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Product Selection Guide: Tube & Clamp Scaffold
Product Selection Guide: Tube & Clamp Scaffold
Product Selection Guide: Tube & Clamp Scaffold
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Unlimited Adaptability
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Le: Tube & Clamp encircles a tall
stack. Right: Tube & Clamp provides Tube & Clamp may be one of the most labor intensive
access within a domed structure.
scaold systems, but the return on the me invested
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ST4SG / ST6SG / ST8SG / ST10SG / ST13SG
Interlocking Steel Tubes
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Galvanized 2" nominal OD tubing with twist and lock fittings on ends.
Base Plate
Part No. Weight
BP1SG 3.25 lbs.
BP10SG 3.75 lbs.
BP1SG
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Provides secure footing for vertical
tubes. Has twist and lock fitting to
BP10SG
Can be used in place of Base Plate
BP1SG. Female end of scaffold tube
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secure plate to vertical tubing. fits into base plate tube to prevent
lateral movement.
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CSA19 CSAL2 MS2S
Used to join tubes at any angle required. Used Light duty clamp with replaceable T-bolts Heavy duty clamp is 4" wide and used
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primarily for diagonal bracing. These clamps
have same flange stops, eye bolts, nuts and
washers used on the right angle clamps.
and collar nuts. Single size 1.9" tube. Caps
and body hot dip galvanized and zinc plated
dichromate bolts and nuts.
for bracing. Compatible with 2" nominal
OD tubing or pipe at any angle. Meets or
exceed Navy Specification MIL-S-29180A.
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HDSA238 WSC
Joins 2" nominal OD tube bracing members Joins 2" nominal OD tube bracing members to
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to 2" diameter shoring frame legs. 3½" OD heavy duty sidewalk canopy posts.
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REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND
upward at approximately a 45 degree angle to the
LOCAL REGULATIONS AND THESE SAFETY FALL ARREST EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO top of the scaold. If such a diagonal bracing does
GUIDELINES BEFORE ERECTING, USING OR SCAFFOLD MAY NOT PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY not reach the top, the direcon of the bracing must
DISMANTLING THIS SCAFFOLD. OR DEATH IF A FALL OCCURS. be reversed and proceed to the top of the scaold.
This bracing paern must be repeated at every h
! WARNING Scaffold must be erected, moved or disassembled only vercal post. Diagonal bracing may be coupled to the
BE SURE TO FULLY TIGHTEN CLAMPS under the supervision of Competent Persons. Safety runners.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACING COMPONENT. equipment, including safety glasses and hard hats, must 11. Ties, guys, bracing and/or outriggers may be needed
CLAMPS THAT ARE NOT FULLY TIGHTENED be worn by all persons erecting, moving, dismantling or to assure a safe, stable scaold assembly. The
WILL NOT SUPPORT DESIGN LOADS. FAILURE using scaffold. height of the scaold in relaon to the minimum
TO TIGHTEN CLAMPS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS 1. Base plates must be used on all scaolds, centered base width, wind loads, the use of brackets or
INJURY OR DEATH. on the sills, and be in rm contact with both sills and canlevered plaorms and imposed scaold loads
vercal posts. Be especially careful when scaolds determines the need for sway and stability bracing.
Safety must come rst! are to be erected on so or frozen ground. Any The following general guidelines apply:
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Safway® equipment is designed and manufactured
with the user in mind. The safety that goes into
each piece of equipment, however, cannot oset
carelessness on the part of the erector or the user.
With this thought in mind, in order to prevent injury
to the users of Safway® equipment, we urge you to
follow these safety guidelines.
Scaold design must include analysis of load carrying
part of a building or structure used to support the
scaold must be capable of supporng the load to be
applied.
2. Use base plates and sills if required by ground
condions. Do not use unstable objects or materials.
3. Use only tools recommended by Safway for erecon
and dismantling.
4. Plumb and level scaold unl connecons can be
a. A scaold must always be secured when the
height of the scaold exceeds four mes the
minimum base width. See Footnote 1.
! WARNING
OUTRIGGERS, OR OTHER MEANS, MAY BE USED
TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM BASE DIMENSION
OF A SCAFFOLD TOWER. THE RESULTING BASE
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members by properly qualied personnel. Safway® made with ease. Be sure scaold stays plumb and
component load capacity and weight informaon is level as erecon progresses. DIMENSION, HOWEVER, MAY NO LONGER BE THE
available from your Safway branch. Scaold must be MINIMUM OR LIMITING BASE DIMENSION.
erected, used, moved and disassembled only under
the supervision of Competent Persons. ! WARNING b. Ties must be placed as near as possible to
SAFWAY® "TWIST AND LOCK" TUBING, WHETHER horizontal members. The boom e must be
I. Erecon Of Tube & Clamp Scaold USED AS VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL MEMBERS, placed no higher than 4 mes the minimum
A. Prior To Erecon - All Scaold Assemblies MUST BE ROTATED INTO A LOCKED POSITION scaold base width. Subsequent vercal e
BEFORE BEING CLAMPED. placement will depend upon the scaold
1. Job site must be inspected to determine ground
width. Scaolds 3 . and narrower must be
condions, strength of supporng structure,
5. Space the vercal posts so that the maximum length ed at vercal intervals no more than 20 .
proximity of electric power lines, overhead
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of the bearers and runners are as follows: apart. Scaolds wider than 3 . must be ed at
obstrucons, wind condions, and the need for
vercal intervals no more than 26 . apart. The
overhead or weather protecon. These condions UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD BEARERS RUNNERS
uppermost e should be placed as close to the top
must be evaluated and adequately addressed. 25 lbs./². (light duty) 4 . 10 . as possible and, in no case, more than 4 mes the
2. Post spacing and sill size can only be determined 50 lbs./². (medium duty) 3.5 . 8 . minimum base width from the top. See Footnote
aer the total loads to be imposed on the 6. Horizontal members must be installed with right 1.
scaold and the weight of the scaold have been angle clamps and must be level. Vercal posts must c. Vercal es must be placed at the ends of the
calculated. be plumb. scaold runs and at no more than 30-. horizontal
3. Staonary scaolds over 125 . in height must be intervals in between.
designed by a professional engineer.
! WARNING d. Ties must be installed as the erecon progresses
4. All equipment must be inspected to see that it is ALL CLAMPS MUST BE TIGHTENED FIRMLY and not removed unl scaold is dismantled to
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in good condion and is serviceable. Damaged or APPROXIMATELY 40 FT.LBS. OF TORQUE AS that height.
deteriorated equipment must not be used.
ERECTION PROCEEDS. e. Side brackets, canlevered plaorms, pulleys,
hoist arms, enclosed scaolds, sloped surfaces
! WARNING 7. Runners (horizontal run members) shall be securely and windy condions introduce overturning
NOT ALL SPECIES AND GRADES OF LUMBER clamped to posts at each end. They shall not be and upli forces which must be considered
CAN BE USED AS SCAFFOLD PLANK. WOOD spaced more than 6 . 6 in. apart vercally, with and compensated for. These situaons require
PLANKS USED FOR SCAFFOLD PLATFORMS the boom runner placed as close to the base as addional bracing, tying or guying.
MUST BE GRADED AS SCAFFOLD PLANK BY AN possible. Runners must be erected along the length f. Circular scaolds erected completely around or
APPROVED GRADING AGENCY OR SPECIFICALLY of the scaold. Interlock ends to form connuous within a structure may be restrained from pping
lengths when necessary. by use of "stand o" bracing members.
MANUFACTURED FOR SCAFFOLD USE.
8. Bearers are horizontal members which support a g. A free standing tower must be guyed at the
5. Scaold plank must be inspected to see that it plaorm. Each bearer clamp shall be posioned intervals outlined above or otherwise restrained
is graded as scaold plank, is sound and in good above, and in contact with, a runner clamp. Bearers to prevent pping or overturning.
condion, and is free from saw cuts, cracks, should not extend beyond their supports more than
notches, splits, delaminaons and holes. 6 in. unless the scaold design requires a longer
member.
12. Work plaorms must be fully decked with plaorm C. Erecon Of Rolling Scaolds 2. Lock all casters before ge ng on a rolling tower.
units in good, sound condion. Plaorm units may The following addional precauons apply to the Casters must be locked at all mes the scaold is
be individual scaold grade wood planks, fabricated erecon of rolling towers: not being moved.
scaold plaorms. 1. Height of the rolling tower must not exceed 4 mes 3. Do not bridge between rolling towers.
a. Scaold plaorms and walkways must be at least its minimum base width, or 40 ., whichever is 4. Remove all materials from scaolding before
18 in. wide. lower. See Footnote 1. moving a rolling tower.
b. Each end of each plank must overlap its support 5. Be sure
oor surface is clear of obstrucons or
by a minimum of 6 in. or be cleated. ! WARNING holes before moving scaold.
c. Each end of each plaorm 10 . long or less THE LOAD RATING OF THE CASTERS USED WILL 6. Be sure there are no overhead obstrucons or
must overhang its supports by no more than 12 LIMIT THE SIZE, CONFIGURATION AND LOAD energized electric power lines in the path when
in. Each end of each plaorm longer than 10 . CAPACITY OF THE ROLLING TOWERS. moving a rolling tower.
must overhang its supports by no more than 18 7. Rolling towers must only be used on level
in. Larger overhangs must be guarded to prevent 2. All casters must be secured to adapters with nuts surfaces.
access to the overhang. Materials must not be and bolts. 8. Move rolling towers from the base level only. Do
stored on overhangs. Do not stand on plaorm
3. Horizontal diagonal bracing must be used at the not pull or push from the top.
overhangs.
boom and top of rolling towers where the top work
d. Each plank on a connuous run scaold must plaorm is more than 9 . above the surface. When
extend over its supports by at least 6 in. and III. Dismantling Scaolds
rolling towers are to be erected higher than 9 ., The following additional precautions apply when
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overlap each other by at least 12 in. the rst brace must be no more than 2 . above the dismantling scaffolds:
e. Spans of 2 in. x 10 in. nominal scaold grade casters, the others at no greater than 21-. intervals
plank must never exceed 10 . No more than one above. Fabricated planks with hooks may be used as
person must stand on an individual plank at one diagonal braces. ! WARNING
me. Loads on planks must be evenly distributed 4. Plaorm units with hooks, or cleated planks, must be IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO ADD PARTS TO A
and not exceed the allowable loads for type of used on rolling towers. SCAFFOLD BEFORE IT CAN BE DISMANTLED
plank being used. SAFELY.
f. Secure plaorm units to scaold to prevent upli
caused by high winds or other job site condions. II. Use Of Scaolds
1. Prior to removal or loosening of any
Use latches, if supplied by plaorm manufacturer, A. All Scaolds
component, consider the eect the removal of
or other suitable means. 1. Each me before you use the scaold, a Competent the component, or the loosening of a joint, will
13. Guardrails must be used on all open sides and Person must: inspect the scaold assembly to have on the strength of the remaining assembly.
ends of scaold plaorms. Both top and midrails be sure it has not been altered, is assembled 2. Check to see if scaold has been altered in
are required. Local codes specify minimum heights correctly, is level and plumb, all base plates are in any way which would make it unsafe. If so,
rm contact with sills, all bracing is in place and
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where guardrails are required. Use at lower heights if
falls can cause injury.
14. Toeboards must be installed whenever people are
required to work or pass under a scaold plaorm.
When materials are to be stacked higher than the
toeboard, screening is required from the toeboard or
plaorm to the top guardrail.
15. Access must be provided to all work plaorms. If
securely fastened, all plaorms are fully decked, all
guardrails are in place, safe access is provided, it is
properly ed and/or guyed, there are no overhead
obstrucons, there are no energized electric power
lines within 12 . of the scaold assembly, all clamps
are rmly ghtened, and correct any deciencies
prior to use.
2. Use only proper access. Do not climb bracing,
reconstruct where necessary before beginning
the dismantling process.
3. Use only proper access. Do not climb braces,
guardrails, or vercal members. Do not climb
scaold components unless they are specically
designed for that purpose. Do not stand on
plaorm overhangs.
4. Do not remove es unl scaold above has been
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access is not available from the structure, access removed.
ladder units or stairways must be provided. When guardrails or vercal posts. Do not climb any scaold
component unless it is specically designed for that 5. Visually inspect each plank to be sure it is
access ladder units are provided, a rest plaorm supported on both ends and is safe to stand or
must be installed at vercal intervals of 35 . or purpose.
work on.
less. Aachable ladder units must extend at least 3. Climb safely!
6. Do not accumulate removed components or
3 . above plaorms. Install access ladder units as a. Face the rungs as you climb up or down.
equipment on the scaold.
scaold erecon progresses. b. Use both hands.
7. Lower components in a safe manner as soon
16. Use fabricated decks or cleated plank to minimize c. Do not try to carry materials while you climb. as dismantled. Do not throw components o
plaorm interference in access areas. d. Be sure of your foong and balance before you scaold.
17. Bearers may be used to provide a canlevered let go with your hands. Keep one hand rmly on 8. Stockpile dismantled equipment in an orderly
support for use as brackets for light duty scaold. If frame or ladder at all mes.
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manner.
used in this manner, they shall not extend more than e. Clean shoes and rungs to avoid slipping.
20 in. nor carry more than two 2 in. x 10 in. planks 9. Remove component immediately aer loosening
4. Do not work on slippery plaorms. clamps.
unless knee braced.
5. Do not overload plaorms with materials. Understanding and following these safety guidelines
18. Canlevered plaorms must be specically designed
for that purpose and adequate es provided to 6. Do not extend working heights by standing on will increase your personal safety and the safety of
prevent overturning. planked guardrails, boxes, ladders or other materials your fellow workers.
on scaold plaorms.
19. Materials must never be placed on canlevered
plaorms unless the assembly has been designed to 7. Do not loosen, detach or remove any component of Footnote 1:
support material loads by a qualied person. These a scaold assembly except under the supervision of California and some other states require a height-
types of plaorms cause overturning and upli a Competent Person. Components that have been to-minimum base dimension (length or width)
removed must be replaced immediately.
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forces which must be compensated for. rao of three-to-one (3:1). Refer to the governing
20. Do not install plaorms between free standing 8. Do not erect scaold on wagons, trucks or other codes for your job locaon.
towers. wheeled vehicles.
21. Material hoists and derricks should not be mounted 9. Stand only within the plaorm area; do not try to
on a scaold unless the scaold is specically extend work area by leaning out over guardrailing.
designed for that purpose.
22. Check the enre scaold assembly before use. B. Use Of Rolling Towers
Thoroughly inspect the completed assembly to see All of the above precauons plus:
that it complies with all safety codes, all fasteners are 1. Do not ride manually propelled rolling scaold.
in place and ghtened, it is level and plumb, work No one must be on a rolling tower while it is being
plaorms are fully decked, guardrails are in place moved.
and safe access is provided.