STORAGE OF MATERIALS

WI-020 Revision 00 Issue Date: 10/Nov/2019

PREPARED BY: REVIEWED & APPROVED BY:

MR GENERAL MANAGER

STORAGE OF MATERIALS
WORK INSTRUCTION

(WI-020)

Prepared By: Reviewed & Approved By:

MR General Manager

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WI-020 Revision 00 Issue Date: 10/Nov/2019

PREPARED BY: REVIEWED & APPROVED BY:

MR GENERAL MANAGER

1. PURPOSE
To ensure that all materials are stores properly and in safe condition

2. SCOPE
All materials need storage

3. RESPONSIBILITIES

 The Project Manager shall ensure that the program is running probably
 The OHS Manager shall provide monitor the implementation of the program
 The Store Keeper is responsible to comply with the requirements of this program

4. PROCEDURE

1. Materials shall be stored and stacked neatly to prevent material sliding, falling or collapsing.

2. All home-made shelving or racking that will take a gross weight of 250kg or more shall be
designed by a structural engineer. All home-made shelving or racking shall be of sound
structure and be capable of supporting the designed load.

3. All manufactured shelving shall not be overloaded; manufacturer’s safe working load limit is
to be adhered to.

4. Materials are to be stored in designated areas; no materials shall be stored in doorways,

access/egress, emergency exits or fire exit routes.

5. Materials shall be stored at a maximum height of 1.5m in all cases where personnel are
required to manual handle to retrieve such materials.

6. Materials must never be stacked higher than 3 times the minimum base width.

7. Materials shall be stored in such a way to minimize the risk of injury when retrieving them;
Contractor must consider that material stacked by machine may have to be removed by hand.

8. All materials must be protected from the elements, especially plastics from the sun.

9. Contractor shall ensure that all wooden pallets are stored on level ground no more than 3m
high.

10. Roofing and general structural materials shall be laid out on sleepers within a designated area
away from key personnel or vehicle routes.

11. Sheet materials shall be stacked flat where possible. Sharp edges (corrugated sheets,
reinforcing mesh etc.) shall be protected with packing material.

12. Large diameter pipes shall be securely chocked at the base and at subsequent cross bearers.

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13. Bricks, blocks and palletized materials shall be stacked on a firm level base. If banding is
damaged, or materials are displaced in the pack, Contractor is not to stack other material on
top. Used banding and packaging are to be immediately placed in the applicable waste
container.

14. Contractor is to ensure that all above cross-referenced Standards are complied to.

15. Applicable hazardous warning signage shall be prominently displayed for all items hazardous
to health when stored in shipping containers, cupboards, lockers etc. ” No Smoking within
25m” signs are also to be displayed.

16. All hazardous stores are to be well ventilated, and if required by the Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS), air conditioned.
17. Senior Storeman shall have MSDS for all hazardous stores.

18. Hazardous stores shall be kept separate from non-hazardous stores.

19. All material packaging shall be kept to a minimum and removed to the designated waste
storage area.

20. Where materials are being loaded, unloaded from vehicles, or are being removed from an
elevated work location, Contractor is to ensure that the immediate area beneath the load is
cordoned off, and that barriers are posted around the area with suitable warning notices to
prevent persons wandering into the area.

21. All internal storage areas (i.e. shipping containers, warehouses etc…) shall be sufficiently lit
by either natural or artificial light. Only competent electricians are to install electrical supplies
in these structures which must comply with relevant electrical codes, and structures must be
sufficiently earthed/grounded.

22. Any storage area where there are mobile equipments or vehicles operating need to have a
suitable traffic management plan in place to segregate equipments and pedestrians.

5. Documentation

N/A

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