Safety in Material Handling for
Construction Site
All materials stored in tiers shall be stacked,
racked, blocked, interlocked or
otherwise secured safely to prevent sliding, falling
or collapse and in an orderly manner
to avoid obstruction of any passageway at the place of
work.
Piles of materials shall be stored or stacked in such
a manner as to ensure their stability;
Maximum safe load limits of floors within buildings
and structures in kg/cm2 shall be
conspicuously posted in all storage areas, except for
floor or slab on gradient. Maximum
safe load shall not be exceeded.
Material or equipment shall not be stored upon any
floor
or platform in such quantity as to exceed its safe
carrying capacity;
Transportation & Forklift Hazard
Ailes and passageways shall be kept clear to provide
for the free and safe movement of
material handling equipment or persons.
Persons employed required to work on stored material
in silos, hoppers and similar
storage areas shall be equipped with lifelines and safety
belts;
Non-compatible materials shall be segregated in
storage;
Materials shall not be stored on scaffolds or runways
in excess of supplies needed for
immediate operations;
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Material or equipment shall not be stored or placed so
close to any edge of a floor or
platform as to endanger the safety of persons below or
working in the vicinity.
Stacking of material or article shall be made on firm
foundation not liable to settle and
such material or article and shall not overload the
floor on which such stacking is made;
The material or articles shall not be stacked against
partition or walls of a warehouse or
stores unless it is known that such partition or the
wall is of sufficient strength to
withstand the pressure of such materials or articles;
All stacking or unshackling operations shall be
performed under the supervision of a
responsible person for such stacking or unstacking;
The stacking of construction materials or articles
shall not be made near the site of
excavation, shaft, pit or any other such opening;
Stacks that may lean heavily or become unstable or
collapse are barricaded shall be
avoided;
Structural steel, poles, pipe, bar stock and other
cylindrical materials, unless racked, shall
be stacked and blocked so as to prevent sliding,
spreading or tilting.
