Product Storage Safety Assessment

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RACK STORAGE...

1. Racking is inspected daily using the Aisle Inspection Form?
2. Damaged racking is immediately tagged out and inventory removed until repairs are completed? Racks must be tagged out physically and also in SAP (if applicable).
3. Racking uprights are anchored to the floor?
4. Corner uprights protected by rack guards?
5. Load capacity is displayed on racks?
6. Pallets have runners resting on back and front beams with no pallet overhang in excess of 6 inches?
7. Process in place to preferentially direct over-sized and heavy pallets into bottom level or bulk locations.
8. Pallets are not double-stacked on the top tier unless approval is documented on a Product Storage Exception Form?
9. At least 6 inches of flue space is maintained?
10. When pallets are broken to pick product, the material remaining is securely re-wrapped or banded?
11. All pallet openings are equipped with decking or bracing that is evenly spaced to prevent pallet fall-through?
12. All pallet openings are equipped with wire mesh decking?
13. Rack storage is free of hanging stretch wrap and plastic banding?
14. Beams have drop-in style pins or are secured by nuts and bolts?
15. Pallet stops are installed on back-to-back racking to maintain flue space and prevent pallet pushover?
16. Racking professionally surveyed annually to ensure integrity and that beams are properly secured and no pins or bolts are sheared off?

17. Bulk storage areas are inspected daily using the Bulk Storage Inspection Form?
18. All unstable loads are corrected immediately?
19. No stack height exceeds 20 feet? (3-high paper rolls at corrugators excluded)
20. Bulk stacking does not exceed 4-high unless approval is documented on a Product Storage Exception Form?
21. Baled corrugated under 40 x 48 size is only stored 3-high unless a 4th level pallet is used to lock the stack?
22. Loads in bulk have equal-sized pallets (or decrease in size as the stack ascends) and are stacked even and square (not twisted)?
23. Product in bulk are stacked straight and are not leaning against walls, doors, racks or other objects?
24. PIT operators are observed placing pallets squarely in storage locations without pushing into existing pallets/walls/doors/racks?
25. Safe stacking techniques (locking pallet, stair stacking, pyramid stacking) are used whenever possible?
26. Bulk storage areas have floor markings which clearly indicate where product belongs?
27. Structural building columns are guarded?
28. There is a visual indicator (wall/column painting or conduit) of the 20 foot maximum stacking height?

29. Shelving is inspected daily using the Aisle Inspection Form?
30. Damaged shelving is immediately tagged out and inventory removed until repairs are completed? Shelves must be tagged out physically and also in SAP (if applicable).
31. Items not properly stored in shelving are corrected immediately?
32. Industrial-type shelving is used for all industrial applications?
33. Shelving is used only for small quantities of product and not pallet storage?
34. No corrosive or flammable chemicals stored on shelves? Must be stored in appropriate chemical storage cabinets.
35. Load capacity is dispayed on shelves?

36. Damaged pallets are not used?
37. No permanent workstations near unguarded overhead product storage areas?
38. Staged materials and customer returns are stacked in a safe and stable manner in clearly marked areas.
39. Chemical product is stored appropriately (adequate protection, secondary containment, safe from incompatibles) and safety datasheets are available?
40. A current, approved Product Storage Exception Form listing all product storage exceptions is posted in the work area?
41. The posted Product Storage Exception Form indicates that there are no product storage exceptions required at the site? (Verified by observation of storage areas)
42. Team members use Stop Work Authority when encountering unsafe loads during unloading?
43. Once an unsafe load are identified, site has process to escalate, document and address issue?
44. Product safety specifications are communicated to suppliers? (e.g. pallet size, stacking, wrapping, etc.)
45. There is evidence that product not meeting product safety specifications is documented as non-conforming product (Quality proccess/group should be engaged) and issues are escalated to suppliers?
46. Production team members complete annual training in product storage guidelines?
47. Product storage at the site does not exceed 95% capacity?
48. Product storage at the site does not exceed 88% capacity?
49. The site assesses itself against the Safe Product Storage Standard at least annually?