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where contact is imperfect, or where a pile is close to, but not
touching, another pile. Because pallets are not typically used,
stacking is done by hand or by lift trucks using side clamps or
prongs, which are pried between packages or bales without
damaging the product.
iii. Palletized storage - consists of unit loads placed on pallets that
are then stacked on top of one another. A pallet load usually
takes the form of a cube, with dimensions about one hundred
twenty to one hundred fifty centimeters (120 cm to 150 cm) in
height, and consists of a single or multiple package(s). The top
surface of the pallet load must adequately support other pallet
loads so that the commodity would not be crushed or the pile
would not become unstable. Due to these considerations, the
maximum height of palletized storage shall not exceed nine
hundred ten centimeters (910 cm)
iv. Rack storage – is a structural framework in which the
commodity is placed usually as a pallet load. The design of rack
storage systems maximizes vertical storage capacity. The ceiling
height or the vertical reach of material handling equipment
limits storage heights. Some rack storage arrangements are
over thirty meters (30m) high.
iv.a. Single row racks include racks up to one hundred eighty
centimeters (180 cm) wide, separated from other storage
by at least one meter (1m) aisles.
iv.b. Double row racks consist of two single row racks placed
back to back with a combined width of up to three
hundred seventy centimeters (370 cm) and aisles at least
one meter (1m) wide on each side.
iv.c. Multiple row racks utilize a flow through or drive in
configuration. They consist of racks greater than three
hundred seventy centimeters (370 cm) wide, or single or
double row racks separated by aisles less than one meter
(1m) wide, with overall width exceeding three hundred
seventy centimeters (370 cm).
b. Combustibility of Materials
i.
Commodity Classification
The following classification of commodities shall be used as a
guide in determining sprinkler, venting, aisle spacing and other
fire safety requirements for high piled storage:
i.a. Class I commodities are essentially noncombustible
products on wooden or non-expanded polyethylene solid
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