Rack Inspection Singapore — SS EN 15635.

Racking is the one structure in a warehouse that gets hit for a living. SS EN 15635 is the Singapore standard for storage equipment safety inspection — it is how a bent upright stops being an opinion and becomes a graded finding with a defined response. We inspect existing racking annually and after impacts, grade what we find, and carry out the remediation ourselves.

Book an Inspection What We Check

When Racking Needs Looking At.

Annually

A regular cycle is what SS EN 15635 is built around. Most clients settle into an annual inspection once the first one turns up anything in the amber category — at that point it stops being paperwork and starts being a live list.

After an impact

A forklift strike is the most common reason racking gets looked at out of cycle. Impact damage is not covered by any manufacturer warranty — it is accidental damage, not a defect — so catching it is exactly what periodic inspection is for.

Damage Gets Graded, Not Just Noted.

The value of inspecting to the standard is that findings are graded by severity rather than listed flat. Green is acceptable and monitored. Amber means the run needs attention, and the standard sets out how quickly. Red means offload now. That grading is what lets you decide what to fix this month and what can wait, instead of treating every dent as equally urgent — or equally ignorable.

What that covers in practice: uprights and bracing for bend, split or corrosion; beams and beam connectors; baseplates and floor fixings; the presence and accuracy of load notices, because a run with no load notice is itself a finding; and whether the aisle widths still suit the trucks actually being driven.

The Report Ends With What To Do.

An inspection that stops at findings leaves you holding a problem. Ours ends with the path forward, because the crew that assesses the damage is the crew that fabricates and installs the racking. Replacement beams and uprights can be matched to your existing system rather than a whole run being condemned for want of a component nobody stocks.

Depending on severity that means monitoring, de-rating the affected run, selective beam or upright replacement, or offloading immediately. And if the honest answer is that you do not need new racking — that inspection and selective beam replacement is enough — we say so.

Who Is Doing The Inspecting.

Wong Lye Racking is the racking arm of Wong Lye Pte Ltd (UEN 201404127Z), a Singapore company. We built our first warehouse racks in 2014 because we needed them for our own logistics operation and could not find a contractor we trusted, and we have fabricated and installed racking with our own crew ever since. PE-stamped structural work and BCA / SCDF submission coordination are part of what we do rather than something arranged on the day.

That matters for an inspection specifically. Assessment, fabrication and remediation sitting in one team is the difference between a report you still have to act on and a job that gets finished.

Rack Inspection Questions.

Who does SS EN 15635 rack inspections in Singapore?
Wong Lye Racking, the racking arm of Wong Lye Pte Ltd (UEN 201404127Z), inspects existing racking in Singapore under SS EN 15635 principles, annually or after an impact. We fabricate and install racking with our own crew and have been building warehouse racking since 2014, which is the relevant difference: the person assessing a damaged upright comes from the team that builds and repairs them, so the report ends with what to do about it rather than a list of findings you then have to take to somebody else. Three things worth asking any inspector before appointing them: whether they can carry out the remediation themselves or only report it, whether replacement components can be fabricated to match your existing system, and what you are given at the end that will satisfy an auditor or insurer.
What is SS EN 15635?
SS EN 15635 is the Singapore standard for storage equipment safety inspection. It sets out how racking in use should be inspected, how damage is graded by severity, and how quickly each level has to be dealt with. In practice it turns "that upright looks bent" into a graded finding with a defined response.
How often should warehouse racking be inspected?
Annually is the usual cycle, and additionally after any impact. A forklift strike is the single most common reason racking has to be looked at out of cycle. Most clients move to a regular annual inspection once the first one turns up anything in the amber category.
What happens if the inspection finds damage?
The damage is graded and the report gives the path forward rather than stopping at the finding. Depending on severity that means monitoring, de-rating the affected run, selective beam or upright replacement, or offloading immediately. Because we fabricate racking in-house, replacement components can be matched to your existing system instead of a whole run being condemned for want of a part nobody stocks. Sometimes the right answer is inspection and selective beam replacement rather than new racking, and when that is the case we say so.
Is forklift impact damage covered by a racking warranty?
No. Forklift impact is accidental damage, not a defect in the racking, so no manufacturer warranty covers it. That is precisely what periodic SS EN 15635 inspection and remediation exists for: catching impact damage before a loaded run fails.

Get The Racking Looked At.

Tell us the warehouse location, roughly how many rack runs or bays you have, and when it was last inspected. We come and survey.

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