PROCEDURES AND CARE FOR ASSEMBLY AND DAILY
INSPECTION OF THE APPORT ELECTRIC MINI PLATFORM
A-50 Model
01.
Check the quality of the steel cables during assembly and periodically, every
30 days, verifying their good conservation condition and if they are undamaged: unraveling tips, free of broken wires and nodes.
02.
Check, during every assembly, if the ties of the steel cables are secure and if
the clips used in the loops of the cables are properly attached. Also check the
existence of pads in the loops.
03.
Check if the steel cables are not passing on sharp edges. The sharp edges
should be protected to avoid damaging the cables.
04.
Install the main steel cables with anchors independent of the scaffold safety
cables.
05.
Assemble the Mini Platform and install the A-50 APPORT Electric Winch in
the support railing, checking the attachment and operation of the safety lock,
which should present the moving weight of the piston upwards.
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06.
Check if the main steel cable and the safety cable of the Mini Platform are
parallel. They may not be intertwined.
07.
Install the main cables in accordance with the scheme shown in the cover of
the winch. Adjust the spring tension at its lower part.
08.
Check which power tension is available, 220V or 380V, also checking if
the motor and the electric panel connections are compatible. The power
should be three-phase and stabilized. Also check for grounding.
09.
Check if the blue ground wire, of the scaffold electric panel, is properly
grounded in the power supply provided by the construction work.
10.
Check if the blue ground wire is connected grounding the mass of the winch
motors.
11.
Install the electric panel on the inner side of the Mini Platform, connect the
sockets of the winches and check the connections, using the female socket
cover as lock.
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12.
Place the power supply wire of the panel, winding two or three laps before
connecting it to the panel socket, thereby preventing that the weight of the
cable itself forces the socket when the Mini Platform is at the top. Also check
if the connection is locked with the cover.
13.
When the Mini Platform is energized, the motor brake should be tested at the
1st operation. This test is performed by raising the Mini Platform approximately 80 cm from the floor and then lowering 50 cm. At that point, when the
electric panel button is released, the Mini Platform should stop instantly.
14.
After checking the electric installation and the operation of the Mini Platform,
adjust the safety cable brake to a maximum slope of 40 cm.
15.
Check if the worker who is using the APPORT Electric Mini Platform is fitted
with a seatbelt and an individual fall-arrest device.
16.
Check if the worker of the APPORT Electric Mini Platform has an exclusive
safety steel cable or polyamide rope to fasten the individual fall-arrest device.
17.
The steel cable or polyamide rope of the individual fall-arrest device of the
worker should have ties independent of the main cable.
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18.
When the Mini Platform is in full operation, the load capacity, found at the
fixed plate in the APPORT Electric Winch, should always be observed.
19.
If there is any failure during the Mini Platform movement, just press the
emergency panel button to stop the scaffold immediately.
20.
If there is any strange noise or vibration in the APPORT Electric Winch while
moving the Mini Platform, stop the equipment and call the APPORT Technical
Assistance.
21.
Check if the conditions of the Mini Platform structure: support railing, joint elements, railing, baseboards and floor are in good conservation conditions; no
dents or corrosion, which may endanger the stability of the APPORT Electric
Mini Platform.
22.
Check if the supporting structure of the APPORT Electric Mini Platform is
compatible with the total weight of the Mini Platform and the efforts to which
it will be subjected.
23.
Check if the manual tools used are tied up properly.
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24.
Keep on the APPORT Electric Mini Platform only the necessary and essential
equipment to carry out the planned activities, not allowing the accumulation
of materials on the Mini Platform.
25.
Check the isolation and signage of the area under the APPORT Electric Mini
Platform.
26.
When the Mini Platform is in full operation, always observe the load capacity
that may be found on the cover of the APPORT Electric Winch.
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