Pallet Racking Inspection East Midlands Gateway

East Midlands Gateway combines rail freight air cargo and motorway logistics requiring strict racking safety sign-offs. We cover East Midlands Gateway as part of our work throughout Leicestershire in the East Midlands. Each visit ends with a written report that lists every finding, its classification and what needs to happen next.

Racking Sites Across East Midlands Gateway

Industrial and storage activity in East Midlands Gateway includes SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway and Castle Donington Freight Zone. We inspect racking on these sites and at any other business premises in the area. Load notices, beam locks and floor fixings are all checked during a East Midlands Gateway inspection, not just visible impact damage.

What We Focus On in East Midlands Gateway

Racking in East Midlands Gateway is inspected bay by bay; these are the areas that usually need the most care.

• 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.
• Pallet condition and placement are noted where overhanging or damaged pallets put extra strain on beams.

Your Legal Duty in East Midlands Gateway

Racking counts as work equipment under PUWER 1998. HSE guidance HSG76 and BS EN 15635 expect weekly in-house checks by a Person Responsible for Racking Safety plus at least an annual expert inspection — the part our SARI accredited inspectors deliver in East Midlands Gateway. Any red-risk findings at a East Midlands Gateway site are flagged before we leave, so the affected bays can be offloaded straight away.

See our SEMA racking inspection checklist for the measured tolerances, or read what the HSE expects.