Industry Publications
Current and forthcoming SHEDA publications include:-
A Code of Practice on the Installation of Racking and Shelving - £25.
A Code of Practice on Cantilever Racking (price on application).
British Standard and CEN Publications (price on application) -
BSEN292-1 Basic Terminology, methodology
BSEN292-2 Technical Principles and specifications
BS449 Specification for the use of structural steel in building
BS5454 Recommendations for the storage and exhibition of archive documents
BS5950 Structural use of steelwork in building
EC3 Structural Steelwork Design
SEMA Publications (price on application) -
Terms and Descriptions of Storage Equipment (1993)
Code of Practice for the Design of Low Rise Static Steel Shelving (1994)
Code of Practice for the Design of High Rise Static Steel Shelving (1982)
SEMA/FEM 10.2.02. The design of steel pallet and racking and shelving
BITA/SEMA Guidance Note Truck / Racking Interfaces (1991)
Code of Practice for the Use of Static Pallet Racking (1994)
Code of Practice for the Design of Static Racking (1992)
Guide to Industrial Shelving Using Chipboard (1994)
Guideline No.1 - Guide to the Building Regulations (1988) (obsolete) - retained as a reference document.
Guideline No.2 - Guide to Erection Tolerances for Static Racking (1982)
Guideline No.3 - Guide to Industrial Suspended Floors Using Chipboards (1982)
Guideline No.4 - Guide to the Specification of Freestanding High Bay Racking and Clad Racks (1986)
Guideline No.5 - Guide to the Design and Installation of Mobile Shelving (1986)
Guideline No.6 - Guide to the Conduct of Pallet Racking and Shelving Surveys (1997)
Guide to the Specification of Mezzanine Floors (1997)
Code of Practice for the Design of Mobile Racking Systems (1998)
Code of Practice for the Design of Mobile Shleving Systems (2000)
You can obtain a copy of these documents by clicking here.