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Handling, storage and introductory quality control: principles and terminology

Why the trip from delivery to shipment is where metal is damaged, the words quality assurance, quality control and inspection, and the safety limits that apply before anyone lifts a sheet.

You will be able to: Explain why handling and storage damage metal and hurt people, define quality assurance, quality control and inspection, and state the safety limits on aisles, stacks, lifting and sharp edges.

13 min · 11 slides · 12 questions

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Where problems start

The Aluminum Association says virtually all aluminum staining problems happen during shipping, handling or storage.

A U.S. Steel job-site bulletin shows scratches from handling on painted panels leading to corrosion, and says damaged panels should not be installed.

Handling and storage can also hurt people: lifting, sharp edges and stacks that shift. This module covers all three.

Sources

Videos for this lesson

What this video shows: WorkSafeBC animation of lifting actions that lead to back pain and ways to control the risk, with chapters at 0:16 and 0:49. WorkSafeBC is a British Columbia regulator, so the OSHA and NIOSH slides, not this video, give the rules for this course.

Video: Lifting in the Workplace | WorkSafeBC by WorkSafeBC, on YouTube. Chosen from the video's published description.

Glossary

Quality control (QC)
The part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements (ISO 9000:2015 wording); in a shop, mostly checking the work against the order.
Quality assurance (QA)
In this module, the planning and routines that give confidence the requirements will be met, by how the work is planned and run.
Inspection
In this module, measuring, examining or testing something and comparing the result with the requirement to determine whether it conforms.
Nonconformance
Material or a piece that does not match what was ordered. In this module, it is what you stop, separate and report.
Recommended weight limit (RWL)
NIOSH's principal output: the amount most workers can lift during a work shift for a given two-handed lifting task.
Lifting index (LI)
NIOSH's relative estimate of the physical stress of a lifting task: the weight lifted compared with the recommended weight limit; the goal is 1.0 or less.