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5.1 Transporting the Units
During transit the following points should
be considered:
• A suitable vehicle e.g. rigid or articulated
trailer preferably with air suspension
should be used for transport.
• Units should be covered during transit
to protect them from saturation and
staining.
• Bearers should provide adequate
support to prevent incidents of point
loading of the units.
• Pallets should be designed to withstand
the load which they are to carry
• Palletised deliveries of cast stone
should be unloaded by the mechanism
5.2 Site Storage
Once the product is on site the following
guidelines should be followed:
• Palletised products should be stored on
flat, level, dry ground at a safe distance
from other trades, roadways, etc. to
prevent damage to the aesthetics and
structure of the product. Runners should
be used to support pallets on soft ground.
• Never stack pallets of products on top of
one another.
• Individual units should not be stacked
face to face without appropriate interface
material (manufacturers packaging and
protective materials should be used for
this).
• Individual units should be suitably
supported by timber or plastic bearers.
for which they were designed, either
by grab or forklift, using suitable forks.
Under no circumstances should scaffold
poles, timbers etc. be used to carry or
support the pallets.
• When using grabs, these should grip the
pallet, not the product.
• Slings should not be used unless
previously discussed with the
manufacturer.
• Where slings are used to lift individual
units, the arrises of the unit should be
protected and the sling positioned to
provide an even support.
• Products should remain packaged until
immediately prior to use.
• When unpacking the product, strapping/
packaging should be carefully cut, not
‘burst open’. Ensure that care is taken
when cutting the packaging so that the
face of the stone is not damaged by the
knife blade.
• It is important that opened packs of
cast stone are covered with polythene
sheeting to prevent the ingress of water,
dirt or dust.
The UKCSA has produced a cartoon-
based site poster for the safe handling
of cast stone. It can be downloaded from
www.ukcsa.co.uk