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RINGLOCK

SAFETYMANUAL&USERGUIDES

Tableof Contents

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 4
RINGLOCK QUALITY FACTORS................................................................................................................... 5
PRODUCT TRACEABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 6
DESIGNATION OF RINGLOCK..................................................................................................................... 7
RINGLOCK NODE CONNECTION................................................................................................................ 8
COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 9
COLOUR CODED COMPONENTS.............................................................................................................. 10

SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFE USE................................................. 11
NEVER ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
ALWAYS....................................................................................................................................................... 14

ERECTION GUIDELINES FOR RINGLOCK SCAFFOLD........................ 15
RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 15
RISK ASSESSMENT..................................................................................................................................... 16

SCAFFOLDING ERECTION GUIDELINES
STEP 1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
STEP 2 ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
STEP 3 ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
STEP 3 .........................................................................................................................................................20
STEP 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
STEP 5 .........................................................................................................................................................22
STEP 6 .........................................................................................................................................................23
STEP 7 .........................................................................................................................................................24
STEP 8 .........................................................................................................................................................24

SLOPES
SHALLOW SLOPES .....................................................................................................................................25
STEEP SLOPES ............................................................................................................................................25
THREE PART SIDE PROTECTION .....................................................................................................................26
CORNER SOLUTIONS
WITHOUT CANTILEVER PLATFORMS ......................................................................................................27
WITH INTERNAL CANTILEVER PLATFORMS ...........................................................................................28
BRIDGING SOLUTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 29
GANTRY DETAILS.......................................................................................................................................30
LADDER ACCESS......................................................................................................................................... 31

METHODS OF STABILISING SCAFFOLDS
BUILDING TIES ........................................................................................................................................... 32
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRAIGHT DOUBLE TIE...............................................................................32
GUIDELINES TO DISMANTLING RINGLOCK SCAFFOLDS.............................................................................33
ERECTION GUIDELINES FOR STAIR TOWER (10 LEG).......................34

STAIR TOWER GENERAL ARRANGEMENT (10 LEG)................................................................................35
NOTES ON SAFE USE OF RINGLOCK STAIR TOWERS ............................................................................. 36
STEP 1 .........................................................................................................................................................37
STEP 2 .........................................................................................................................................................37
STEP 3 .........................................................................................................................................................37
STEP 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 38
STEP 5 ......................................................................................................................................................... 38
STEP 6 ......................................................................................................................................................... 38
STEP 7 .........................................................................................................................................................39
STEP 8 .........................................................................................................................................................39
RINGLOCK STAIR TOWER (10 LEG) LAYOUT............................................................................................40
STAIR TOWER (10 LEG) QUANTITY LIST—O-TYPE.................................................................................. 41
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