Rack Safety Awareness Training for your PRRS

The Rack Safety Inspection Training course is a half day course providing delegates with advice and guidance to enable them to carry out weekly/monthly “in-house” rack inspections for their own company’s racking in accordance with SEMA guidelines. It covers legislation, types, and frequency of inspections, responsibilities of users and suppliers, inspection record keeping, and action points.

Main subjects covered include:

RACK INSPECTIONS

• The need for rack inspections
• Different types of racking, what the component parts are and what they do.
• Legislative requirements
• Types of inspection Frequency – how often should you inspect racking?
• Records to be kept
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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Who is responsible for what?
• Requirements of different types of storage systems
• Particular end user responsibilities
• Responsibilities of the original equipment supplier
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RISK ASSESSMENTS

• What to look for during the inspection
• Damage identification and grading using the SEMA RED /AMBER / GREEN traffic light system.
• Loading configurations and pallet spacing
• Load capacity signage
• Action points and corrective measures
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We aim to include information that is useful and relevant to the racking systems in use within your warehouse.

Why Take the Course?

• Legal Compliance: Ensures your business meets UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) standards, particularly the HSG76 guidelines for warehouse safety.

• Hazard Identification: Teaches participants how to recognize structural damage, identify missing components, and assess safe load limits.

• Cost Savings: Proactively spotting damage prevents product loss and expensive emergency repairs.

• Actionable Records: Gives staff the exact tools to conduct and log regular inspections between formal annual audits.