Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations · 2007 Revised Edition · Part III · General Provisions Relating to Safety
24. Storage of goods
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All goods, articles and substances which are stored, stacked or placed in a workplace shall be stored, stacked or placed —
in such manner as not to interfere with —
the adequate distribution of natural or artificial light;
the proper operation of any machinery or other equipment;
the unobstructed use of passageways or traffic lanes; and
the efficient functioning of sprinkler systems or the use of other fire-fighting equipment;
on a firm foundation not liable to settle;
in such manner as not to overload the foundation or floors; and
in such manner, and using such supporting structures as may be necessary, as to ensure the stability, and to prevent the collapse, of the goods, articles or substances.
Any goods, articles or substances which are stored, stacked or placed in a workplace shall not be stored, stacked or placed against a wall or partition unless the wall or partition is of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure.
If loads are to be suspended from the roof of any workplace, the roof shall be of sufficient strength to carry the loads.
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to comply with paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).
Subregulation 1
All goods, articles and substances which are stored, stacked or placed in a workplace shall be stored, stacked or placed —
in such manner as not to interfere with —
the adequate distribution of natural or artificial light;
the proper operation of any machinery or other equipment;
the unobstructed use of passageways or traffic lanes; and
the efficient functioning of sprinkler systems or the use of other fire-fighting equipment;
on a firm foundation not liable to settle;
in such manner as not to overload the foundation or floors; and
in such manner, and using such supporting structures as may be necessary, as to ensure the stability, and to prevent the collapse, of the goods, articles or substances.
Subregulation 2
Any goods, articles or substances which are stored, stacked or placed in a workplace shall not be stored, stacked or placed against a wall or partition unless the wall or partition is of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure.
Subregulation 3
If loads are to be suspended from the roof of any workplace, the roof shall be of sufficient strength to carry the loads.
Subregulation 4
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to comply with paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).