Pallet Racking Inspection St Neots
St Neots features advanced engineering plastic molding and packaging logistics requiring regular racking safety audits. If your business in St Neots uses pallet racking, we can inspect it to the SEMA Code of Practice and leave you with a clear, prioritised list of any repairs.
St Neots's Storage and Distribution Network
St Neots's racking is found across Little End Road Industrial Estate, Marston Road and Howard Road. Our inspectors plan visits around these locations and cover the surrounding parts of Cambridgeshire in the East of England too. Load notices, beam locks and floor fixings are all checked during a St Neots inspection, not just visible impact damage.
Racking Risks Typical of St Neots's Industries
The kind of storage found in St Neots shapes where the inspection looks hardest.
- In high-volume operations the lower levels and aisle-end frames take most of the knocks, so we check frame protectors, column guards and beam connectors at every run end.
- 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.
- Pallet condition and placement are noted where overhanging or damaged pallets put extra strain on beams.
Your Legal Duty in St Neots
For St Neots 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. Any red-risk findings at a St Neots 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.