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Storage Racking Inspection and Safe Stacking Practices

Collapsed racking and toppled stacks injure workers and destroy stock, usually after months of small forklift knocks and overloading that nobody logged. This course teaches how to inspect pallet racking, grade damage and enforce safe stacking so that a warehouse stays standing under load. Examples use the adjustable pallet racking, cantilever and block stacking arrangements common in African distribution centres and stores.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how racking is loaded and why uprights and beams fail.
  • Inspect racking components and grade damage using a traffic light system.
  • Enforce load notices, weight limits and correct pallet placement.
  • Apply safe stacking and block storage rules to prevent collapse.
  • Manage forklift and pedestrian interaction around racking aisles.
  • Set up a racking inspection routine and damage reporting process.

Course outline

  1. 01How racking carries load and why it fails
  2. 02Racking components and damage grading
  3. 03Load notices, limits and pallet placement
  4. 04Safe stacking and block storage rules
  5. 05Forklift and pedestrian interaction
  6. 06Racking inspection routines
  7. 07Damage reporting and repair control

Who should attend

Warehouse and store supervisors, forklift operators, stock controllers, facilities staff and safety officers responsible for storage areas.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
13 to 14 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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