SECTION 5
HANDLING AND STORING PROCESSED EQUIPMENT
5-01.

HANDLING.

The use of fork-lift trucks to move heavy machinery

without the additional aid of suitable dollies and lift jacks will not
be permitted. Failure to use or misuse of adequate handling equipment

can cause springing or distortion of the tables, ways, lead screws,gear
trains, etc. Where gantry cranes or other suitable cranes are available

they shall be used.
5-02.

STORING,

Machinery and equipment shall be placed in orderly stor-

age arrangement to facilitate surveillance activities and accessibility.

Boxed items shall be placed with or adjacent to the stored equipment. As
far as it is practicable to do so, line makes and models of equipment
should be stored together. The equipment shall be leveled and again
checked to ascertain that tables and heavy moving assemblies are proverly positioned and braced, where necessary, to support heavy overheng
loads. At the discretion of the responsible personnel, a tag may be
placed on each stored item of equipment conforming to the following:

THIS MACHINE MUST BE RECHECKED AND LEVELED BEFORE
OPERATION,
This tag should be red and conspicuously located.

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