Systems™ScaffoldTechnicalManualSystems™ScaffoldTechnicalManual©2018BrandIndustrialServices,Inc.Allrightsreserved.2Thisdocumentissubjecttoperiodicrevisionandupdating.BeforedesigningscaffoldswithSystems™Scaffoldcomponents,contactBrandSafwaytobesureyouareusingthemostcurrentrevision.ContactBrandSafwayforallscaffoldloadingnotcoveredinthisdocument.THISDOCUMENTISNOTTOBEREPRODUCEDINPARTORINWHOLE.Alldrawingsinthisguideareforillustrativepurposesonly.Thisguideisintendedforgeneralinformationpurposesonly.Becauseofthemanyvariableswhichaffecttheperformanceoftheproductline,someoftheinformationinthisbrochuremaynotapply.Forspecificapplications,contactBrandSafway.Note:Allscaffoldsshallbeerected,modifiedanddismantledonlyunderthesupervisionofaCompetentPerson.Erection,use,maintenanceanddisassemblymustconformtocurrentmanufacturer'sinstructionsaswellasallfederal,state,provincialandlocalregulations.CopiesofcompleteSafetyGuidelinesfortheseandotherproductsareavailablefromyourlocalBrandSafwaybranch.SymbolLegendDenotesCenterlineofHorizontalorVerticalTubesMaterial-SeePage44Label-SeePage41-42ManufacturingDateCodeLocationTHISDOCUMENTISINTENDEDFORUSEBYEXPERIENCEDSCAFFOLDENGINEERS.USEBYUNQUALIFIEDPERSONSMAYRESULTINDEATH,SERIOUSPERSONALINJURYORPROPERTYDAMAGE.LOADINGINFORMATIONCONTAINEDINTHISDOCUMENTISBASEDUPONTHELOAD-CARRYINGCAPACITYOFTHEINDIVIDUALCOMPONENTS.THETOTALLOADS(COMPONENTWEIGHT,PLANKWEIGHT,LIVELOAD,MATERIALLOAD,WINDLOAD,ETC.)TOBEIMPOSEDONTHECOMPLETEASSEMBLYMUSTBECONSIDERED.ALLLOADSONINDIVIDUALMEMBERSARETRANSMITTEDTOOTHERCOMPONENTSANDULTIMATELYTOTHEGROUND.COMPENSATIONFORTHESECUMULATIVEVERTICALANDHORIZONTALLOADSMUSTBEPROVIDEDFOREACHINDIVIDUALSCAFFOLDAPPLICATION.SERIOUSINJURYORDEATHCANRESULTFROMYOURFAILURETOFAMILIARIZEYOURSELF,ANDCOMPLYWITHALLAPPLICABLESAFETYREQUIREMENTSOFFEDERAL,STATE,PROVINCIALANDLOCALREGULATIONSBEFOREERECTING,USINGORDISMANTLINGTHISSCAFFOLD.FALLARRESTEQUIPMENTATTACHEDTOSCAFFOLDMAYNOTPREVENTSERIOUSINJURYORDEATHIFAFALLOCCURS.BrandSafwaySystems™ScaffoldhaspassedallseismicqualificationtestsofClass1EequipmentandisinfullcompliancewiththeAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)andtheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineers(IEEE)standard344-1987.Systems™ScaffoldTechnicalManual©2018BrandIndustrialServices,Inc.Allrightsreserved.3Section1:ComponentIdentificationVerticalPosts...................................................................................8StarterCollars..................................................................................9Systems™CouplingPin...........................................................................9TransitionsCouplingPin..........................................................................9SnapButton....................................................................................9TubularScrewJack..............................................................................10TubularSwivelScrewJack........................................................................10CastersAdjustableCasterAdapter........................................................................11Casters........................................................................................12ClampsBoltClamps-DualPurpose.......................................................................13BeamClamp........................................................