GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROCEDURES IN PREPARING
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR STORAGE
SECTION I
GENERAL
1-01,
MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP,
All operations prescribed herein
shall be in accordance with the highest grade practices associated with
this type of work,
cations,
Materials used shall conform to applicable specifi-
Materials which are not specifically described herein shall
be of the best quality suitable for the purpose intended and shall be
approved by responsible personnel.
1-02, PROCESSING AND STORAGE LOCATIONS, To obtain the maximum value
of the procedures established by this specification it is preferred that
all operations set forth herein be conducted at or immediately adjacent
to the point of storage, thus preventing rupture of necessary preserva-
tive seals, condensation accumulations in closed systems, breakdown of
preservative coatings, accumulation of foreign matter, damage to precision parts, and such undesirable effects as may occur in shipment.
1-03.
PROCESSING CONDITIONS.
Where practicable preparations for stor-
age shall be conducted in buildings or areas within buildings which are
controlled to prevent dust and condensation accumulation on equipment
being processed. Equipment brought into processing areas from the outside shall be allowed sufficient time to approach room temperature prior to beginning the processing operations.
1-04.
STORAGE CONDITIONS,
Precision machinery and equipment, where
possible, shall be stored in areas that can be atmospherically controlled. Items such as tanks, frames, etc., may be placed in covered or
open storage at the direction of the responsible personnel.
1-05. TESTING FOR OPERABILITY. The power testing of machine tools to
determine operability is not required. Moving parts may be operated
manually when preferred.
1-06, DAMAGE, BROKEN, GR MISSING PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES. A comprehensive record shall be made to indicate the condition of each item and
parts replacement and repairs necessary to put it in a serviceable condition. Wherever possible, parts to be replaced shall be identified by
part number, make, model, and serial mumber of the item to which they
apply.
This information shall be recorded as specified in Section 6.
1-07, SUPERVISION. The importance of adequate supervision to carry
out these instructions is emphasized. Supervisory personnel should be
qualified to decide the extent of disassembly, the amount of work to
be performed, and whether parts need replacement or can be repaired.
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