Youngman BoSS StairMax 600 User Manual

BoSS StairMax 600
USER GUIDE
General Safety
Ensure you read all safety notes before erecting this tower
There is a serious risk of personal injury if you do not follow all
instructions laid down in this guide.
Carry out all necessary risk assessments prior to the use of this
equipment.
This equipment should be used by an able bodied, competent
adult who has read and understood these instructions. Anyone
with either a temporary or permanent disability should seek expert
advice before using it.
Keep children, animals and bystanders away from the work
area.
Cordon off a NO GO area using cones and either barriers or
tape.
Never use this equipment if you are ill, feeling tired, or under the
influence of alcohol or drugs.
Wear sensible, protective clothing and footwear offering good
grip, plus gloves and a hard hat. Tie back long hair and avoid loose
garments and jewellery that could get in your way.
Never work on the tower if you suffer from vertigo.
Never suspend the tower from another structure.
Always climb onto the tower from the upper end, entering through
the gate in the handrail frame. Keep your feet in the middle of the
rungs and grip frame sides firmly with both hands.
Never carry anything when climbing, unless you can do so
leaving both hands free.
Always check the condition of components before use – and
at regular intervals thereafter. If any show signs of damage or
excessive wear, do not use them.
Tower Safety
Never overload the tower. The tower's maximum working load is
150kg on the platform. Only one person is allowed on the platform,
along with tools and materials.
Never lean anything against the tower.
Never use it for jobs that exert repetitive or excessive force.
Lateral forces over 198N – equivalent to a 20kg weight – make it
unstable even when fitted with stabilisers or ballast. This section
includes a table (a) to indicate what level of lateral force is exerted
by typical jobs. Those jobs likely to exert excessive sideways force
should not be carried out on this tower, whilst those likely to exert
moderate sideways force should be carried out with due care.
Never use boxes, steps etc to gain extra height. Never reach
too far out to one side.
If the tower is to be repositioned on a higher step, DO NOT
attempt to move it as a complete assembly. Always dismantle it and
rebuild at the new location.
General Safety
This tower is intended only for indoor use, and must not be
positioned where it could be subjected to wind loads. Ensure that
the site or stairwell where it is erected does not induce any fun-
nelling or concentrating effect of the wind, or where opening of
doors could introduce sudden wind loads.
Ensure that you are not contravening any health and safety law
(blocking a fire exit for example) before proceeding to construct
the tower on the stairwell.
Table (A)
Lateral Forces
Typical jobs or tools likely to exert:
Low sideways force
include: Paintbrush, Paint Roller,Wallpapering
Moderate sideways force
include:Driving in Screws, Drilling, Hammering Nails, Chiselling
Excessive sideways force
include: Pneumatic Hand Tools, Demolition Work, Sledgehammer
Assembly Instructions
Make sure that you understand these instructions and are familiar
with the tower's components before you begin. It is recommended
that you have the help of a second person to assist with the
erection process.
Make sure too, that you have everything you need to hand and
refer to the illustrations for construction. Check the stabilisation
guide and table to ensure that you have the necessary stabiliser(s)
or ballast for the site in which you intend to erect the tower.
1 Unlock the interlock clips on all frames (see section Clips and
Claws)
2
Fit base plate legs securely to two standard frames. Ensure
they are equally extended so that they stand level. These will
now be referred to as the base frames.
3
Fit an additional frame to one of the base frames and engage
the interlock clips. Place the base frame, fitted with an extra
frame, on the lower stair and the singular base frame on the upper
stair, allowing the correct distance between the frames for the
platform to fit (1.3 metres).
4
Link these two frames with two horizontal and two diagonal
braces as shown in the illustration, to form the tower base – start
by clipping the horizontal braces to the frame uprights.
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