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Scheme). However, as we said at the SEMA runs a one-day safety course on Rack November 2007, and will continue the theme
beginning, while this would be seen to be Safety Awareness and Inspection. These of Safety in the Storage Industry. For further
good practice we are not aware of any specific courses are aimed at end users, giving an in- information on the event and details of the
legal requirement in this regard. depth look at the need for inspections, how to new venue in the Midlands visit the SEMA
As far as SEMA guidelines are concerned, conduct an assessment and what actions to website, www.sema.org.uk
locking pins are required on pallet racking to take when this is completed. These courses
prevent accidental uplift of beams and are normally held at the SEMA headquarters SEMA Publications
therefore accidents. This is not a new but arrangements can be made to hold them at SEMA has 26 publications in stock – Codes
requirement and has been in existence for at the delegates’ premises. of Practice, ‘Guides’ and European
least 25 years to our knowledge. If you are documents – all of which are available from
aware of some old racking where it is not SEMA Approved Rack Inspectors our Offices. For further information on these
possible to fit locking pins we would suggest Qualification documents contact SEMA or visit our
that the user has more than had a lifetime's This qualification is aimed at professionals website, www.sema.org.uk. and click on
use out of the product and should look to who conduct rack surveys as an integral and ‘Codes of Practice’.
replacing it with newer equipment which does significant part of their duties. It involves
comply with the present SEMA Codes of delegates in undertaking an in-depth SEMA SEMA’s new office
Practice. Course, together with an examination and With effect from December 2006 SEMA’s
practical assessment. CPD will be an new contact details are:
SEMA Technical Enquiries important part of the qualification, SEMA
We hope you find the above article, and those demonstrating to end users that SEMA The National Metalforming Centre
in previous editions, interesting. If you have a Approved Inspectors maintain a high 47 Birmingham Road
query, send it to us by fax or email and we professional standard. West Bromwich
will do our best to have it answered by one of West Midlands, B70 6PY
our technical experts. Date for Your Diary – Tel: 0121 601 6350
SEMA Annual Safety Conference Fax: 0121 601 6373
SEMA Rack Safety Awareness and This year’s Safety Conference, the fifth in the Email: enquiry@sema.org.uk
Inspection Courses series, is scheduled for Thursday, 1st www.sema.org.uk
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