Pallet Racking Inspection Sheerness
Sheerness is dominated by automotive import logistics and maritime storage requiring regular rack safety checks. In Sheerness we work to the same SEMA-aligned standard used on every site we visit, so your records stay consistent from one year to the next.
Racking Sites Across Sheerness
Our visits in Sheerness take in LKM Industrial Estate, Port of Sheerness Logistics Zone and Queenborough Industrial Estate and the rest of the town's commercial premises. The report we produce for Sheerness sites records the inspector's SARI number and signature, giving you a clear, dated record of the inspection.
Racking Risks Typical of Sheerness's Industries
On a typical Sheerness visit, these are the issues we expect to examine in detail.
- 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.
- 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.
Book a SEMA-aligned inspection in Sheerness
Written report within 48 hours of the visit.
Your Legal Duty in Sheerness
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 Sheerness 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. Between expert visits, a trained Person Responsible for Racking Safety should carry out regular checks at your Sheerness site.
See our SEMA racking inspection checklist for the measured tolerances, or read what the HSE expects.