Silfab Installation Manual

13.3 How to Handle the Pallet
During the handling of the pallet make sure to pay
the utmost attention. The packaging must be
raised/moved exclusively with fork-lift trucks or
hand pallet trucks fitted with forks of length appro-
priate to its size and weight. The pallet which
supports the packaging is a "4 ways" type (able to
be lifted from any of the short or long sides). For
the safe handling of the pallet the forks length
should be:
• A minimum of 1800 mm for lifting from the shorter
side
• Able to support the total weight of the packaging
(>1000 kg)
Fig. 9: How to handle the packaging - When using a
forklift, please ensure the forks go all the way
through pallet. The fork length should be a minimum
of 1800 mm
Verify that the package is positioned on a
surface that is either flat or not excessively
deformed to a point that would impart an inclination
to the pallets which could damage the PV modules.
Do not aggressively lift pallets as module
damage may occur.
13.4 Unpacking Modules
Observe the following procedures for the unpacking
of modules:
• Place the packaging on a stable and flat surface
• Using a knife or scissors, carefully cut the straps
and plastic wrap then remove them.
• Remove the upper cover
• Recover the flash list (for record keeping)
• Remove the PV modules and their protective
corners without damaging them
• Collect and store the protective and the wooden
pallets
Note: Once you have removed the strapping
the pallet must no longer be moved as the load can
shift and will not be secure.
If movement of the pallet is required be sure to
re-strap the pallet as per the original packaging
strap locations.
13.5 Pallet Sheet
Each package has a sheet (“pallet sheet”) placed in
a visible position and containing some pertinent
information such as: serial number of each module,
part number of each module and pallet number. All
Numbers are readable with a standard bar code
reader. See Fig.10 below.
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