Pallet Racking Inspection Bathgate
Bathgate is a major West Lothian distribution and manufacturing center requiring regular racking safety audits. We cover Bathgate as part of our work throughout West Lothian in the Scotland. Each visit ends with a written report that lists every finding, its classification and what needs to happen next.
Where We Inspect in Bathgate
Locations we cover in Bathgate include Whitehill Industrial Estate, Wester Inch Business Park and Pyramids Business Park. Wherever your racking is installed, the inspection follows the same SEMA-aligned method. Each Bathgate report sets out a prioritised repair list, so you can deal with red risks first and plan amber repairs within the recommended timescale.
Inspection Priorities for Bathgate Sites
On a typical Bathgate visit, these are the issues we expect to examine in detail.
- Busy pick faces and fast pallet turnover put the front uprights of every run at risk from truck strikes; we measure each dent and bow against the tolerance rather than estimating it.
- Raw material, component and work-in-progress storage is prone to overloading and to beams being moved without the load rating being rechecked — both are recorded if found.
- Frames are checked for out-of-plumb against the BS EN 15635 limit, measured rather than judged by eye.
Your Legal Duty in Bathgate
PUWER 1998 requires racking to be maintained in a safe condition and inspected by a competent person, and HSE guidance HSG76 recommends an expert inspection at least every 12 months. Our Bathgate reports follow BS EN 15635 and the SEMA Code of Practice, so the record stands up if the HSE or your insurer asks for it. Keeping the annual report on file is the simplest way for a Bathgate business to show the racking is being managed.
See our SEMA racking inspection checklist for the measured tolerances, or read what the HSE expects.