API 6D Two - Piece
Cast Trunnion
Mounted Ball Valve
Atlas Series
Document Number:
Revision:
Release Date:
EDC 506
0
01/03/2018
IOM: Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
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Recommended handling procedure when lifting with slings is shown in
figure 1
.
Pallets, boxes, crates are provided with lifting/piling indications that shall be followed at all times.
Operator lifting points shall not be used to lift the valve.
Other lifting equipment provided with hooks can be used instead.
Chains shall not be used instead of slings using procedures in
figure 1
.
Lifting equipment’s safe working load (SWL) shall always be double checked prior to any lift.
During lifting/handling always keep valve flange protection in place to avoid foreign material from
entering the valve bore
Pay attention, as not to damage the valve paint during lifting/handling procedures.
Special care to the marking applied on the crates, and particularly to piling instructions, must be taken during
storage/stowage of the box containing the valves. Unless otherwise agreed, CNC wooden boxes are not
suitable for storage/stowage one on top of the other. Non-observance of crate handling markings could result
in the serious injury of people and damages to the goods.
Do not store valve without end protection to prevent from ingress of foreign
materials
