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YOUR DUTY TO SAFETY BEYOND THE PLATFORM
The Skysafe equipment has been specially designed
to be fitted with Tirak/Saturn hoists.
As being only one piece of a scaffold system, the
platform can contribute to the required safety only if:
18. Compatibility of other brands of hoists has been verified &
approved by Tractel engineering department.
19. It is fitted on compatible equipment.
20. Other components meet the requirements of the applicable
safety regulations and requirements, are of the proper
quality, assembled to form a safe and efficient suspended
scaffold system and are approved by Tractel engineering
department
21. Every upper support of the scaffold is stable, sufficiently
strong and properly tied back to the structure, according to
the load either static or dynamic.
22. The supporting structure and tie-backs, are required to
withstand every load to be applied, either static or dynamic,
during rigging or operating the scaffold equipment.
23. All the requirements in strength and resistance are obtained
with the necessary safety coefficients (see regulations and
professional standards).
24. All the calculations, design and subsequent work necessary
to meet the above requirements have been made by a
competent person on the basis of proper technical
information regarding the site.
YOUR DUTY TO AVOID TAKING CHANCES.
25. Once the suspended platform has been lifted off its initial
support (ground or any other level), it is imperative not to
release, remove, alter or obstruct any part of the equipment
under load.
26.
Never set the Multi-level Platform down and remove
tension from wire ropes. The Multi-level platform may
collapse!
27. Never operate a platform and its accessories, especially
electric ones, in a potentially explosive atmosphere.
28. For any job to be performed on the suspended equipment,
consider and control the specific risks related to the nature
of the job.
29. Should you decide that this platform is no longer to be used,
take precautions in disposing of it so that it cannot be used
any more.
30. Fall Protection equipment is required
31. The manufacturer declines any responsibility for any
special rigging or structural combinations beyond the
descriptions of this manual.
32. The manufacturer declines any responsibility for any
other use of the platforms, than described in this
manual.
AN ULTIMATE RECOMMENDATION
Never neglect means to improve safety. Due to the risks
inherent in the use of suspended scaffolding. It is
mandatory
that every installation be equipped with
secondary wire rope(s) fitted with a separate fall arrest
system, anchored to a safe separate point of the building
structure.
This manual is neither a regulations compliance
manual nor a general training guide on suspended
scaffold operations. You must refer to proper
instructions delivered by manufacturers of the other
pieces of equipment included in your suspended
scaffold installation. Whenever calculations and
specific rigging and handling are involved, the operator
should be professionally trained to that end and secure
relevant information prior to commencing such work.
