Pre-Start Health & Safety Reviews
We provide thorough and detailed storage racking reviews to ensure your workplace is safe and in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations [OHSA, Ont. Reg. 851, Cl. 45(b)].
Our well trained engineers and technical staff have extensive experience with all forms of racking and storage structures including Single Selective Pallet Racks, Cantilever Racks, Push-Back Racks, Flow-Through Racks and many other types of racking/storage structures typically seen in industrial facilities.
How We Can Help
As industrial safety specialists, our goal is to provide you with comprehensive and practical solutions to ensure you achieve compliance. We achieve this by providing you with the following services:
When To Inspect?
Many jurisdictions require an official document stating that racks have been rated, inspected and are safe to use. Ontario requires a PSHSR or PSR (Pre-start Health and Safety Review) and British Columbia (WorkSafeBC) also requires inspections.
Having up-to-date layouts with associated load capacities is required. Load capacity labels or plaques are also required to be displayed at all times on or near the rack systems to inform warehouse workers of their rated capacity.
An annual, quarterly, or monthly re-inspection of your racks after a baseline inspection has already been conducted. New damage may have occurred. Updating the status of previously reported issues will give a more accurate measure of performance.
Whether it’s your entire warehouse or a small section, a brand-new installation calls for a 3rd party to verify that everything was installed according to engineering specifications and that the rack systems are ready to be put to safe use.
You changed the layout of your racking systems or changed the height of certain beams? An inspection or certification (LARC – load application and rack configuration) is required by code before putting the rack systems back into usage.
There is no clear regulation on the frequency of general inspections. It should vary based on the speed at which rack-related issues arise in your warehouse. As a general rule, most experts and governing bodies agree to recommend monthly assessments done by warehouse personnel, and yearly independent inspections performed by third party rack experts or engineers.
