HealthandSafetyGuidanceNoteGeneralShelvingSafetyArecentincidentwithintheSchoolinvolvedthesuddencollapseofwallsupportedshelving.Althoughnostaffwereinjured,theincidenthighlightedtheneedtobeawareoftheproperuseandlimitationsofthistypeofshelving.LoadingCapacityItisnotpossibletosetdefinitiveguidanceonmaximumweightsthatwallsupportedshelvingwillsupport.Thestrengthoftheshelvingwilldependuponthetypeofwallmaterial,fixings,numberofverticalsupports,shelfmaterialandtheeventualloadapplied.TypesofShelvingShelvingcanbedividedintothreetypes:RecommendedLoadingShelvingTypelowmediumhigh1Wallsupported���2Floorstandingbookcase*���3Floorsupportedracking*���*mayrequireadditionalwallbracingdependingupontheheightoftheunit.Whereamaximumloadingcapacityisnotknownacommonsenseapproachisrequired.Low:ornaments,plants,smallnumberoflightweightfilesorbooksMedium:journals,A4files,booksHigh:boxes,boxfiles,heavyorbulkyequipmentDecidingontheappropriateshelvingShelvingrequirementsshouldbediscussedwithEstateManagementstaffwhowilladviseonanyrestrictionssuchasasbestosorplasterboardthatmayaffectthetypeofshelvingthatcanbeused.Staffareencouragedtousefloor-standingbookcase,astheyareportableanddonotdamagethewallwhenstaffarerelocated.Largebookcasesandrackingunitswillneedtobesecuredtothewallsoastopreventthemtopplingover.Storeroomsusedtostoreheavyorlargequantitiesofmaterialshouldbefittedwithpurposemaderacking.Maximumloadbearingcapacitiesforthistypeofshelvingisgenerallyavailableincatalogues.ScalesareavailablefromtheHealthandSafetyOfficerforidentifyingweightsofunknownitemsorestimatingthepotentialloadingcapacity.SafeaccessarrangementsanduseofstepladdersShelvingshouldnotbetoohigh.Wherehighlevelaccessisrequired,kickstoolsorstepladdersmustbeprovided.Aregisterofallladdersshouldbekeptandregularsafetychecksundertaken.Stepladdersshouldhaveahandsupportandthesafeheight(normallytworungsfromthetop)notexceeded.Theremustbesufficientspacetomanoeuvreanderecttheladder.Stepladdersshouldnotbeusedsidewaysontotheshelvingastheyareinherentlyunstable.Largestepladdersmayrequiresomeonetosupportthebaseoftheladder,aswellastoprovideassistanceintransferringloads.StorageofitemsLarge,heavyorbulkyitemsshouldnotbestoredabovewaistlevel.TheManualHandlingRegulationsapplytotheliftingormovingofloads.Amanualhandlingriskassessmentmayberequiredforcertainactivities.FurtherguidancecanbefoundintheStaffGSAIntranetathttp://intranet.gsa.ac.ukorVLEWebsiteathttp://VLE.gsa.ac.ukandfromyourlinemanager/supervisor.Shelvingshouldbefittedwithbookends.Noshelvingsupportsorstoreditemshouldcomeintocontactwithlightfittingsorsmokedetectors.Storeroomsshouldhavesuitableandsufficientlightingandkeptclearofclutter.InspectingandcheckingshelvingShelvingshouldbecheckedbyDepartments/SchoolsinthefirstinstanceusingtheChecklistguide(seebelow)TheinspectionofshelvingshouldformpartoftheregularsafetyinspectionprogrammeundertakenbyDepartmentsandSchoolsHealthandSafetyChampionordesignatedStaff.Allstaffhavearesponsibilitytoreportanydefectiveshelvingandnottomisuseequipmentprovided.Anydefectsorconcernsshouldbereportedtoyourlinemanager/supervisorimmediately.Followinganinspectionwheredefectsordeficienciesareidentifiedandcannotberesolvedlocally,youshouldseekfurtheradvicefromtheHealthandSafetyOfficer(ext.1424).FurtherGuidanceHSEWebsite:http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/experience/storing.htmandforManualHandling:http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg143.pdfDepartmental/SchoolShelvingChecklistCOMPLETEDBY:………………………………………………..DATE:……………………………ROOM:…………………………………..BUILDING:……………………………..DEPT/SCHOOL:………………………………………………..TYPE:……………………………….�Isthetypeofshelvingappropriateforitsuse?�Aretheaccessarrangementssatisfactory?�Arethewallsupportssecurelyfixed?�Arelarge/heavyitemsstoredproperlyatlowlevel?�Arebookendsfitted?�Arehighlevelbookcasesorrackingunitssecurelyfixedtothewall?�Havestepladders/kickstoolsbeencheckedregularly?�Istheshelvingshowingsignsofbowing?�Doanylightfittings/smokedetectorscomeintocontactwiththeshelvingoranyofthestoreditems?�Doestheroomhavesufficientlighting?�Isamanualhandlingriskassessmentrequired?CommentsTickasappropriateN/ANOYESFURTHERCOMMENTS/ACTIONSREQUIRED
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