l l l l l l l l An aggressive security program is an effective means of convincing personnel that they have much more to lose than they do to gain by engaging in theft. The supervisor must set the proper example and maintain a desirable moral climate for all storage personnel. Let storage personnel know that it is their responsibility to report any loss to proper authority. Institute adequate inventory and control for accounting material in storage. Establish and monitor lock and key control procedures. Perform an investigation about suspected losses quickly and efficiently. Establish a material control system to include inspection of delivery and vendor vehicles. Establish accurate methods of taking physical inventories and accounting of material procurement, usage, and salvage, Security of Items Requiring Special Handling Classified items should be kept separate from other material. The most satisfactory method is to store these items in a separate building with a higher degree of physical protection. Where a separate building is not available, a room, cage, or crib may be constructed within a storage building. Spaces containing classified material must be secured by means of an approved locking system. Pilferable and sensitive items should be stored in a secured area to prevent theft. The storage area could be a vault, cage, or fenced and locked security space. Normally these items will not be stored with classified material. However, when instances require these items to be stored with classified material, the storage area will be classified. In this case, the control applied to these items is equivalent to the highest security classification of any item in storage. In some cases, pilferable items may require storage in general-purpose spaces. For example, items were received in large banded containers for which secure storage space is not available. In this case, storage in a general-purpose space is permitted. However, when containers are opened to make issues, the residual 2-24 quantities should be transferred to the specified secured area. MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT Material handling is the process of moving material to, from, and through one production area to the other. The method used for moving material may vary but the basic principles are the same. The following information lists some of the guidelines in moving material. Keep handling of material to a minimum. Minimum handling saves money and manhours and reduces wear and tear of materials and equipment. Use standardized methods and equipment. Standardization of equipment results in the reduction of costs of operation, in maintenance, repair, storage, and simplified issue procedures. Select an MHE that can perform a multiple number of applications. Consider flexibility when selecting the type of equipment to be used. Minimize the use of specialized equipment. Material handling operations requiring special equipment are costly. The operating and maintenance cost of special equipment is higher than the cost for standard equipment. Minimize the length and number of moves of materials. Study the movement paths for possibilities of reducing “backtracking” and length of moves to facilitate better use of MHE and personnel. The rated capacity of an MHE must not be exceeded. Overloading causes excessive wear of equipment and creates additional accident potential. Greater payloads for each handling operation result in less handling cost per piece. The straight line flow of travel is the shortest distance between production areas. Preposition materials for MHE operations. This means placing the material in the area that will facilitate pickup and adhere to safety procedures. For conveyor operations, place materials in such