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SAFETY AND INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR
PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
inclination to the pallets which could damage the
PV modules.
SILFAB DOES NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY IN THE
EVENT OF DAMAGE TO THE MODULES ARISING
FROM MANAGEMENT OF THE PACKAGING THAT IS
IMPROPER OR DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS STATED
IN THIS DOCUMENT.
9d) Unpackaging
Observe the following procedures for the
unpacking of modules:
•
Place the packaging on a stable and flat
surface
•
Using a cutter, cut the plastic wrap
surrounding the package
•
Remove the plastic wrap
•
Remove the upper cover
•
Recover the flash list (for record keeping)
•
Using a cutter, cut the straps
•
Remove the PV modules and their
protective corners without damaging
•
Collect and store the protective corners
and the wooden pallets awaiting recovery
by the supplier, as described in section 9f.
Note: avoid storing partial packaging!
Once you have removed the strapping the
packaging must no longer be moved!!
9e) Pallet Sheet
Each package has a sheet (“pallet sheet”) placed
in a visible position and containing some pertinent
information such as: serial number of each
module, part number of each module and pallet
number. All Numbers are readable with a standard
bar code reader. See Fig.10 below.
Fig. 10: Pallet sheet
9f) Recycling Packaging Materials
SILFAB undertakes efforts to treat every aspect of
production, to minimize the environmental
impact. The packaging is made with materials that
for the most part are reusable.
In particular, the wooden pallets (Fig.7) and
protective corners (Fig.8) are to be preserved and
returned intact to the supplier.
SILFAB is a part of the recovery and organizes the
return of these materials. Pallets and protective
corners that are recovered will be reused by
SILFAB on new packages, minimizing the amount
of material ending up in landfills.
The customer must collect the protective corners
in nylon bags or something of similar texture (see
Fig.11), and stack the pallets (max 15 units, see
Fig.12) in order to facilitate the loading
operations. SILFAB will periodically, when the
amount justifies the cost of the transportation,
recover these materials, returning them for reuse
at the manufacturing plant.
Fig. 11 & 12: How to package the pallets and plastic corners,
respectively, after unloading, ready to deliver back to Silfab
for reuse.
