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Section Three
Section Three
3. a) How far above the maximum nut extension must the spindle of an adjustable baseplate
extend?
150mm
600mm =23.62’’
3. d) What is the minimum outside diameter of a common scaffold tube (to the nearest mm)?
48mm
4mm =
32mm
3. j) What is the minimum diameter of fibre rope you would use for a handline?
12mm
3. k) What is the minimum diameter of fibre rope you would use for a gin wheel?
16mm =1.6CM
What is the maximum load you would lift with a gin wheel? 50kg
How far along an unbraced cantilevered scaffold tube would you fix a gin wheel? 600mm=24’’
What maximum load would you place on a right angle coupler? 630kg (or 630kgf or 6.25kN)
What maximum load would you place an adjustable baseplate? 3030kg (or 30kN, or 3030kgf. 3000kg or
3 t are acceptable approximations)
When a scaffold is built on soil, what would you place under the baseplates to distribute the load?
Soleplates
What minimum width of timber would you use as a soleplate? 220mm (or 225mm =9’’, or the width of a
scaffold plank)
What is the minimum width o f clear access along a working platform for persons and materials? 675mm
(or 3 planks =27’’
How far above the working platform must a toeboard extend? 150mm =4’’
What is the maximum height allowed between ladder landings? 6m (or 3 lifts)
What is the minimum height an access ladder must extend above the landing? 900mm (or 1m)
How high would you free-stand the tower of a cantilevered platform hoist above its last tie? 2m