Inspections

“A safer warehouse. A safer workforce”

Safety inspections for racking (storage equipment)

At Rack Experts we offer a fully independent storage equipment inspection service, carried out by SEMA Approved Rack Inspectors. Our bespoke Site Notes software allows us to produce concise reports as well as providing you additional output in excel format which will help you monitor and manage your racking.

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Reasons for having a racking/storage equipment inspection:

Best practice
Contributes towards a safer working environment
Helps keep your operation running by reducing downtime
Provides a snapshot of the condition of your storage equipment
Makes sure that your installation is up to standard
Helps reduce costs; following advice/recommendations can help reduce damage
Fulfils your obligations under PUWER
Helps meet recommendations laid out in HSG(76)

We do not want to dwell on the implications of not having a rack safety inspection but suffice to say that in the event of a racking collapse, there is an obvious danger to personnel not to mention potential HSE involvement with legal ramifications and associated costs.

At Rack Experts, we are confident that by ensuring staff are trained in its’ use as well as regular inspection and maintenance of your storage equipment, the chances of a racking collapse can be significantly reduced. This gives you peace of mind knowing that you are doing everything reasonably practicable to improve safety in your workplace and to reduce the risk of injury to your staff.

Our easy-to-understand expert inspection reports include:

	Item	Explanation
	*Specifications*	We identify and measure your racking in a detailed but easy to read way.
	*Itemised inspection*	We note damage, clearly identifying the location, severity, and the required action to be taken.
	*Defect summary*	An easy-to-read summary of each specification allowing you to keep an ongoing record of site damages.
	*General notes*	We make a number of notes regarding various aspects of your installation in relation to the racking.
	*Health and safety advice*	We are able to provide additional advice to you on wider health and safety aspects.
	*2D layout drawing*	Your report contains a meaningful, easy to follow layout drawing of your installation/each area of storage equipment.
	*Comments and observations*	We provide additional information where we think this is necessary to help keep your workplace safe and to help reduce future repair bills.
	*Recommendations*	We provide specific recommendations giving you a foundation to improve the safety and efficiency of your workplace.
	*Materials list*	This is a comprehensive breakdown of replacement components/remedial works that are required as a result of our inspection. The materials list is an optional extra and is provided as a separate file for your convenience.

In addition to the above, we can provide you the bulk of the report information as an excel spreadsheet, saving you time when it comes to managing the racking within your installation.

Our existing clients find this a valuable tool when it comes to creating their own in-house reports.

We are able to provide separate reports including:

Defect summary in excel format
Full list of damage and specifications in excel format
A materials list for replacement components, detailed by asset

Damage only

This level of inspection satisfies the recommendation for a weekly/monthly documented inspection of your storage equipment.

These inspections can be contracted out to an inspection company or they can be conducted by in-house personnel. If in-house personnel are conducting these inspections, the recommendation is that they receive some form of training.

Annual or “Expert” inspection

As recommended by HSE and SEMA, an at least annual inspection with a more detailed report.

These inspections are carried out by a SEMA Approved Rack Inspector who are individuals recognised by the HSE as “technically competent”.

Interim inspection

When storage equipment is relocated, an inspection should be carried out prior to it being put into service.

The frequency of inspections should be determined by risk assessment and are based on factors such as:

The amount of damage occurring
Frequency of vehicular movement
Size of installation