Handling guidelines for shipping and storage
Rittal products must always be stored and transported with due care in accordance with these guidelines.
These guidelines are applicable for all persons and companies involved at any point of the transport chain.
Vehicle equipment
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The equipment of the vehicles used
must comply with the Rittal haulage
vehicle requirements, which can be
obtained from Rittal upon request.
Loading must always be performed
such that road and transport safety
are ensured. |
Retainers
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Retaining boards are to be installed to
prevent tipping and tilting. Securing
belts are to be used in containers. |
Handling symbols
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All products must be transported,
stored and loaded in accordance with
the handling symbols marked on the
packaging. (Example: upright loading
of panels and enclosures) |
Form-fit loading
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The most reliable method to ensure
transport safety is to avoid cavities
when loading and to utilise the loadbearing
capacity of the side walls. |
Edge protection
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Flat parts are to be protected with additional
corner angles in the transport
frames, so as to eliminate the risk of
impact or friction damage. |
Cavity packing material
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Where spaces between separate consignments
are unavoidable, packing
material must be used to fi ll out the
arising cavities. |
Cushioning
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To protect the products, cushioning
material is to be inserted between the
product and any adjacent metal parts
(e.g. stanchions) to prevent impact or
friction. |
Packaging
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The packaging protects Rittal products
against the infl uences arising during
normal transport. Dropping, impact,
friction and excessive forces are not
fully cushioned by the packaging and
thus lead to damage. |
Labour safety
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To exclude the danger from tipping in
the case of products transported in
frames, fl at parts of widths > 800 mm
are to be tilted before removal by shifting
the rear bracket. |
Anti-slip pads
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When consignments are stacked (e.g.
wooden crates), anti-slip pads must be
inserted and the load must be lashed,
where appropriate. |
Product and transport safety of
individual consignments
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Individual consignments are to be
protected during transport by stretchwrapping,
bands or the like. |
Pallets and transport bases
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Exchange pallets must comply with
the exchange criteria of the European
Pallet Pool. Rittal-specifi c transport
bases are to be handled in accordance
with the applicable guidelines.
Pallets and transport bases with an
insuffi cient load-bearing capacity, and
those which display signifi cant splintering,
contamination, damage, missing
planks, etc., are to be segregated
and removed from circulation. |
Clamp-lift trucks
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The clamps must only be applied to a
fl at surface in the lower sections of a
consignment, with a maximum clamping
pressure of 90 bar. Any individual
specifi cations (e.g. signs indicating
that lifting by clamping is not permitted)
must be observed under all circumstances. |
Use of industrial trucks
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Cautious use of the appropriate
industrial trucks (fork lift, lifting trolley,
etc.) is a prerequisite to avoid damage
during transport. Protruding forks, for
example, are a particular danger for
products already placed in adjacent
areas. |
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The loading and load-securing methods described in the Rittal transport and
handling guidelines comply with the requirements of the applicable VDI guidelines
3968 / 2700 ff, as well as with all relevant road traffi c legislation.
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