Pocket Guide to Flan..

Vendor Data
Invariably vendor data will arrive at a warehouse with
materials despite all efforts to have it shipped as a sepa-
rate item on the purchase order. Vendor data is to projects
what the instructions, parts lists, and safety warnings are
to any appliance or tool you buy at a hardware store. Pro-
ject vendor data will later be assembled into project
binders of operating instructions by the project manager
group. This data and data such as material test certificates
on pipe flanges and fittings are very important, and should
not be discarded or filed away, but delivered to the project
manager.
Storing Materials Inside/Outside
Threaded and socketweld items and all fittings under
12-in. are always warehoused. Other fittings, 12-in. and
larger, may be stored outside, but never directly on the
ground. Decking or docks may be anything from a pallet,
skid, a sheet of plywood, or heavy timbers, so long as the
material is off the ground.
Pipe should be stacked on runners made from other
pipe or what is available. Long pipe should have a center
runner. Try not to store pipe in a triangular nesting,
because space can be saved by stacking straight up with
the aid of cleated dunnage between the tiers. Always con-
sider safety as the most important factor in storage of
materials.
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