Who can perform a rack inspection?

WorkSafeBC regulation states that a “qualified person” should perform rack inspections.

Section 1.1 of the Regulation defines a “qualified person” as being knowledgeable of the work, the hazards involved, and the means to control the hazards, by reason of education, training, experience or a combination thereof.

Note that the regulation holds the employer responsible for ensuring the competency of the “qualified person”.

In our opinion, the people most qualified to inspect racking are those who are responsible for engineering storage solutions from the ground up. Specifically: rack sales representatives with access to engineers. Greg and Kevin are uniquely qualified for several reasons:

• 15 years combined experience selling engineered racking solutions
• The ability to generate formalized rack inspection reports and engineered rack repairs or replacements
• Familiarity and a working relationship with WorkSafeBC
• Both were involved in the consultation process which resulted in the new regulation

Want to discuss WorksafeBC’s new regulation with us?

Greg Hubbert