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Safety Rules for the mounting and handling of META racks.
Please read the information presented in this guideline thorough-
ly before you start mounting your META racks. Please follow in
the course of mounting and during the utilization of the racks
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 rack 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, earth-
quakes or other additional loads. In such cases, individual dimen-
sioning by the manufacturer is essential.
It is possible that the conditions for the utilization of the racks 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 racks 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 racks are empty, according to our Mounting and Handling
Instruction Sheets attached.
The racks are permitted to be loaded only after the mounting work
has completely been completed.
For the mounting of the racks, a minimum of two persons is requi-
red. Very useful in this connection is a table with a height up to the
hips, or two free standing horses, on which the individual compo-
nents 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 manufacturer of racking 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.
When planning racking systems, the provisions of the German
Statutory Accident Insurance regulations 108-007 (BGR 234,
Issue 10/1988) "Storage facilities and equipment" and the rele-
vant workplace ordinances are binding and the general accident
prevention regulations are to be observed.
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 racking 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
racks must be 0.50 m on either side.
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The maximum possible shelf and field loads as stated are not
allowed to be exceeded.
Racks 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 flo-
ors), an insulation of the support base areas must be provided for.
The instructions for use, issued by the floor manufacturers, must
be strictly observed.
Racking constructions are allowed to be loaded only in strict com-
pliance with the purpose intended on the basis of the details spe-
cified. Loading of the racks 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 cer-
tain points only and sliding loads must, on principle, be avoided.
Persons are not allowed to stand or walk on the racking frames
and shelves.
Bearing components that are damaged or deformed out of shape
must be replaced without delay because the nominal load capa-
city is warranted by META on the condition that the complete con-
struction 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
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 EN 15620
Mandatory annual inspections for warehouse equipment
The employer is obligated to inspect all of its warehouse equip-
ment - including all electric-powered vehicles as well as static
racking - systematically and at regular intervals. Providing that the
racking manufacturer does not stipulate that additional inspec-
tions are to be made due to the specific design of the racking or
its conditions of use, the following regulations must be met:
DGUV (German Statutory Accident Insurance) Regel 108-007
(BGR 234) (stipulated by the German employer's liability insuran-
ce association) as well as 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.
go to www.regalinspektion.de.
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