Warehouses

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24. Warehouses

24.1. General provisions

24.1.1. The floor of any warehouse should comply with the

requirements of section 2.1 so far as appropriate.

24.1.2. (1) Stacks should be laid out in an orderly fashion with

aisles of sufficient width to permit the safe use of fork-lift trucks and

other vehicles handling goods.

(2) The aisles should be clearly marked by continuous yellow

lines.

24.1.3. So far as is practicable

a system of one-way traffic or a circular route should be estab-

lished and be clearly indicated by signs;

main traffic lanes should be clearly marked;

traffic should be properly controlled; and

traffic lanes should be kept clear of obstructions such as cargo,

dunnage, gear and equipment.

24.1.4. Where pedestrian lanes cross traffic lines, suitable warn-

ing signs should be posted for both pedestrians and vehicle drivers

and the crossing should be marked with alternating black and

yellow stripes.

24.1.5. (1) The maximum load per unit area to be carried by

any floor and the maximum gross weight of any vehicle that may be

used on any such floor should be marked.

(2) These maximum loads should not be exceeded.

24.1.6. When work is proceeding on a high stack, warning

notices should be displayed and adequate measures taken for the

safety of persons passing below.

24.1.7. (1) Where there is danger from overhead bare crane

conductor wires, from other electrical equipment, or of trapping by

overhead gantries, these hazards should either be properly guarded

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