Founded in 1987 by Philip Pinel, Storage Equipment Safety Service Ltd (SESS) is the only completely independent, professional, Rack Safety Inspection Company covering the UK, Ireland and Europe. We specialise just in the consideration of Safety and therefore supply a matchless service; every of our rack safety inspectors, throughout our network, has many year’s experience in the storage equipment industry and all our rack safety inspections are performed in accordance with BS EN 15635:2008. SESS are respected members of the Storage Equipment Manufacturer’s Association (SEMA) and have individual membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Since September 1990 SESS have held the quality standards, erstwhile BS 5750 Part 2, now ISO 9001:2015 Certificate No FS 10668 and in November 2000 succeed the National Standard for Investors in People and have been successfully re-assessed since. SESS is the just totally independent firm in the UK, Ireland and Europe supplying  rack safety inspections. We have a broad diversity  of customers that contain many blue chip companies. The firm continues to grow and expand throughout these fields. Rack Safety Inspections are covered by legislation in the UK under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999. In Ireland, Rack Safety Inspections are covered by legislation under the Safety, Health & Welfare Act 2005.

In 1990 SESS was the first firm to supply  a whole diversity of rack related training courses to the industry.

Our principle activities are:

• Rack Safety Inspections
• Rack Safety Inspection and Rack Maintenance training courses (SEMA & IOSH Approved)
• Calculation and production of safe working load notices
• Collapse investigations
• Mezzanine floor structural surveys
• Warehouse planning and racking layouts
• Rack installation management.
• Sales of related safety products by way of our Web Store
• Ongoing technical support and recommendation