Warehouse & Facility Standards
- The applicant is a full service
moving company with operating equipment, warehousing
facilities, sales and administrative staff.
- THE APPEARANCE OF THE FACILITY
MUST BE PROFESSIONAL:
- Free from debris
- Free from inoperable equipment
- Free from unusable crates/liftvans
- The warehouse, docks, fences,
and grounds are in good repair
- Storage is palletized with
OS and rug racks
- Oversized item storage space
- FIRE, WATER, INSECT, RODENT,
SECURITY:
- Company complies with local
authority fire codes
- Facility has filed and posted
fire plan
- Sprinkler or monitored fire
control system
- Facility is able to obtain
flood insurance
- Ground drainage is such as
to prevent water from flowing under doors
- All storage is at least two
inches above the floor
- A complete and monitored
insect and rodent control program is in place
- Windows, doors, and other
openings are alarmed or secured with either monitored
or sound security systems
- The facility is constructed of
fire resistant materials. Brick, concrete, metal and
block are acceptable.
- The warehouse has a freight high
dock or ramp to facilitate loading and unloading of
freight trailers and steamship containers.
- A method of moving liftvans and
other crates from flatbed trucks into the warehouse
by forklift is in place.
- The company has proof of insurance
for vehicle liability, cargo liability, warehouse
bailee, fire and flood.
- The company must maintain a constant
inventory of at least 10-15 company owned or maintained
serviceable liftvans.
** These requirements
may be modified depending on special regional differences
due to climate and/or local law and custom.
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