A Pre-Start Health and Safety Review (PSR) is a written technical engineering assessment made by a professional engineer or an engineering firm of any pallet racking, indicating measures required to ensure compliance with Regulation 851, section 7 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
When is it required?
A PSR should be performed prior to placing using racking.
Why is it required?
A PSR is required to identify and eliminate workplace hazards through proper safeguarding of the racking..
- Stage One
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Preliminary visit to determine the scope of the work and review as follows:
Determine whether or not the racking is installed according to current applicable standards.
- Stage Two
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Taking pictures of racking
Damage assessment of racking
- Stage Three
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Off-site review of all Stage #3 activities as follows:
Identifying all deficiencies, if there is any.
Recommendations to rectify all deficiencies, if there is any.
- Stage Four
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Presentation of PSR report
Issuing a final Pre-Start Health & Safety Review.
Discuss all deficiencies and remedies.
Advise actions to be taken to comply with the regulations and acts.
Provide estimate of costs of repairs and or replacement required to pass PSR.
Provide drawing or sketch of layout and beam elevations.
Provide load beam and upright capacities.
Provide a PSR report stamped by a professional engineer.
- How Long is the Process?
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The above-mentioned 4-stages process will typically take 1 week to 2 weeks.