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Ridgeway Span 500Tower Instruction Manual

Mobile access tower 3t - through the trap method

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Ridgeway Span 500Tower
Instruction Manual
Mobile Access Tower
3T - Through the trap method
Manufactured to: BSEN1004-1:2020 CLASS 3 8/12 XXXD
Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599
Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173
RIDGEWAY
Instruction Manual EN 1004-2 en
Instruction Manual
This Assembly Guide is intended to provide you
with step-by-step instructions on how to erect your
Mobile Access Tower (MAT) with ease and safety,
using the 3T (through the trap) method.
You should read and understand all notes and
diagrams, including the parts list for each height,
before commencing assembly. Personnel should
be qualified or competent to erect this tower.
Please consult the PASMA's code of practice for
full information on the use of Mobile Access
Towers.
Remember to do a risk assessment of the area
where the tower is to be used before commencing
erection.
This instruction manual shall be available on the
location of use of the mobile access and working
tower.
This mobile access and working tower shall only be
used according to this manual without any
modification.
Mobile access and working towers must only be
used in accordance with national regulations.
www.ridgeway-online.com
info@ridgeway-online.com
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  • Page 1 Ridgeway Span 500Tower Instruction Manual Mobile Access Tower 3T - Through the trap method Instruction Manual This Assembly Guide is intended to provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to erect your Mobile Access Tower (MAT) with ease and safety, using the 3T (through the trap) method.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Ridgeway Span 500 Tower Instruction Manual Mobile Access Tower Contents Page Description Safety Notes & Fittings Inspection Care and Maintenance Components and Weights Assembly Dismantling Configurations and Weights Risk Assessment Form Ridgeway Belfast Ridgeway Ashbourne 103 Airport Road West, Units 1&2 Greene Park,...
  • Page 3: Description

    Executive (HSE) & the “working at height regulations 2005” The method used for erecting and dismantling the Ridgeway Span 500 is the 3T METHOD (through the trap). This method ensures the operators erecting the tower position themselves in the trapdoor of the platform to add or remove horizontal guardrail braces for the level above the platform.
  • Page 4 User training courses cannot be a Ridgeway Span 500 manuals but only complement them. • • Only the original components specified in the manual shall be used. • Mobile access and working towers designed in accordance with BS EN 1004-1:2020 are not anchor points for personal fall arrest equipment.
  • Page 5 Gale Force Walking is difficult, twigs 39–46 34–40 break off trees. LOCKING CLIPS Fit the locking clips as shown in the diagram opposite. www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 6 info@ridgeway-online.com Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173...
  • Page 6 (and not to gain additional height). www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 7 info@ridgeway-online.com Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173...
  • Page 7 1m Span Frame 2.1m Diagonal Brace 1.5m Ladder Frame Complete Toe Board Set 1.5m Span Frame S1 Stabiliser 2m Ladder Frame 10.4 S2 Stabiliser 2m Span Frame www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 8 info@ridgeway-online.com Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173...
  • Page 8 Assembly Procedure Ridgeway recommends that a minimum of two people is required for the assembly of the 850/1450 tower. Only climb the tower from the inside using the ladder section. LADDER Platform Heights in Meters Frame at Base Frame at top 1.2, 3.2, 5.2, 7.2, 9.2, 11.2...
  • Page 9 Place a trap door platform on the 1st rung and a trap door platform on the 4th rung, both on the ladder side of the structure. Attach wind locks. www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 10 info@ridgeway-online.com...
  • Page 10 5th and then 6th rungs, on both sides of the platform. Never climb onto a platform that is not fully guarded. Guardrails should be 1 and 2 rungs above platforms in all cases. www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 11 info@ridgeway-online.com...
  • Page 11 Attach 2nd pair of diagonal braces following on from the previous ones. Attach the next 4 rung frames and lock clips (as per fig. 6). www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 12 info@ridgeway-online.com Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173...
  • Page 12 4, 5 and 6 until desired level is achieved, then complete the tower with steps 8 and 9. Reuse the trap door platform from 1st rung on the final height. www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 13 info@ridgeway-online.com...
  • Page 13 Climb up the ladder and from a protected ‘through the trapdoor’ position, fit horizontal guardrail braces to the 9th and then the 10th rungs on both sides of the tower. Complete the tower assembly by following step 9. www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 14 info@ridgeway-online.com...
  • Page 14 Fit toe boards to all working platforms. (see instructions on page 4 & 5) Maximum distance between platforms should not exceed 2.25m. Maximum distance to first platform should not exceed 3.4m www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 15 info@ridgeway-online.com...
  • Page 15: Dismantling

    Re-position stabilisers as above. Telescopic Stabiliser maximum platform height Single Width 850 Indoors 8.7m-12.2m Double Width 1450 Indoors 8.7m-12.2m www.ridgeway-online.com Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 16 info@ridgeway-online.com Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173...
  • Page 16 Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 17 info@ridgeway-online.com Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173...
  • Page 17 Belfast: +44 (0) 28 90454599 Page 18 info@ridgeway-online.com Ashbourne +353 (01) 802 7173...
  • Page 19: Ridgeway Belfast 103 Airport Road West, Belfast, Co. Down

    Notes: Ridgeway Belfast Ridgeway Ashbourne Units 103 Airport Road West, 1&2 Greene Park, Ratoath Belfast, Road, Ashbourne, Co. Co. Down, Meath, A84 XD98 BT3 9ED T: +353 (01) 802 7173 www.ridgeway-online.com T: +44 (0) 2890 454599 617169 www.ridgeway-online.com Page 20...