Pallet Racking Inspection Biggleswade
Biggleswade attracts international distribution centers and precision engineering firms along the A1 requiring safety verification. If your business in Biggleswade uses pallet racking, we can inspect it to the SEMA Code of Practice and leave you with a clear, prioritised list of any repairs.
Biggleswade's Storage and Distribution Network
Biggleswade's racking is found across Stratton Business Park and Pegasus Drive Industrial Area. Our inspectors plan visits around these locations and cover the surrounding parts of Bedfordshire in the East of England too. Load notices, beam locks and floor fixings are all checked during a Biggleswade inspection, not just visible impact damage.
Inspection Priorities for Biggleswade Sites
The kind of storage found in Biggleswade shapes where the inspection looks hardest.
- High-throughput logistics means constant forklift traffic, so impact damage to uprights, bent beams and missing beam locks are the findings we look for first.
- Heavy parts and irregular stock put strain on beams, so we check deflection against the Span/200 limit and confirm pallets are sitting correctly on the beam line.
- Beam connectors and safety locks are checked bay by bay, since a single missing lock can let a beam lift out.
Book a SEMA-aligned inspection in Biggleswade
Written report within 48 hours of the visit.
Your Legal Duty in Biggleswade
For Biggleswade businesses, the legal position is the same as anywhere in the UK: PUWER 1998 places the duty on the employer, HSG76 sets the expectation of an annual expert inspection, and BS EN 15635 defines the damage tolerances used to classify each defect. Keeping the annual report on file is the simplest way for a Biggleswade business to show the racking is being managed.
See our SEMA racking inspection checklist for the measured tolerances, or read what the HSE expects.