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Industrial Shelving Certification

Calculation of Strength and Static Validation of Industrial Storage Racks.

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Industrial Racking Certification Experts

At Grupo TICE, we are specialists in the certification of industrial shelving, offering a comprehensive technical service that verifies the real load capacity, structural stability, and safe operating conditions of any storage system. Our work includes strength calculations, static validation, and the issuance of load plates in accordance with regulatory requirements, ensuring that each shelf operates with guarantees and supports the intended loads in your warehouse.

Using a methodology based on European regulations, especially UNE-EN 15512, and structural engineering criteria, we certify new, existing or undocumented installations, providing detailed technical reports that allow you to work with complete confidence and reduce risks in demanding logistics operations.

What is a Certificate of Industrial Shelving?

Industrial racking certification is the process by which it is guaranteed that a storage system meets the necessary safety conditions to support the loads foreseen in its design. This process allows the permissible capacity of each rack to be defined and documented, ensuring that all elements, levels, modules, and pallets operate within the established structural limits. At Grupo TICE, we issue technical reports and visible load plates, which reflect the maximum authorised capacities for safe warehouse use.

Within this certification, load calculation is integrated. This involves analysing the structural components of the racking system (frames, beams, bracings, uprights, connections, and anchors) to determine their behaviour under real loads, impacts, and typical operating conditions. Based on this analysis, static validation verifies that the existing installation complies with the capacity, stability, and safety requirements established by UNE-EN 15512 and associated standards. This process confirms the suitability of the system, defines the maximum permissible loads per level and per bay, and ensures safe and compliant use according to current regulations.

Why choose Grupo TICE for Industrial Shelving Certification

Choosing a specialised partner is key to ensuring that industrial shelving meets the required structural and regulatory standards. At Grupo TICE, we bring engineering, real-world warehouse experience, and a comprehensive approach that combines calculation, validation, and documentation to offer a reliable and long-lasting solution.

Specialist Engineering

We have extensive experience in structural calculations and certification of metal shelving, applying advanced engineering criteria to guarantee safe, stable installations capable of withstanding defined loads in demanding logistics environments.

Normative Approach

We work in accordance with UNE-EN 15512 regulations and storage standards, aligning our reports with the requirements demanded by technical inspections, prevention audits, and control bodies to ensure fully traceable and compliant certification.

Holistic View

We integrate resistance calculations, static validation, and racking inspections, obtaining a complete system overview. This approach allows us to identify structural risks, optimise configurations, and offer solutions that improve overall warehouse safety.

Certified Documentation

We deliver comprehensive technical reports, calculation reports, and clearly identified load plates, providing verifiable documentation that supports the system's capacity for audits, inspections, and legal requirements.

Close and clear communication

We transform complex technical analyses into understandable conclusions for warehouse managers, PRSEs and maintenance teams. This facilitates decision-making and ensures the correct implementation of measures that guarantee the safety of the storage system.

Commitment to Safety

Our aim is for every shelving unit to operate with long-term stability and efficiency. We provide solutions that reduce risks, prevent overloads, and ensure reliable and sustainable operation of the storage system in any industrial environment.

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When to carry out a Static Validation for Industrial Shelving

Static validation is essential to ensure that an industrial racking system operates within its intended structural limits and complies with applicable regulations. At Grupo TICE, we recommend carrying it out whenever there are changes to the installation, loads, or usage conditions that could affect the safety of the storage system. The most common situations are the following:

Commissioning of New Warehouses.

Before starting operations in a new warehouse or with new racking, it is essential to verify that the system supports the planned loads and meets the technical and regulatory requirements for safe use from day one.

Lack of Technical Documentation.

When certificates, structural calculations or load plates are unavailable for existing shelving, it is essential to validate the real capacity of the system to prevent overloads and correctly define the permissible use limits.

Changes in Load Type or Characteristics.

Variations in weight, dimensions, type of pallet or container can alter the structural behaviour of the shelving. Validation ensures it remains suitable for the new load.

System Configuration Modification.

Changes to the number of levels, the clear height, the bay spacing, the beam type or system extensions require re-checking the strength and structural stability of the racking.

Use of Second-Hand Shelving.

Reused systems or those from different manufacturers may present differences in profiles, thicknesses or joints which affect load-bearing capacity. Validating their strength is essential before putting them into safe service.

Doubts about Load Capacity.

Visible damage, deformations, impacts, or technical uncertainty are indicators that validation is necessary to ascertain the actual condition of the installation and ensure warehouse safety.

Benefits of Industrial Shelving Certification

Performing resistance calculations and static validation provides essential guarantees for safe working, optimising storage capacity, and complying with applicable regulations. At Grupo TICE, we offer a technical service that provides structural stability, operational clarity, and verifiable documentation.

Structural Safety.

An updated validation reduces the risk of collapses, excessive deformations, or structural failures. Understanding the real behaviour of the racking allows for operation within safe limits and protects both the facility and the stored goods.

Regulatory Compliance.

The certification ensures that the system complies with UNE-EN 15512 regulations and occupational risk prevention requirements. This avoids penalties, facilitates audits, and guarantees that the shelving is used legally and safely.

Operational Confidence.

Staff have clear information on maximum capacities per level and module, avoiding overloads and incorrect distributions. This improves efficiency, reduces errors, and ensures a more orderly and controlled operation of the warehouse.

Capacity Optimisation.

With precise calculations, it is possible to adjust settings, heights, and levels to improve the use of space without compromising safety. This allows for an increase in available capacity while maintaining structural stability.

Trust and Technical Traceability.

Technical documentation and load plates provide verifiable evidence of the installation's condition. They are fundamental for internal audits, insurance, inspections, and for demonstrating technical conformity to clients or external bodies.

Projects requiring Industrial Shelving Certification

Industrial racking certification is particularly necessary in projects where the storage system is subjected to changes, high operational demands, or a lack of reliable technical information. In these scenarios, having structural validation carried out by specialist engineering is key to ensuring that the racking operates within safe and compliant limits. At Grupo TICE, we are involved in various types of industrial and logistics projects, adapting the calculations and certification to the reality of each installation to ensure stable, traceable, and safe storage.

Warehouse Design or Review with Different Palletisation Systems.

We intervene in warehouses with conventional, compact, dynamic, or cantilever pallet racking, verifying that each configuration complies with regulations, supports the planned loads, and guarantees safe operation in demanding logistics environments.

Racking validation in logistics centres with high forklift activity.

We analyse structures subjected to frequent impacts and heavy forklift traffic, checking stability, resistance, and potential deformations, to ensure safe use and prolong the facility's lifespan.

Regularisation of Old Installations without Technical Load Documentation.

We carry out resistance calculations and static validations for shelving that lacks plans, certificates, or load plates, allowing for the recovery of technical traceability and certification of capacities in accordance with current regulations.

Adaptation of Shelving for New Products or Heavier Loads.

We recalculate capacities when heavier products or those with different dimensions are incorporated, checking that the racking can maintain the necessary stability and safety after the change in operation or load type.

Validation of Second-Hand Shelving Before Reuse.

We certify reused shelving or shelving from different manufacturers, checking its condition, strength, and structural compatibility before integrating it into a new facility, thus avoiding risks associated with non-approved installations.

Technical Experience and Guarantee in Industrial Racking Certification

With extensive experience in engineering applied to storage systems, at Grupo TICE we have a specialised team for the structural calculation and certification of industrial shelving. This experience allows us to accurately assess installations, detect risks, and offer reliable diagnoses that provide clarity to warehouse managers, PRSES, and maintenance personnel.

Our service integrates analysis according to UNE-EN 15512, static validation, and the necessary technical documentation to certify the actual capacity of each shelving unit. This approach guarantees a rigorous, verifiable result that is fully aligned with the operational and regulatory requirements of current logistics environments.

At Grupo TICE, we combine methodology, technical knowledge, and clear communication to provide a robust, traceable, and safety-oriented service. The objective is to ensure that each storage system operates stably, efficiently, and in accordance with the required structural specifications.

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Working Methodology for Industrial Racking Certification

At Grupo TICE, we follow a certification process based on engineering criteria and UNE-EN 15512 and 15635 standards. This method allows us to accurately validate the system's resistance and ensure that each installation operates with the correct loads and with complete technical traceability.

Data Collection.

We collect dimensions, geometries, thicknesses, steel grades, connections, anchors, and level configurations. This detailed survey allows for the precise modelling of the shelving and establishes the technical basis for strength and stability calculations.

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System Identification.

We determine the manufacturer and model wherever possible. When no documentation exists, we characterise the elements through dimensional and structural analysis, ensuring that the calculation accurately reproduces the real behaviour of the installed system.

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Definition of Loads.

We establish capacity per pallet, loads per level, total weight per module, and possible unfavourable combinations. This analysis defines the real working scenarios of the shelving and allows us to calculate its structural behaviour using engineering criteria.

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Structural Calculation.

We apply UNE-EN 15512 to analyse stresses, deflections, and safety factors. This calculation determines whether the racking meets the resistance requirements or if configuration or load limits need to be adjusted to ensure safe use.

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Stability Check.

We assess buckling, overturning, bracing, stiffness and ground anchors. This global check confirms that the structure maintains its stability even in demanding load situations and guarantees the integrity of the system during daily operation.

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Technical Memorandum.

We issue the load study with maximum admissible capacities, usage limitations, and operational recommendations. The documentation offers traceability for audits, occupational risk prevention, and insurers, ensuring complete and fully justifiable certification.

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Charging Plates.

We design and install panels with capacity per level and module, in accordance with current regulations. Correct identification ensures safe use of the shelving, facilitates supervision, and guarantees compliance with documentary obligations.

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FAQs about our Industrial Racking Certification Service

Every how often should static validation of an industrial shelving unit be updated?

At Grupo TICE, we recommend reviewing and updating the static validation of a shelving unit whenever any change occurs that could affect its structural behaviour. Although there is no fixed periodicity in the regulations, experience in industrial warehouses shows that the structure can be compromised by operational modifications, impacts, or changes in load that often go unnoticed by the user.

At Grupo TICE, we recommend carrying out periodic inspections, the frequency of which we determine on a personalised basis after assessing the characteristics of the storage system and its operational demands. In this way, we ensure that the racking maintains its load capacity, complies with safety requirements, and continues to function according to the criteria established in the initial certification.

This preventive approach allows for reliable operation, avoids unexpected overloads, and ensures that the storage system remains safe and stable over time.

What documentation is provided after the certification of industrial shelving?

At Grupo TICE, we deliver all the necessary documentation to accredit the real capacity and safe usage conditions of the shelving. This includes a technical report with the results of the strength calculations, static validation, and maximum capacities per level and per bay in accordance with applicable regulations.

Furthermore, we supply certified load plates, which must be installed at the ends of the shelving and which clearly indicate the permitted limits for safe usage. This documentation, along with associated technical diagrams and records, provides complete traceability and is valid for audits, inspections, and insurers.

What is the difference between a technical inspection and structural certification of racking?

At Grupo TICE, we clearly distinguish between technical inspection and structural certification, as each process fulfils a different objective within warehouse safety.

The technical inspection focuses on checking the physical condition of the racking: deformations, impacts, damage to beams or frames, absence of anchors, or tampered elements. Its purpose is to detect visible issues that could compromise the daily use of the installation and propose the corresponding corrective actions.

Structural certification of racking, on the other hand, goes a step further. It includes strength calculations, static validation, and the definition of maximum load capacities in accordance with regulations. This process determines whether the racking can safely support the intended loads and provides the necessary technical documentation and load plates to certify its safe use.

While the inspection identifies problems, certification rigorously confirms with technical expertise that the shelving is structurally sound and meets the legal and operational requirements of the warehouse.

Is it safe to use industrial shelving without visible load plates?

No. Operating industrial racking without visible load plates presents a significant risk, as personnel lack clear information on permitted load limits. Without this signage, it is very easy to exceed the system's actual capacity, increasing the likelihood of deformations, structural failures, or even partial collapses.

At Grupo TICE, we consider load plates an essential element for ensuring safe and compliant usage. These plates indicate the maximum capacity per level and per module, and help personnel make correct decisions during daily warehouse operations.

Its absence can cause issues in audits, inspections, or certification processes, as they represent a fundamental part of the visible documentation that attests to the safety of the storage system.

How long does it take to certify industrial shelving and obtain load plates?

The time required to certify an industrial shelving unit depends on the size of the installation and the complexity of the structural analysis. At Grupo TICE, we adapt the process to each project, carrying out data collection and resistance calculations without interfering with warehouse operations.

In most cases, certification can be completed within reduced timeframes, as a large part of the technical work is carried out in the office. Load plates are issued once the maximum permissible capacities have been validated. For installations without documentation or with special configurations, timelines can be adjusted to ensure accurate and totally reliable diagnostics.

Why is it important to hire a specialised company to certify industrial shelving?

Industrial racking certification requires specific knowledge of structural engineering, storage regulations, and advanced technical analysis. That's why it's essential to work with a specialised company. At Grupo TICE, we apply calculation criteria in accordance with UNE-EN 15512, perform static validations based on real data, and guarantee that each racking system can safely support the loads planned for your daily operations.

A non-specialist team might overlook critical factors such as overall stability, the influence of load combinations, component compatibility, or the existence of deformations that compromise the system's capacity. Furthermore, only expert engineering can issue valid technical documentation and load plates for audits, risk prevention, insurers, or official inspections.

With a professional service, the client obtains a reliable diagnosis, precise recommendations and the guarantee that their storage system is rigorously certified, reducing risks and protecting both the facility and the warehouse's operations.

How much does the racking strength calculation and certification service cost?

The cost of calculating the resistance and certification of industrial shelving primarily depends on the complexity of the storage system, the size of the facility, and the available technical information. At Grupo TICE, we evaluate each case individually, as not all shelving requires the same level of analysis nor presents the same structural conditions.

Factors such as the number of modules, the variety of configurations, the absence of manufacturer documentation, or the need to validate components from different models can influence the final budget. The cost may also vary when a detailed profile survey is required or when special configurations, such as dynamic, compact, or cantilever systems, need to be studied.

Our objective is to offer a tailored, transparent, and technically rigorous solution. Therefore, we prepare personalised quotes that guarantee the client receives exactly the level of certification they need, without unnecessary costs and with the assurance of a complete and verifiable structural analysis.

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