Vendor data such as materials test certificates and instructions are important project documents that should be delivered to the project manager, similar to instructions included with appliances. Threaded and socketweld items under 12 inches are always stored in the warehouse, while larger fittings may be stored outside on pallets or decking but never directly on the ground. Pipe should be stacked on runners with dunnage between tiers for safety and efficiency when storing materials.
Vendor data such as materials test certificates and instructions are important project documents that should be delivered to the project manager, similar to instructions included with appliances. Threaded and socketweld items under 12 inches are always stored in the warehouse, while larger fittings may be stored outside on pallets or decking but never directly on the ground. Pipe should be stacked on runners with dunnage between tiers for safety and efficiency when storing materials.
Vendor data such as materials test certificates and instructions are important project documents that should be delivered to the project manager, similar to instructions included with appliances. Threaded and socketweld items under 12 inches are always stored in the warehouse, while larger fittings may be stored outside on pallets or decking but never directly on the ground. Pipe should be stacked on runners with dunnage between tiers for safety and efficiency when storing materials.
Invariably vendor data will arrive at a warehouse with
materials despite all efforts to have it shipped as a separate item on the purchase order. Vendor data is to projects what the instructions, parts lists, and safety warnings are to any appliance or tool you buy at a hardware store. Project vendor data will later be assembled into project binders of operating instructions by the project manager group. This data and data such as material test certificates on pipe flanges and fittings are very important, and should not be discarded or filed away, but delivered to the project manager.
Storing Materials Inside/Outside
Threaded and socketweld items and all fittings under 12-in. are always warehoused. Other fittings, 12-in. and larger, may be stored outside, but never directly on the ground. Decking or docks may be anything from a pallet, skid, a sheet of plywood, or heavy timbers, so long as the material is off the ground. Pipe should be stacked on runners made from other pipe or what is available. Long pipe should have a center runner. Try not to store pipe in a triangular nesting, because space can be saved by stacking straight up with the aid of cleated dunnage between the tiers. Always consider safety as the most important factor in storage of materials.
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