Turner OCTO
®
Assembly Guide
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SECTION 1.5 Assembly Procedures
1.5.4
Freestanding Structures
The stability of freestanding structures is created using buttressing.
The example below is formed using full box type buttressing extended to the lift below the
full height of the structure (platform level) and tied back to the wall scaffold using plan braces
enabling each leg of the wall scaffold to be connected to the buttress.
This type of buttress provides the greatest stability to the wall scaffold structure.
Prior to the commencement of any scaffolding operations, please refer to Sections
1.4.1
General Safety Notes
and
1.5 Assembly Procedures
.
For freestanding structures ensure all standards are pinned (using Standard Pins).
1. Base out wall scaffold to 1st lift height
according to base out procedure in
Section
1.5.1 Tied Wall Scaffold Fully
Boarded
steps 1 to 11.
2. Determine correct positioning for
buttress and fix bracing guardrails (to
suit correct size of buttress) from outer
Standards and leave to “hang” in the
direction of buttress.
3. Position Jacks to approximate starting
position of first bay (on base boards
if required) and place first pair of
appropriate standards on Jacks then
connect transom (horizontal) in lowest
cups.
4. Fit plan bracing from buttress Standard
to tie back to wall scaffold and affix to
wall scaffold (in cup).