UTS FOLDOUT 700 Instruction Manual

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UTS 250 FOLDOUT 700 &
BoSS Roommate 700
COMPATIBILITY
Hybrid Mobile Access Tower Instruction Manual
3T - Through the trap method
Manufactured to: BSEN1004-1:2020 CLASS 3 6/6 XXXD H2
UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD
www.towersandpodiums.co.uk
info@towersandpodiums.co.uk
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.
UTS SALES & REPAIR LTD
Instruction Manual EN 1004-2 en

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  • Page 1 UTS 250 FOLDOUT 700 & BoSS Roommate 700 COMPATIBILITY Hybrid Mobile Access Tower Instruction Manual 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: Health And Safety Warnings

    Do not use ladders, boxes or and other objects to gain additional height. Do not lift heavy objects from the tower Do not climb outside of the tower, only climb up inside the tower. UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 2...
  • Page 3 Do not stand up on an unguarded platform Maximum inclination for working = 1% Do not move the tower with material or people on it Do not bridge between towers or other structures UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 3...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Compatibility Protocol. This means that the UTS 250 Foldout 700 tower can provide either a partial or dominant system when used in conjunction with the BoSS Roommate 700 tower, and that all components from the 2 different towers can be interchanged and used where instructed.
  • Page 5: Description

    Executive (HSE) & the “working at height regulations 2005” The method used for erecting and dismantling the UTS 250 Foldout 700 tower 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 6 User training courses cannot be a substitute for instruction manuals but only complement them. • Only the original UTS or BoSS 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 7: Inspection Care And Maintenance

    Moderate Breeze Raises dust and loose paper, 13–18 11–16 small branches move. Strong Breeze Large branches in motion, 25–31 22–27 telegraph wires whistle. Gale Force Walking is difficult, twigs 39–46 34–40 break off trees. UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 7...
  • Page 8: Locking Clips

    Keep going until hinged frame is flat. UTS-Ensure locking elbow has engaged. BoSS– Insert locking pin into elbow Lock the castor brakes. LOCKING CLIPS Fit the locking clips as shown in the diagram opposite. UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 8...
  • Page 9 Unfold out over platform, hook bottom edges over sides of platform. Ensure short ends of toe boards have hooked over both ends of the platform, hook bottom edge down between platform hook and frame. UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 9...
  • Page 10: Identifying Components

    Weight (Kg) 125mm Locking Caster 1.8m Horizontal Brace 1.92 1.8m Folding Frame 2.1m Diagonal Brace 1m 4 Rung Frame Complete Toe Board Set 1.75m 7 Rung Frame S7 Stabiliser 1.8m Trapdoor Platform UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 10...
  • Page 11 Identifying Components (BOSS) Horizontal Brace 4 Rung Guardrail Frame Trapdoor Platform ToeBoard Set Diagonal Brace 7-Rung Lift Frame Stabiliser Locking Pin Castor and Castor adaptor or Base Unit Adjustable Leg UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 11...
  • Page 12: Components And Weights

    UTS & BOSS Components with Weights UTS components with equivalent BOSS components on the same line. These components are then interchangeable with each other. For example any time the instructions call for a 700 x 1.75m 7 Rung Frame (FO7RF) you could use the BOSS 7 Rung Lift Frame (302514) instead, or vice versa.
  • Page 13: Assembly

    Assembly Procedure UTS recommends that a minimum of two people is required for the assembly of the UTS 700 FOLDOUT tower. Only climb the tower from the inside using the end rungs. Platform Heights in Meters Frame at top 0.8, 2.5, 4.3, 6.05 7 Rung 1.8, 3.5, 5.3...
  • Page 14 If your risk assessment shows it necessary, fit a set of toe boards to the platform. Check there are no gaps through which any materials could fail and that the trapdoor opens correctly UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 14...
  • Page 15 Fit a trap door platform to top rung of the base frame side, engage the wind locks. Connect a diagonal brace (blue) between the 3rd rung on one end and the 7th on the other end. UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 15...
  • Page 16 4 horizontal braces as guardrails, 2 and 4 rungs above the platform (the 9th and 11th rungs of the tower), on both sides of the tower. Fit toe boards to the working platform. (see instructions on page 9) UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 16...
  • Page 17 Now fit the 4 rung ends to each end of the tower. If building to 5.3m platform height: Continue to fit an additional pair of 7 rung frames, diagonal braces, horizontal guardrails and trapdoor decks. UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 17...
  • Page 18 Fit a set of toe boards to the platform. Check there are no gaps through which any material could fall and the trapdoor opens correctly Fit toe boards to the working platform. (see instructions on page 4 & 5) UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 18...
  • Page 19 Remove and refit the lowest platform and hand rail braces to the 21st rung of the tower with the handrails 2 and 4 rungs above the platform. Fit toe boards to the working platform. (see instructions on page 9) UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 19...
  • Page 20 4 horizontal braces (red) as guardrails on the 12th and 14th rungs. Fit another diagonal in the pattern , If completing at 2.5 add toe board , if not proceed to next step. UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 20...
  • Page 21 DO NOT CLIMB ON THE PLATFORM UNTIL IT IS FULLY GUARD RAILED Fit a set of toe boards to the platform. Check there are no gaps through which any material could fall and the trapdoor opens correctly UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 21...
  • Page 22: Dismantling

    NOTES: DO NOT OVER-REACH and NEVER DROP COMPONENTS when dismantling always lower them to the ground. UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 22...
  • Page 23: Configurations And Weights

    (2) Please Note: Stabilisers for 1.8m are not required when using internally only externally. However it is the users responsibility to complete a risk assessment and decided if stabilisers are required internal- ly as well. UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 23...
  • Page 25 Notes: UTS SALES & REPAIRS LTD Page 25...
  • Page 26 Notes: SALES & REPAIRS LTD UNIT 1A CANTERBURY INDUSTRIAL PARK, ISLAND ROAD, HERSDEN, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT3 4HQ TEL: 01227 860085 WWW.TOWERSANDPODIUMS.CO.UK DOC NO: CPT02, VERSION:1.3, DATE:01/03/25, APPROVED BY:A.GUNTRIPP, REVIEWED BY:M.GRANGER UTS COMPATIBILITY 250 FOLDOUT 700 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 26...

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