GUIDELINES FOR INSTALLATION AND GENERAL USE
1. Make sure all fasteners are securely tightened before shelving is to be used.
2. The first shelf should be located close to the floor, typically positioned at 4”, and secured to the posts via shelf clips or nuts & bolts for stability. If the first shelf
is required to be positioned greater than 4”, contact your Lyon Representative or the Product Engineering Department for assistance.
3. Shelving is to be hand loaded only. Any use of machinery to load the shelving may cause damage and/or failure.
4. When loading product on to the shelves, always load from the bottom of the shelving unit to the top. Also, when unloading always remove product from the
top down. This will ensure that the shelving unit does not become top heavy and risk the potential for overturning.
5. Shelving should never be climbed or stepped on.
OWNER MAINTENANCE
The owner shall maintain the structural integrity of the installed shelving by assuring proper operational, housekeeping, and maintenance procedures including,
but not limited to, the following:
•Prohibit any overloading of the shelving, be it a concentrated/point load, moving load, any uniformly distributed load, or the overall load on the system.
•Regularly inspect for damage. If damage is found, immediately isolate the affected area. A design professional should evaluate the damage so that the
system can be restored to its original design capacity.
•Sheared or loose anchors and/or bolts shall be replaced or tightened and dislodged shims shall be realigned.
•Require that all product stored on the shelving is properly stacked and stable.
•Ensure that the shelving is not reconfigured or otherwise modified in a manner not within the original design or intended use without the advice of a
qualified design professional.
FOOT PLATES AND ANCHORING
Lyon recommends the use of foot plates on all shelving units to spread loads, prevent damage to floor surfaces, aid in shimming uprights to a plumb condition
and to allow anchoring when necessary. Anchoring of posts is required when the top loaded shelf is over 8’-1” high AND the height to depth ratio of the shelving
section exceeds four (4). Seismic or wind loading may require anchoring shelving less than 8’-1” in height. However, for maximum safety it is recommended that all
shelving be anchored. Contact the Product Engineering Department at Lyon for assistance when you know or suspect seismic or wind loading must be considered.
•Height, as used in this ratio is defined as the distance from the floor to the top of the highest load on the top shelf, or the top shelf height if no load is
placed on that shelf.
•Depth is the overall depth of the shelving section, or the combined depth of back –to –back sections, provided the sections are securely tied together at
a minimum of two (2) places (top and bottom) at each back –to –back upright.
•Where the height to depth ratio is exceeded, upright assemblies should be top tied across the aisle(s) as well as anchored to the floor.
•If the shelving is attached to the building structure, the vertical and horizontal forces imposed by the shelving on the building must be calculated. The
shelving user, building owner, or their agents should be informed of these forces and their location.
•Shelving should be installed with a maximum tolerance from the vertical of 1/2” in 10’ or more of height, unless tighter tolerances are specified.
•When shims are used on an uneven floor, the posts must have footplates and anchors. Contact Lyon’s Product Engineering Department for information
on correct anchor type and foot plate for your specific application.
