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■ Racking & Shelving
Is this
your problem?
This month we bring you
SEIRS certification installation teams of 2-6 people;
questions and answers
Q: We currently have our racking • Managers Course aimed at those looking
relating to the Storage
installation carried out by approved after large racking installations perhaps
contractors and are looking to move to involving 20 people or more;
Equipment Installers
another supplier. However the only SEIRS • Refresher Course aimed at those who need
Registration Scheme
certificate of competency they could to update their skills after the three year
(SEIRS), testing imported
supply for their personnel was for one period;
racking and the
person and this was only for an • Mezzanine Course aimed at specialist
introductory course! teams frequently working on this type of
implications of increasing
Could you please let me have an overview structure.
the height of racking.
of the levels of competency that you We would certainly expect the team
provide within your training regime? We supervisor to have been on the appropriate
have extensive racking facilities and would course and while ideally the remainder of the
appreciate your comments on the level of team should have been on a more lowly
competency that you would deem fit for course ,it is possible that a 'stand in' is being
purpose. trained initially under the supervisor's
authority due to illness or changes in
A: All the qualifications under the SEIRS personnel. We would not expect the whole
scheme are valid for a three-year period, after team to be in this category, however. Most
which time the installer is expected to move experienced installers will have been on
up the hierarchy of courses or to have taken a several courses over a period of years and a
refresher course of record of this is maintained.
one sort or another. To check on the qualifications of any
Courses currently run person holding a SEIRS card you should
are: initially contact SEMA. They will be able to
• Installers Skills confirm the qualifications of any individual
Course aimed at those and the level and date of his qualification.
with little experience; We hope that this clarifies the situation but
• Advanced Skills if we can be of further help please do not
Course aimed at those hesitate to make contact with SEMA.
with long experience
who do not wish to Testing imported racking
take on added Q: We are a Swiss company which is
responsibility; considering importing pallet racking from
• Supervisors Course China. However, before making a decision
aimed at those we would like to have the product tested to
looking after small see if it meets European standards. Is
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