Racking Safety Training

In today’s business landscape, most business owners recognise the importance of employee safety and well-being. This includes conducting thorough risk assessments, offering training on health and safety protocols, and fostering open communication with staff. However, one area that tends to get forgotten is the link between safety, racking and training.

Although the frame of your racking may appear straightforward, ensuring it safely holds up tonnes of stock without any issues requires a high level of technical expertise. To start with, it must be designed, manufactured and installed precisely for its intended role to meet industry and quality standards.

Once in place, your racking requires daily attention to keep it in good working order. Any small knocks and bumps, if not addressed, can very quickly turn into big problems. Imagine the consequences if your racking collapses, bringing down with it tonnes of stock. The best-case scenario can result in lost production time and material costs but at worst your staff could receive life-changing injuries or even suffer a fatality.

Catching problems early starts with your staff. After all, they use the equipment regularly and are in the best position to catch problems early. Training will show your staff how to safely work around the racking, although its main role should be to provide them with the knowledge they need to spot issues.

Our courses instruct your employees on how to safely undertake inspections of your racking structure. It covers the safe operation of racking systems, load notices, industry guidance and examples of damage and how to which guidance on how to categorise and prevent damage happening.