Storage Equipment Safety Service

Welcome to the June 2006 SESS Newsletter

We would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the people who visited us on the stand at the Safety and Health Expo in Birmingham in May 2006. Albeit the long hours took a toll on our legs it was well worth the pain to meet up with a number of our regular customers who popped over to say hello and catch up on the news, and to new and prospective clients. Everyone was very nice and a pleasure to meet.

Many of our visitors to the stand had a lot of fun with our remote control forklift trucks, which we used to demonstrate the importance of the safe loading of racking and the damage that is caused by carelessness, including the importance of having regular inspections carried out. Sadly our racking suffered some major damage and a few collapses, however it shall be fit for purpose and back in service by the next exhibition!!            Remote Controlled Fork Lift Trucks

We are continuing to work through the number of visitors who requested information etc, therefore please, if you have not received your requested information yet, please bear with us, it shall be with you imminently.

       WINNER!!!!!

Prize Winner!
The lucky winner of our “Identify Damaged Racking” is Pamela Horton from Astra Zeneca. Congratulations to you Pamela, your bottle of Champagne is on its way!

(Lucky winner drawn out by Managing Director Philip Pinel along with HR Manager Marion Swan)

REMEMBER

1.0 Section 2 of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 requires the employer to
provide:

a.   A safe place of work – Inspecting the racking meets this requirement.
b.   Training - Instructing employees in what to look for in damaged racking.
c.   Information – Providing Load Data signs on the ends of the racking.

2.0 The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992, Revised 1999
requires that the employer carries out assessments of the Risks & Hazards in the work place.

To meet this requirement you have to carry out racking inspections.

The Rack Safety Inspection has to be carried out by a competent person. Competent means someone with both the knowledge and experience of racking systems.

3.0 The Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 states that all work
equipment must be inspected:

a.       Prior to being used for the first time.
b.       If the racking is altered in any way then again it must be inspected prior to being used.
c.       Regularly to ensure that it remains safe for the purpose for which it was designed.
         The Rack Safety Inspection has to be carried out by a competent person.
         Competent means someone with both the knowledge and experience of racking
         Systems.

All inspections must be recorded in writing.

If you would like more information on our inspection service or SEMA Accredited Training, please do not hesitate to contact us at Doreensess.co.uk

Kind Regards

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