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RINGLOCK

SAFETY MANUAL & USER GUIDES

Erection Guidelines—Step 5

SCAFFOLDING ERECTION GUIDELINES STEP 5

1. To attach the Brace, slide the
wedge casting into the rosette
on the Base Collar and insert
the Brace wedge. Offer the
wedge casting at the other end
of the Brace to the rosette of
the Standard at the next lift
above. Always work from a
fixed node to a movable upper
node.

2. Diagonal/face bracing should be
fixed to at least every 5th bay
along the length of the scaffold
and from bottom to the top of
the scaffold, or as required
by design.

3. Diagonal bracing helps to stiffen
the scaffold and ensure it is square,
keeping the Standards vertically aligned.

SCAFFOLDING NOTE:

Braces are generally fitted in one bay, from the bottom to the top without any break in
between. This bracing pattern is then repeated every fifth bay.

Alternatively the braces can commence in the lowest outside bay and can continue as a
straight line until the far outside edge of the scaffold is reached. The bracing then repeats
in this manner from the next lift above until the top of the scaffold is reached.

For very long scaffolds it is preferable to start opposing bracing at both ends and work
towards the middle of the façade.

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