are actually usable on-site, where speed matters.
Dashboard & Health Snapshot
Rack counts, status distribution, and overall health at a glance
Inspection Schedule
Calendar view for daily and detailed inspections
Ongoing Tasks
Quick navigation and progress tracking for active inspections
UX & Product Approach
We treated RAMS like a product—not a set of screens.
Discovery & Process Mapping
Mapped inspection workflows, issue lifecycle, roles, and real warehouse constraints.
UX Research → Information Architecture
Designed navigation matching how teams work: schedules, tasks, health, issues, and maintenance.
UI System + Interaction Design
Built consistent interfaces for web and mobile with high-contrast status pills and scannable dashboards.
Engineering & QA
Focused on reliability of critical workflows, dashboard performance, and regression-proof delivery.
Technology Stack
Built using a modern web stack suited for scalable product platforms.
Frontend
Next.js (React), TypeScript
Backend
Node.js APIs
Mobile
React Native for cross-platform
Database
PostgreSQL
Testing
Feature testing + load/performance testing
Deployment
Cloud hosting with CI/CD
Business Impact
RAMS enables warehouse organizations to shift from fragmented inspection records to a centralized safety and audit platform.
Faster Inspections
Consistent execution across teams with mobile-first workflows
Real-Time Visibility
Instant insight into rack health and high-risk zones
Cleaner Audit Trails
Structured issue reporting and verification workflows
Better Maintenance Planning
Standardized severity + action workflows for remediation
Reduced Manual Overhead
No more spreadsheets, manual follow-ups, or tribal knowledge
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