Dexion DEEPSTOR DEIVE-IN PALLET RACKING - Manual (Page 34)

Deepstor
User Instructions
ISSUE 1
User Instruction
AUGUST 2003
Page 28
RISK ASSESSMENT
GREEN RISK
Damage requiring surveillance.
For damage to frames in which the limits illustrated are not exceeded.
This would indicate racks where some damage was present but was considered non-critical.
Such damaged components should be recorded as suitable for further service until the next
management inspection, but clearly identified for further re-examination at future inspections.
ORANGE RISK
Hazardous damage requiring action as soon as possible.
For damage to frames in which the limits illustrated are exceeded by up to a factor of two.
This would identify an area where the damage was sufficiently severe to warrant remedial work but
not so severe as to warrant the immediate off-loading of the rack. Once the rack is unloaded
however, it should not be re-loaded until repairs have been carried out. In the event that the
storage position remains full for several days after the initial identification of the problem, the rack
should be off-loaded for repair without further delay.
The USER company must have a method of isolating such racks to ensure that they do not come
back into use until the necessary repairs have been carried out and the equipment certified as
safe. For example, use could be made of dated adhesive labels, which indicate racks that are not
to be re-loaded until rectified. In practice any racking with ORANGE RISK category damage
should be re-designated RED RISK damage if remedial work has not been carried out within four
weeks of the original designation.
RED RISK
Very serious damage requiring immediate action.
For damage to frames in which the limits illustrated exceed a factor greater than two.
These are situations where a critical level of damage is identified which warrants an area of racking
being immediately off-loaded and isolated from future use until repair work is carried out. Such
repair work would involve replacement of the damaged item.
USER companies must have a method of isolating areas to ensure that they do not come back into
use prior to the repair work being carried out. For example, a particular bay could be off-loaded in
the presence of the inspector and roped off to prevent further use.