Racking Maintenance Training

Equip your team with the knowledge and skills to conduct safe, correct racking maintenance, backed by SEMA expertise.

SEMA-approved racking inspectors

At UK Rack Inspection Ltd, we’ve grown rapidly since our launch in January 2024, building on our core strengths in SEMA-approved racking inspectors and our highly regarded People Responsible for Rack Safety (PRRS) awareness training.

We are now delighted to introduce our Racking Maintenance Training course, designed to give your maintenance personnel the confidence to complete safe, appropriate remedial work between inspection cycles.

What is Racking Maintenance Training?

Racking maintenance goes beyond identifying damage; it’s about understanding how to fix or replace damaged components correctly and safely.

This course bridges the gap between inspection and repair by giving your in-house team the skills, awareness, and competence to carry out low-level maintenance tasks in line with industry guidance — not just theory.

This training is delivered by our qualified SEMA-approved rack inspectors who also hold their SEIRS – Storage Equipment Installers Registration Scheme qualifications, meaning you get both industry standards knowledge and practical insight from people who do it day in, day out.

What This Course Covers

This course is strictly focused on reactive remedial maintenance following damage identified during inspections.

The training covers:

Replacement of damaged uprights
Replacement of beams
Replacement of frame bracing
Correct like-for-like component replacement
Safe systems of work, including exclusion zones and risk controls
Post-repair checks and documentation
Understanding when work must be stopped and escalated

The objective is to give delegates a clear, structured understanding of how remedial works should be carried out correctly, not just quickly.

What This Course Does NOT Cover

To avoid any ambiguity, this course does not include:

Rebuilding racking systems
Restarting or reinstalling racking from scratch
Racking reconfiguration or structural redesign
Engineering calculations or load re-rating
Any works requiring manufacturer approval or specialist installation teams

This clarity ensures organisations maintain safe boundaries of responsibility and understand when external specialist support is required.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

Warehouse maintenance staff
Supervisors and team leaders
Facilities management teams
PRRS (Person Responsible for Rack Safety) delegates looking to extend their competence beyond inspection
Anyone involved in remedial tasks or replacement of racking components

What Delegates Will Learn

Correct removal and replacement methodology
Safe isolation and exclusion practices
Use of correct tools and PPE
How to record remedial actions correctly

Where possible, training is delivered on site, using your own racking system to ensure relevance.

What the Training Covers

Our Racking Maintenance Training is designed to be practical, structured, and site-relevant:

SEMA & HSE Standards Refresher
Understands what good maintenance looks like under SEMA guidance and HSE expectations.
Identifying Components & Safe Replacement
Uprights, beams, braces, baseplates, safety locks — what they do and how to replace them safely.
Correct Methodology & Risk Controls
Isolation zones, risk assessment, RAMS, exclusion zones, tools and PPE — not just what can be done, but what should be done.
Documentation & Record-Keeping
Maintaining accurate records to support inspection cycles, compliance audits, and due diligence.
When to Escalate
Understanding which repairs are suitable for in-house teams — and when to bring in specialist installers or manufacturer support.

Why It Matters

The UK Health and Safety Executive’s guidance (HSG76) makes clear that racking should be inspected and maintained within an organisation’s management system before serious issues arise.

Our maintenance training ensures your team can safely correct serviceable damage between formal inspections, reducing downtime, improving compliance, and helping prevent costly failures.

Practical Skills for Real Warehouse Scenarios

Unlike generic classroom courses, this training is delivered on your site, tailored to your actual storage equipment, layout, and maintenance challenges. You’ll learn how to:

Safely remove and replace damaged components
Handle beam adjustments and brace replacements
Interpret load notices and protect against overload risks
Use practical checklists and logs that support your inspection regime

Certification & Competence

After successful completion, delegates will receive a Racking Maintenance Training certificate.

This serves as formal recognition of competence to undertake the tasks covered and can be a valuable demonstration of due diligence for audits and compliance reviews.

How This Compliments Your Other Services

At UK Rack Inspection, we now offer a complete suite of rack safety services:

SEMA-approved Racking Inspectors – Detailed audits and compliance reports, nationwide.
PRRS (Racking Awareness) Training – Certification for internal inspectors between professional inspections.
Racking Maintenance Training – Practical, safe, and compliant remedial work competency.

This means you can build a strong internal safety program supported by expert inspection and training from the same trusted provider.

A Complete Racking Safety Solution

UK Rack Inspection Ltd now offers a fully integrated service:

SEMA-approved racking inspectors
PRRS (People Responsible for Racking Safety) training
SEMA-aligned racking maintenance training
Delivered by SEMA & SEIRS qualified professionals

One provider. One standard. Clear scope. No assumptions.

Book Your Racking Maintenance Training

Strengthen your team, reduce risk, and ensure your warehouse racking is maintained correctly between expert inspections.

Rack Inspection Training Reviews

Excellent training, I feel much more equipped to conduct inspections myself and feel confident that my team will be able to carry out our internal PRRS inspections. Highly recommended

Informative and practical training. Ian was knowledgeable and provided hands-on demonstrations of what to look for in our racking system. A must for anyone with storage equipment on-site.

The PRRS racking training provided in-depth knowledge on racking safety, from understanding risks to performing inspections. The course was great and put across in a way everyone could understand.

Excellent training… much more equipped to conduct inspections.

Informative and practical… hands-on demonstrations.

In-depth knowledge… put across in a way everyone could understand.

Rack Maintenance Training FAQs

Do we need specialised tools?

We will guide delegates on the tools and PPE required for the tasks covered. For the practical elements of the course, we provide a full complement of Makita power tools, allowing delegates to focus on correct methods and safe working practices without the need to supply their own equipment.

Can delegates still conduct annual inspections?

Yes, maintenance training adds to your existing inspection regime without replacing annual expert SEMA inspections.

Is this course suitable for cantilever racking?

Yes, like our PRRS training, maintenance modules can be tailored to include both pallet and cantilever racking if required.