Sabre Racking Safety Audit

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Audit information and standards

• Hazard Priority: 1 - HIGH - Uncontainable safety threat, 2 - MEDIUM - Containable safety threat, 3 - LOW - Other work

• Immediate Action Taken :DANGER - Barricade area - unload racking, Replace in-kind components, Instruct /change practice

• Frame: Should be level and inside measurement MAX deviation from plumb 1:240 (1/2 in for each 120 in) of frame height.

• Front uprights:
  Bent (in) >3mm but < 6 mm Priority 2
  Bent (in) >6 mm Priority 1
  Bent (sideways) > 5mm but <10mm - Priority 2
  Bent (sideways) > 10mm - Priority 1
  Highly localized damage such as dents, kinks or tears in uprights are Priority 1

• Rear Upgright: Upright dislodged or dented (no CSA standard here - refer to FEM 10.2.04

• Horizontal Brace:
  Damaged (weld broken, dented or missing) bent <10mm - Priority 2
  Bent>10mm - Priority 1

• Diagonal Brace:
  Damaged (weld broke, dented or missing) bent <10mm - Priority 2
  Bent >10mm - Priority 1

• Footplate: Damaged, not in position

• Floor Fixings: Damaged, missing, loose - bolts

• Safety Guard: Safety guard attached to upright - damaged

• Safety Bar/Cage: Missing, damaged

• Beam:
  Damaged, dislodged, yielded (permanently bent)
  MAX allowable deflection under load not to exceed 1/180 of the span measured with respect to the ends of the beam, if it exceeds this safety factor Priority 1

• Locking Pins: Damaged, missing

• Load Capacities: Missing, Not clearly marked

• Shims: Not equal in size to baseplate, not anchored properly

• All parts of a frame section have to be from the same manufacture.

Tools needed

• • High quality 25 foot tape measure
  • Branded tapered edge
  • 3 foot spirit level
  • 18 inch straight edge
  • High quality steel rule
  • String line
  • damage identification labels

Reference videos on youtube.com Beams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX039EWwbh4 Uprights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBRdPp-dD2E Anchors - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yjgh_-I0xg

Frame - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBRdPp-dD2E

• Post / Column Damage

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Corrosion or Rust

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Diagonal Brace Missing / Damage

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Horizontal Brace Missing / Damage

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Frame Out of Plumb

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

Beam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX039EWwbh4

• Connector Damage

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Dent on Face of Beam

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Bent (Permanently)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Flange Damage (Top or Bottom)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

Assembly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yjgh_-I0xg

• Beam Connector Improper

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Baseplate - Missing or Damaged

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Shims - Missing or Damaged

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Spacers - Row or Wall - Missing or Damaged

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Safety Pin - Missing or Damaged or Incorrect

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Anchors - Missing or Damaged or Loose

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Safety Bar - Missing, Damaged, Shifted[ts] Location

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Racking Assembled Incorrectly/Incompatible

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Repairs - Improper Repair Identified

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Are all parts of the racking the same model and manufacture?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Usage

• Pallet Overhangs

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Clearance - Insufficient - Loads or Top of Beam

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Pallet Condition – Damage

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Pallet - Improper Size for Rack

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Overload Condition

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Double Stacked Pallets – Unstable

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Unsafe Forklift Operation

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

Other

• Housekeeping

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Lighting – Substandard

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

• Load Capacity Info missing/Inadequate

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Location

• Hazard Priority

• Immediate Action Taken

• Follow Up Date

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