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b) Pallet rack beam elevation +-l/4 inch (+-6.4 mm) between
adjacent beams.
c) Rail guide position +1/4, -0 inches (+6.4 mm, -0 mm) from
specified rail spacing.
d) Wire guide position +-l/4 inch (+-6.4 mm) from specified
centerline.
e) Pallet rack aisle spacing +-l/4 inch (+-6.4 mm) from design
aisle width.
f) Down-aisle rack offset +-l/4 inch (+-6.4 mm) from aisle
centerline.
System Considerations. Consider the following system factors when
2.4
planning or revising materials handling systems:
Review vehicle and material flow
Receiving/Shipping Operations.
2.4.1
characteristics, including:
a)
Types of vehicles to be serviced.
b)
Location of rail and road access.
c)
Location with respect to other facility operations.
Support area requirements, such as staging areas and offices.
d)
Review load and documentation
Order Picking Operations.
2.4.2
requirements, including:
a) Type of product being processed.
b) Documentation requirements.
c) Packing/packaging requirements.
Support Areas. Separate support areas from hazardous materials
2.4.3
storage areas with a 2-hour fire wall and from combustible or flammable
storage areas with a 4-hour fire wall. Direct access between support areas
and hazardous materials storage areas is not permitted. Refer to Table 1 for
space estimating criteria for administrative and supervisory offices. Refer
to NAVFAC P-80 and Appendix B of NAVSUP PUB-529 for criteria relating to other
warehouse support functions. Areas considered for support of a storage
facility should include the following:
Supervisory Offices. Provide
offices for supervisory personnel such
2.4.3.1
as foremen, crew leaders, etc. Offices
shall accommodate two people and
chairs per person. Offices shall be
provide filing space, one desk, and two
located near their associated activity
areas. Offices may consist of
prefabricated partition-type enclosures
or more permanent forms of
construction such as concrete block.
Separate shipping and receiving office areas may be required in
larger facilities and combined hazardous/flammables and general storage
facilities for safe operation and to expedite the flow of paperwork associated
with the increased activity. A facility with few employees may use a single
multipurpose office located away from any hazardous/flammables storage area.
Office location and arrangement shall provide separation of work functions and
maintain security by controlling access to the facility by outsiders. Offices
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