The following provisions are hereby added to the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code/1994:
A. 
Merchandise display and/or storage, particularly that area involving the sale of lumber, piping, etc., shall be protected as follows:
(1) 
Height: zero to four feet from floor, first tier lumber, stacked not more than 40 inches, high-banding not required.
(2) 
Height: four to eight feet from floor, second tier lumber shall be protected from roll out, if not banded; utilizing vertical uprights and/or chains securely fastened from third tier and fastened to front of stack on second tier beams with latching device.
(3) 
Height: eight feet and above, all stack shall be banded and at no time shall unbanded lumber be placed above this level.
(4) 
Piping shall not be stored parallel to walkways unbanded or without roll-out protection.
B. 
Merchandise stored as top stock for the purpose of restocking bottom shelves shall not be stored greater than two cartons high unless protected from crushing, tilting or from possibly falling off due to restocking of opposite side shelving stock by mechanical loading equipment. Stacking in excess of two containers high may be approved if pelletized in addition to shrink-wrapped.
C. 
Displays shall not utilize the stacking of merchandise in excess of six feet high without additional precautions being made for stock falling over.
D. 
Displays requiring electrical power which are accessible to customer reach shall be protected with ground fault devices at each location. Example: lighting, fans, appliances, medicine cabinets, fountains, whirlpools, manufacturer displays, etc.
E. 
If material handling devices are used during business hours in areas accessible to the public, the equipment shall give off visual and audible signals while in motion automatically while placed in moving gear and not be manually controlled by operators. A sign shall be displayed in the vicinity of the public entrance, clearly marking and displayed as follows:
This premises employs the use of mechanical material-handling equipment. While in motion, vehicle has an audible and visual signal. Please use caution when approaching aisle intersection if sound or visual signal is seen or heard. Do not walk beneath equipment in uplift position.