To maintain safety in a warehouse and compliance with current legislation, it is necessary to verify the state of the racks, therefore, an adequate maintenance program for the facilities must be carried out and a periodic inspection plan established for the identification, communication and registration of visible anomalies such as: order and cleanliness, verticality defects, deformed or damaged elements, lack of safety pins, damaged loads, inadequate design, etc., to proceed with their immediate repair.
Atox offers you an ITES service, so that your warehouse is safer and more productive, in accordance with the UNE EN 15635 Standard for “Storage in metal racks. Use and maintenance of storage equipment” and with the issuance of an inspection report.
The main points to highlight of the UNE-EN 15635 standard:
- Inspections by an expert. It establishes that it is necessary to carry out at least one technical inspection every 12 months, by means of external, expert and qualified inspection personnel. A written report will be prepared and delivered with the observations and proposals for possible actions to be carried out.
- Replacement of damaged elements. Repairs to damaged items should not be permitted unless authorized by the storage equipment provider.
- Characteristic plates. They must be located in clearly visible places and be inspected to verify that the information they contain corresponds to the actual installation.
- Obligation on the part of the user company to appoint a person responsible for the safety of the storage equipment.
- Preparation of a periodic inspection plan.
The main points to highlight of the UNE-EN 15635 standard:
- Inspections by an expert. It establishes that it is necessary to carry out at least one technical inspection every 12 months, by means of external, expert and qualified inspection personnel. A written report will be prepared and delivered with the observations and proposals for possible actions to be carried out.
- Replacement of damaged elements. Repairs to damaged items should not be permitted unless authorized by the storage equipment provider.
- Characteristic plates. They must be located in clearly visible places and be inspected to verify that the information they contain corresponds to the actual installation.
- Obligation on the part of the user company to appoint a person responsible for the safety of the storage equipment.
- Preparation of a periodic inspection plan.
