What does a Red Risk on racking mean?
Red risks on racking are situations where a critical level of damage is identified. The area of racking should be immediately offloaded and isolated from future use.
The racking can be re-used when the necessary repair work is carried out and the system is re-inspected for safety. Such repair work would usually be by replacement of the damaged component.
You should have a method of isolating areas to ensure that they do not come back into use before the repair work is carried out. For example, a particular bay could be offloaded in the presence of the inspector and roped off to prevent further use.
What does an Amber Risk on racking mean?
An amber risk on racking would identify an area where the damage was sufficiently severe to warrant remedial work, but not so severe as to warrant the immediate offloading of the rack.
Once load is removed from a damaged component, the component should not be reloaded until repairs have been carried out.
You should have a method of isolating such racks to ensure they do not come back into use until the necessary racking repairs have been carried out. The equipment should then be certified as safe before the rack is reloaded.
You could also use dated racking damage report tags to indicate the racks are not to be used until repaired.
Any racking with an AMBER RISK category damage should be re-categorised as RED RISK if remedial work has not been carried out within four weeks of the original identification.
What does a Green Risk on racking mean?
Green level damage on racking indicates the rack does not need to be offloaded or repaired immediately. This category indicates the racking components are considered safe and serviceable.
Such components should be recorded as suitable for further service until the next management inspection. The components should be clearly identified for specific re-examination and reassessment at future inspections.
Exceeding the green level should be considered damage and causes risk to the racking system.
