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Warehouse Racking Regulations: The Hidden Compliance Gaps Most Sites Miss
Warehouse racking regulations rarely sit at the top of a growing business’s priority list for most. When orders are increasing and new products are coming in, space gets tighter and your focus is usually on keeping things moving. But compliance issues with warehouse racking regulation systems often don’t show up until something goes wrong. And…
Read MorePallet Racking Safety: Choosing The Right Forklift For Your Warehouse
Growing a warehouse isn’t just about reaching maximum storage capacity. Although racking configurations that maximise headroom space with higher bays or narrower aisles for higher density storage in smaller spaces are important considerations, faster more streamlined workflow that make sense for your operation is arguably the top consideration, and it all affects the way people…
Read MoreRack Safety Inspection Checklist: Green/Amber/Red Criteria Guide For Warehouse Racking Safety
If you run or manage a warehouse or storage facility, keeping your racking safe is about more than just ticking a compliance box. It’s about protecting your workers, your stock, and avoiding accidents that could disrupt operations, lead to costly repairs or become a risk to your employees safety. A dented beam or a missing…
Read MoreDownload a Free Rack Inspection Checklist
Download Your FREE Rack Inspection Checklist Click the button above to download your Free Rack Inspection checklist Pallet racking is defined as ‘work equipment’, meaning that it’s the responsibility of you as an employer to ensure it is compliant with current Health and Safety legislation; the recommended way of ensuring compliance is with an annual…
Read MoreTop Tips to Get Your Warehouse Ready For Winter
Prepare Your Warehouse For The Winter If predictions are correct, we’re heading for a harsh winter – one that may leave us with a covering of snow for months on end. If that’s the case, it’s worth putting a bit of thought now into how you’ll cope with a cold snap. At BSE UK, we’ve been…
Read MoreThe Causes Of Pallet Racking Collapses and How To Prevent Them
A pallet racking collapse can be fatal | Pallet Racking Maintenance When a pallet racking system collapses, it can cause hundreds and thousands of pounds worth of damage to stock, temporarily bring business to a halt and pose a credible threat of serious injury to anybody present at the time of collapse. In most cases,…
Read MoreHow High Can Your Pallet Racking Go?
How High Should Your Pallet Racking Reach? If you face the daily struggles associated with a small warehouse and heaps of inventory, pallet racking is likely your best solution. Ideal for a vast range of markets, whether retail or manufacturing, pallet racking is designed to store high volume and high density bulk inventory. Amongst a…
Read MoreShould My Pallet Racking Be Secured to the Floor?
Should My Pallet Racking Be Secured to the Floor? It’s a question we often get asked, and we are shouting from the top of our storage system to let the world in on the answer. The rules and regulations for floor fixing of pallet racking are given in the SEMA Code of Practice for the…
Read MoreFire Safety In The Warehouse: 5 Step Checklist
Fire Safety In The Warehouse: 5 Step Checklist Warehouse fires have been a hot topic of conversation recently, with a large fire devastating a warehouse on White Hart Lane and residents being evacuated in North West London following a huge blaze in the same month. Fortunately, in both cases, the blazes were controlled (by a…
Read MoreWhy You Should NOT Get Your Pallet Racking Repaired
Why You Should NOT Get Your Pallet Racking Repaired Wait, what? And no this isn’t a ploy to get you to purchase brand new pallet racking from us. We’ve seen an influx of companies offering ‘pallet racking repairs’ for serious damage, with warehouse managers opting for this cheaper option and putting their workforce and inventory…
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