Measuring and Layout Tools:

1. Total Station Electronic Theodolite & Laser: Used for layout and establishing the workshop’s reference control network, ensuring the linear precision of both longitudinal and transverse tracks and racks.

2. Plummet: Used to check the verticality of rack uprights up to heights of 10–20 meters.

3. High-Precision Laser Levels: Used for ground positioning and to verify the level accuracy of the bottom rail installation surface.

4. Calibrated Steel Tape and Electronic Distance Meter: Used to recheck spans and rack spacing.

5. Frame Levels: Used during installation to finely adjust the level of the bottom rail and travel mechanisms.

Fastening, Drilling, and Assembly Tools:

1. Impact Drill / Drilling Machine: Used for drilling holes for chemical anchors or expansion bolts in the floor.

2. Industrial-Grade Vacuum Cleaner: After anchor drilling, thoroughly clean the dust inside the hole to avoid affecting the anchor’s pull-out strength.

3. Torque Wrench: High-strength rack bolts, bottom rail connecting bolts, and stacker crane structure bolts must all be tightened according to the specified torque (Nm) and marked accordingly.

4. Electric / Pneumatic Impact Wrench: Used for rapid pre-tightening of bolts in large quantities.

5. Shims / Leveling Plates: Precision steel shims of various thicknesses are used to fine-tune the level between the bottom rail and the rack base.

Programming and Adjustment Tools:

1. Laptop computer: Used on-site to download programs, adjust servo motor gain tuning, and set parameters.

Power and Electrical Safety:

1. Temporary power distribution boxes and extension cords that comply with UL and NEMA standards: Extension cords must be heavy-duty (such as SJTW specification) and have GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) protection.

2. Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) kit: During electrical commissioning or mechanical dynamic testing, OSHA strongly requires the implementation of LOTO procedures. Each installation team must bring their own personal safety locks, multi-hole hasps, and warning tags to isolate electrical hazards.

Lifting and Rigging Equipment:

1. Slings and shackles with certification documents: All slings, wire ropes, and shackles used on site must have clearly readable WLL (Working Load Limit) labels.

2. Coordination tools for local crane service companies: Crane operators and riggers must hold NCCCO licenses.

Other Tools and Consumables:

1. Locally purchased consumables: Chemical anchors (such as Hilti), marking spray paint, thread locker (Loctite), and other chemically-based consumables are recommended to be purchased locally in the United States (such as from Fastenal, Grainger, or Home Depot), as air transport or customs inspections impose very strict SDS (Safety Data Sheet) requirements on chemicals.

2. American-style cable stripping and crimping tools

3. American-style cable stripping and crimping tools

Safety Equipment:

1. ANSI/OSHA-certified safety harnesses and fall-arrest devices: All personnel on site must use full-body harnesses, double-hook lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) with ANSI Z359 certification labels.

2. Scissor lift/boom lift operator certification and accessories: Operators usually need to hold AWPT or OSHA 10/30-hour training certification. The lift must be equipped with a dedicated fall arrest anchor point.

3. US-standard personal protective equipment (PPE): Hard hat: Must comply with ANSI Z89.1 (Type II climbing hard hats with chin straps are generally preferred at ASRS sites).

4. Safety shoes: Must comply with ASTM F2413 steel/composite toe protection standards.

5. Safety goggles (ANSI Z87.1) and high-visibility reflective vests (ANSI 107).

Reference Industrial Standards:
  UL and NEMA standards (Power/Electrical)

• UL: Underwriters Laboratories, certifies electrical safety, widely recognized in the US.
• NEMA: National Electrical Manufacturers Association sets standards for electrical enclosures and equipment.
• Relevance: Correct for temporary power distribution boxes and extension cords.

  SJTW specification

• SJTW: Service Junior Thermoplastic Weather-resistant, a heavy-duty extension cord type.
• Relevance: Accurate and appropriate for construction/power use.

  GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)

• GFCI: Required by OSHA and NEC for safety; prevents electrical shocks.
• Relevance: Correct and standard for US work sites.

  LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) and OSHA

• LOTO: Lockout/Tagout—OSHA-mandated safety procedures for controlling hazardous energy.
• OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration—the main regulatory body for workplace safety in the US.
• Relevance: Required for electrical commissioning and mechanical testing.

  WLL (Working Load Limit)

• WLL: Required marking for slings, wire ropes, and shackles—established by ASME and OSHA standards.
• Relevance: Standard and necessary for lifting/rigging.

  NCCCO license

• NCCCO: National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators.
• Relevance: Industry standard for crane operators and riggers.

  ANSI/OSHA, PPE, and associated standards

• ANSI Z359: Fall protection.
• ANSI Z89.1: Hard hats.
• ANSI Z87.1: Eye protection/safety goggles.
• ANSI 107: High-visibility apparel.
• ASTM F2413: Safety footwear (steel/composite toe).
• OSHA 10/30-hour: Standard safety training courses.
• AWPT: Aerial Work Platform Training, recognized in industries using lifts.
• Relevance: All are correct and widely required in US industrial settings.

  SDS (Safety Data Sheet)

• SDS: Required for all hazardous chemicals, per OSHA Hazard Communication Standard.
• Relevance: Accurate for shipping, purchasing, and using chemicals.