SEMA Approved Racking Inspectors (SARI)
Our trained SEMA approved inspectors provide annual racking inspections with nationwide coverage. Both APR & Cantilever racking qualified inspectors, helping you achieve and maintain HSE compliance and warehouse safety for your site.
Our ‘360’ racking compliance PRRS training courses train and certify your staff to undertake internal inspections in between your annual SEMA-approved inspector inspections.
Raising racking standards & skills for warehouses up and down the UK, from our West Midlands base.
Our promise is that we inspect and report on what we find, we will not try and sell you anything.
Independent
With over 30 years of experience in the storage industry UK Rack Inspection is your trusted partner for comprehensive racking inspections across the UK.
Whatever your individual requirements, annual to more frequent inspections, single or multiple sites through to racking awareness & internal inspection training to upskill your staff keeping you covered all year, you can trust UK Rack Inspection.
Why Choose Us?
- 30 years of experience
- SEMA Approved Adjustable Pallet Racking Accredited Inspectors
- SEMA Approved Cantilever Racking Accredited Inspectors
- IOSH Certified
- Working At Height Certified
- Harness Certified
- Automated Crane Racking Inspections
- Ambient, Chiller, Freezer, Hot Room Inspections
- Racking Consultancy Services
- Mezzanine Floor Inspections
- Shelving Inspections
- Nationwide coverage
- Inspection prices fixed for 3 years
- Highest level of safety & compliance
Racking Inspections
Our SEMA approved racking inspectors conduct detailed inspections to ensure your racking systems meet safety and compliance standards.
We provide comprehensive reports with clear, actionable recommendations, helping you maintain a safe and efficient warehouse environment in line with health and safety legislation and PUWER regulations.
Racking Awareness Training
Enhance your team’s knowledge and skills with our specialised training programmes.
These sessions cover essential topics such as installation, usage, and maintenance, helping your workforce identify potential hazards and implement effective safety measures, ensuring ongoing compliance and safety.
Cantilever Racking Inspections
Our expert inspectors evaluate your cantilever racking systems, ensuring they meet industry standards and are optimised for your storage needs.
We provide detailed assessments and recommendations to prevent accidents and improve efficiency, delivering the highest level of safety and compliance for your business.
Our Commitment
- Safety and Compliance: We ensure the compatibility and suitability of your storage equipment with the highest safety standards.
- Expert Guidance: We provide guidance on rack-related health and safety issues, keeping you updated with regulations and helping you address areas showing signs of repetitive damages before they require replacement components.
- Load Suitability: We assess the pallet and pallet load suitability on-site, ensuring everything is in line with current configurations and manufacturer specifications.
- Health & Safety: Our inspections help you achieve and maintain compliance with health and safety legislations, ensuring your racking installations meet manufacturer specifications and relevant load notices.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to have a racking inspection?
Racking and storage equipment falls under PUWER (provision and use of work equipment regulations) and is advised to be checked at least annually by a technically competent person of which an SEMA-approved inspector satisfies this requirement. HSE documentation also relating to the recommendation to have an annual professional racking inspection is:
- HSG76 – Warehousing and storage – A guide to health and safety
- Workplace health, safety and welfare regulations 1992
An annual racking inspection will ensure that your racking has been installed to manufacturer specifications, has plausible weight loading information displayed, is correct and used correctly for its current application, and is in good serviceable condition.
What are the benefits of using a SEMA approved inspector?
- We will ensure compatibility and suitability of your storage equipment
- Fully Approved Inspectors as recognised by the HSE
- We Carry out an in depth inspection process in order to provide you with a fully detailed report with locations and remedial actions listed
- Enable you to achieve and maintain compliance with regards to Health and safety legislations & PUWER regulations.
- Check that your racking installation has been installed to manufacturer specifications
- Ensure load notices are in line and relevant to the racking current configurations
- Offer guidance on areas that may be showing signs of repetitive damages, capturing areas before damages requiring replacement components
- Assess the pallet and pallet load suitability on site
- Offer guidance on rack related health and safety issues, keeping you up to date with regulations
- Give an in depth specification of the storage equipment
- Full client debrief following the inspection where recordings can be found and guidance given
Aren’t all racking inspectors SEMA approved anyway?
The answer is no.
Our advice is to always ask for the inspectors SARI number of which is an individual identification number assigned to each SEMA approved inspector, this should be identifiable on your racking inspection report also.
Furthermore, there are PUWER racking inspectors offering a damage report only style of report. Our concern with this type of inspection is a questionable compliance and that vital installation or health and safety issues would likely not be identified.
Our view is that if you are looking for a racking inspector why would you not want a full audit from a qualified inspector opposed to a brief overview.
Should a racking inspection be carried out annually only?
A racking inspection should be undertaken on an annual basis, when racks have been moved, or reconfigured.
Should repairs or installations be undertaken by a none SEMA approved installer (SIERS) it is advised that an inspection be carried out before the system is used to ensure it has been built or repaired to standard.
In house inspections should also be carried out by trained personnel at regular intervals throughout the year in between annual professional inspections.
The personnel should attend a racking awareness course and have a certified level of competence, they may then undertake your internal inspections of which should be recorded to satisfy auditor and HSE requirements.
Will any guidance or assistance be given after the inspection?
We strive to offer a great aftercare service to our customers and in doing so have built relationships up and down the country.
We are always on hand to offer help and guidance to ensure you are always one step ahead of all things rack related.
Although we work as a fully independent inspection company we do have highly recommended contacts within the storage industry of whom are all certified SEMA members offering repairs and installations.
This information can be given should you request any repairs or installations after your inspection.
Why should I use UK rack inspection for my annual racking inspection?
The UK rack inspection team have been in the storage industry for over 30 years, building expertise, knowledge and assisting customers across the UK. We then looked to build something of our own to be able to offer a next level service we feel is vital for our customers. Our experience has enabled us to have an insight as to what we must do to be the best we possibly can.
We are and we will:
- Accredited In House SEMA Approved Inspectors (SARI)
- Offer clear and concise reporting to customers
- Communicate any immediate actionable findings whilst leaving a RED risk report with our site contact when required
- Independent SEMA Inspectors to prevent conflict of interest
- Inspect to detailed SEMA standards
- Offer damage prevention recommendations where necessary
- Ensure racking has been installed and is being used to manufacturer specifications and recommendations
- Be on hand for any assistance required after the inspection has been submitted