Custers Hydraulica B.V. Venray NL
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5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
5.1 Check before assembly
Verify whether the technicians are sufficiently qualified and that the place where the tower
scaffolding is to be erected is safe and suitable.
Caution:
- The ground must be sufficiently load-bearing and flat;
- The space must be free of obstacles, both on the ground and above ground;
- Verify whether the wind conditions are such that the scaffolding can be used;
- Check to make sure that you have all the components at the workplace;
- Never use damaged, incorrect or non-original components.
5.2 Personal protection and aids
- Always wear work gloves, safety shoes and a safety helmet.
- A sturdy rope, for the manually lifting of components or tools
- It is not allowed to mount fall protection equipment to the scaffold.
(If fall protection equipment must be used, use the existent façade or any other solid
construction.)
5.3 Assembly
The assembly of the mobile scaffold tower is described in the assembly instructions and must
be carried out by at least 2 persons. Use leading guardrail frames during the assembly to
prevent persons from falling.
The mobile scaffold tower must be erected flat with a maximum inclination of 1% (a maximum
of 1 cm inclination over a length of 1 metre); check this with a spirit level; correction is possible
by tightening the spindle nuts of the casters. The casters must always be in locked position,
except for relocating the scaffold. Make sure that the casters are locked, either by tightening
the wing nut, or by tilting the locking tab over the cantilevered edge of the chord stiffener.
The platforms must be secured by sliding the pawl of the blow-away protection under the
rung. The frames must be secured against each other using locking pins.
Horizontal ledgers/guardrails must preferably be positioned on the uprights in such a way
that the openings of the claws point outwards.
There must always be at least 1 platform with hatch on the working level; the working level
must be fitted with: guardrail, knee railing and toe boards all around. There must always be
at least one platform with a hatch on the resting level. The resting level must be fitted all
around with guardrails and knee railings and must be installed at a height of 2 metres.
A resting level is converted into a working level through the installation of toe boards all around.
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