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Instructions Safety Rules for the mounting and handling of META
shelves
Safety Rules for the mounting and handling of META shelves
Please read the information presented in this guideline thoroughly
before you start mounting your META shelves. Please follow in
the course of mounting and during the utilization of the shelves
exactly the advice given in these guide-lines and follow the
instructions in our order documents as well as the advice given by
our technical experts.
The shelf components supplied by META are allowed to be
utilized only in the framework of the technical purpose intended.
META does not accept any warranty for improper handling,
utilization or mounting.
All details in these instructions do not apply to outdoor racks or
racks that are additionally subject to stress by wind, snow,
earthquakes or other additional loads. In such cases, individual
dimensioning by the manufacturer is essential.
It is possible that the conditions for the utilization of the shelves
are changed, when they are placed at a different location, when
they are altered in their construction or when they are newly
erected.
In case the construction of the shelves is altered or when
difficulties are encountered during erection, you are strongly
advised to ask for META experts to assist you.
Mounting and erection work is allowed to be carried out only when
the shelves are empty, according to our Mounting and Handling
Instruction Sheets attached.
The shelves are permitted to be loaded only after the mounting
work has completely been completed.
For the mounting of the shelves, a minimum of two persons is
required. Very useful in this connection is a table with a height up
to the hips, or two free standing horses, on which the individual
components can be placed for the preliminary mounting.
When joining the various components, it is not allowed to use
great force to forcibly insert by means of a metal hammer or by
using a lever. On principle, use only a rubber hammer or a soft
wooden intermediary layer.
We, as the manufacturers of shelf constructions, have submitted
and dedicated ourselves to the Quality and Testing Regulations
RAL-RG 614, recognized by the RAL Institute, in order to prevent
injuries of persons and material damage.
In the course of planning shelf installations, the "Guidelines for
Storage Installations and devices BGR 234" of the Main
Association of the industrial trade organizations, status 10/88, as
well as the relevant regulations governing the prevailing
conditions at the workplace are binding, and the general
regulations for the prevention of accidents must be adhered to.
META states the maximum supporting loads and the pressures
allowed to be exerted on the surfaces of the areas at the ground.
The customer and user must ensure that the bearing capacity of
the ground at the place of mounting can safely withstand these
loads. Unless specific details are made to the contrary, META
assumes that the minimum permissible floor pressure is 50 kg/
cm².
The minimum width for traffic aisles in shelf constructions is 1.25
m, the minimum width of sub-aisles is 0.75 m. The minimum
safety distance between the means of transportation and the
shelves must be 0.50 m on either side.
The maximum possible shelf and field loads as stated are not
allowed to be exceeded.
Shelves with a shelf load of more than 200 kg or a field load of
more than 1000 kg must be equipped with a name plate.
The necessary details on this name plate are as follows:
Manufacturer, year of construction or number of commissioning,
admissible shelf and field loads. The name plate supplied must be
attached at a conspicuous place of the construction.
In the case of corrosive active industrial floors (e.g. magnesite
floors), an insulation of the support base areas must be provided
for. The instructions for use, issued by the floor manufacturers,
must be strictly observed.
Shelf constructions are allowed to be loaded only in strict
compliance with the purpose intended on the basis of the details
specified. Loading of the shelves should be carried out in a
uniform manner, because the static design is based on
assumption that the area loading will be effected uniformly.
Impact loads on certain points only and sliding loads must, on
principle, be avoided.
Persons are not allowed to stand or walk on the shelf frames and
shelf boards.
Bearing components that are damaged or deformed out of shape
must be replaced without delay because the nominal load
capacity is warranted by META on the condition that the complete
construction is in perfect shape.
According to §10 Testing of Equipment of the Appliance and
Product Safety Act, the testing of racks is obligatory.
We recommend:
- monthly inspection for damage performed by the plant operator
and
- yearly inspection by the manufacturer
Mandatory annual inspections for warehouse equipment
The employer is obligated to inspect all of its warehouse
equipment - including all electric-powered vehicles as well as
static shelving - systematically and at regular intervals. Providing
that the racking manufacturer does not stipulate that additional
inspections are to be made due to the specific design of the
racking or its conditions of use, the following regulations must be
met: BGR 234 (stipulated by the German employer's liability
insurance association) as well as Draft Standards DIN EN 15512,
DIN EN 15620, DIN EN 15629 and, in particular, DIN EN 15635.
According to the terms of the German Ordinance on Industrial
Safety and Health (BetrSichV), the Employer is responsible for
the safety of its racking equipment. For this reason, racking
systems must be inspected by an expert every 12 months. META
offers an expert inspection service conducted by an Association-
certified racking inspection body. For more information, please
go to
www.regalinspektion.de.
Food is not allowed to be placed directly on galvanized shelves or
panels. For the maximum permissible deviations from levelness
conditions at the place of mounting, see DIN 18202, Table 3, line
3.
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