Doka Xsafe plus Operation manual

© by Doka GmbH, A-3300 Amstetten
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The Formwork Experts.
Platform system Xsafe plus
Framed formwork Framax Xlife
User Information
Instructions for assembly and use (Method statement)
© by Doka GmbH, A-3300 Amstetten
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Contents
4Introduction
4System description
5System dimensions
6Platform system in detail
8 Instructions for assembly and use (Method
statement)
11 Xsafe plus platform
11 Preparing the platform
12 Sideguards on exposed platform-ends
14 Extending the rear railings
15 Extending the platform to either side
17 Platform transition
18 Ladder system
20 Corner configuration
23 Stop-end formwork
24 Xsafe plus platform XL
24 Component overview
25 Tilting up rear railing
26 Extending the platform to either side
27 Extending the rear railings
28 Sideguards on exposed platform-ends
30 Sideguard at outside corner
31 Corner configuration
32 Ladder system
34 General
34 Railings facing formwork
36 Mounting the Xsafe plus platform onto the
formwork
40 Adjusting the platform inclination
42 Pre-assembly of collapsible, stackable gang-
forms
44 Plumbing accessories
50 Rules for gang-forms
56 Extra connectors for gang-form width
additions
57 Wall junctions
58 Lifting by crane
62 Transporting, stacking and storing
65 Article list

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Introduction User Information Platform system Xsafe plus
Introduction
System description
Platform system Xsafe plus
These pre-assembled, fold-out working platforms
with their integral side railings, self-closing man-
hole lids and integrable ladders are ready for imme-
diate use and greatly improve workplace safety.
Easy to use
▪pre-assembled, fold-out working platforms
▪time and cost-savings as so little assembly work is
needed
▪system accessories for closure gaps and corner
transitions
Safe working
▪high safety, as side and end guards are integrated in
the platform
▪integrable ladder system
An economical solution
▪its perfect stackability cuts storage and freight costs
▪no universal walings needed for bracing the panels
in vertically stacked configurations
▪simplified planning, from using a single platform con-
cept for all Doka wall systems
▪much quicker and more efficient than single brackets
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NOTICE
This document is only valid in combination with
the following underlying document(s):
'Framed formwork Framax Xlife' User Informa-
tion booklet.

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System dimensions
Xsafe plus platform 2.70m with side railing
(with or without side railings)
Xsafe plus platform 2.40m with side railing
(with or without side railings)
Xsafe plus platform 1.35m with side railing
(with or without side railings)
Xsafe plus platform XL 3.90m
Permitted service load: 1.5 kN/m2(150 kg/m2)
Load Class 2 to EN 12811-1:2003
92 cm
268 cm
110 cm
238 cm
92 cm
110 cm
110 cm
92 cm
133 cm
92 cm
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Platform system in detail
Immediately work-ready platform
▪quick and easy to assemble
Integral guard rails on all four sides
▪enables work to take place in complete safety
Platform extension
▪permits flexible adaptation to formwork, with no need
for improvisations
AXsafe plus platform
BXsafe plus platform waling 1.50m
CXsafe plus stacking waler 2.10m
DXsafe plus counter railing
EXsafe plus platform extension 0.60m
FXsafe plus handrail extension
GXsafe plus platform transition
HXsafe plus telescopic ladder
IXsafe plus ladder starter piece
JXsafe plus ladder support
KXsafe plus supporting strut
LPanel strut
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Safe solutions for corner transitions
as well
Configuration with the Xsafe plus platform:
Configuration with the Xsafe plus platform XL:
Integral ladder and manhole
▪for safe vertical access up to the platform
▪self-closing manhole lid (self-closing function can be
deactivated)
▪spring-assisted opening of manhole lid
Manhole lid
The spring integrated in the manhole has 2 functions:
▪to make the lid easier to open
▪to make the lid close automatically
Where local regulations permit, the self-closing function
of the manhole lid can be deactivated.
➤Use a flat-bladed screwdriver to change the position
of the spring.
Panel struts connected to rear of
platform
▪leaves unobstructed workplace access routes and
simplifies the planning
▪the Xsafe plus supporting strut makes it possible to
adjust the inclination of the platform
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Self-closing function
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Instructions for assembly and use (Method statement)
Planning guidelines
Co-ordinate the widths of the gang-forms with the
lengths of the "Xsafe plus" platforms.
We recommend forming corners and similar snags in
the following way:
▪Option 1
Divide up the work into separate casting sections
(i.e. separated by a construction joint):
- Set up formwork and pour first straight wall.
- Set up formwork and pour second straight wall,
with corner connection.
▪Option 2
Cast in a single pour (no construction joint):
- First set up the formwork for the corners.
- Then set up the formwork for the straight wall
between the corners.
- Cast in one single pour.
The sequence outlined below is based on a straight
wall.
Ladders must be located so as to create viable "traffic
routes" in the horizontal. (On a straight wall, for exam-
ple, one ladder on the first element and another on the
last).
Pre-assembly
➤Pre-assemble gang-forms face-down on an assem-
bly bench.
➤Mount the platforms, walings, ladder system and
panel struts on the face-down gang-form (see the
relevant section of this booklet).
Example of room-high formwork:
Example of high formwork:
Closing the formwork
➤Attach the crane lifting tackle to the gang-form with
the Xsafe plus lifting walers (see the section headed
'Lifting by crane' and the 'Xsafe plus lifting waler'
Operating Instructions).
➤Raise the gang-form by crane.
➤Spray the formwork sheet with release agent.
➤Lift the gang-form to its new location.
➤Fix the panel struts firmly to the ground (see the sec-
tion headed 'Plumbing accessories').
The gang-form is now stable and can be plumbed
and aligned exactly, with no need for the crane.
➤Extend the Xsafe plus counter railing (see the sec-
tion headed ‘Railings facing formwork").
The platform railings are now in place on all sides,
making it safe to get up onto the platform.
➤Detach the gang-form from the crane.
➤Continue lining up further gang-forms in this way,
and clamp them together.
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Max. load-bearing capacity:
Spread angle βup to 15°: 1750 kg per lifting waler
Spread angle βup to 30°: 800 kg per lifting waler
CAUTION
Never use a sledge-hammer to plumb and align
the elements!
This would damage the profiles of the gangs.
➤Use only proper plumbing tools (e.g. a spe-
cial pry-bar) that cannot cause any damage.
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Erecting the opposing formwork:
Once the reinforcement has been placed, the form-
work can be closed.
➤Mount panel struts and opposing guard-rails to the
(laid-flat) gang-form of the opposing formwork.
➤Attach the crane suspension tackle to the Framax
lifting hook (see the section headed "Resetting by
crane" and the Operating Instructions for the "Fra-
max lifting hook").
➤Pick up the gang-form by crane.
➤Spray the formwork sheet with release-agent.
➤Lift the opposing formwork by crane to its next loca-
tion.
➤Detach the gang-form from the crane (wherever pos-
sible, operate the lifting hook from the opposite pour-
ing platform).
➤Lower the Xsafe plus counter railing.
➤Fit the anchors.
➤Continue lining up further gang-forms in this way,
and clamp them together.
Pouring
Observe the following guidelines:
▪The section headed 'Pressure of fresh concrete on
vertical formwork – DIN 18218' in the Calculation
Guide 'Doka formwork engineering'
▪DIN 4235 Part 2 - 'Compacting of concrete by vibrat-
ing'
➤Pour the concrete.
➤Make only moderate use of vibrators, carefully co-
ordinating the times and locations of vibrator use.
Max. load:
1000 kg per Framax lifting hook
Before disconnecting from the crane:
➤If there are no panel struts on the opposing
formwork, do not disconnect the element
from the crane until a large enough number
of form ties have been installed to keep it
safely in the upright.
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Permitted fresh-concrete pressure:
See 'Framed formwork Framax Xlife' User Information
booklet.
NOTICE
➤Do not exceed the maximum permissible
rate of placing.
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Stripping the formwork
➤Remove any loose items from the formwork and plat-
forms, or secure them firmly.
Begin work on stripping the formwork on the
opposing formwork:
➤Take out the form ties and undo the connectors to
the adjacent panels.
➤Attach the gang-form of the opposing formwork to
the crane (wherever possible, operate the lifting
hook from the opposite pouring platform).
➤Undo the ground anchors of the panel struts.
➤Lift the gang-form away and to its next location.
If the gang-form is 'parked' prior to its next use, it
must have sufficient stability (see the section headed
'Plumbing accessories').
Gang-forms with only one panel strut must not be
'parked' upright, but placed face-down.
➤Clean residual concrete from the formwork sheet.
Stripping the holding formwork:
➤Extend the Xsafe plus counter railing (see the sec-
tion headed ‘Railings facing formwork").
➤Attach the crane lifting tackle to the gang-form with
the Xsafe plus lifting walers (see the section headed
'Lifting by crane' and the 'Xsafe plus lifting waler'
Operating Instructions).
➤Lower the Xsafe plus counter railing.
➤Undo the ground anchors of the panel struts.
➤Lift the gang-form away and to its next location.
If the gang-form is 'parked' prior to its next use, it
must have sufficient stability (see the section headed
'Plumbing accessories').
Gang-forms with only one panel strut must not be
'parked' upright, but placed face-down.
NOTICE
➤Comply with the stipulated stripping times.
Where the opposing formwork has no panel
struts:
➤When removing form ties, leave enough
form-ties in place to safely keep the panel in
the upright.
➤Attach the gang-form of the opposing form-
work to the crane.
➤Remove the remaining form ties.
WARNING
The formwork tends to adhere to the concrete.
When stripping the formwork, do not try to
break concrete cohesion using the crane!
Risk of crane overload.
➤Use suitable tools such as timber wedges or
a special pry-bar to detach the formwork
from the concrete.
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Xsafe plus platform
Preparing the platform
Tilting up rear railing
➤Lift the Xsafe plus platform off the stack by crane,
using a four-part lifting chain (e.g. Doka 4-part chain
3.20m), and set it down on the ground.
➤Tilt up the rear railings.
They lock into place automatically.
Railing-closure post on platforms
without side railings
Xsafe plus platforms without side railings are equipped
with an Xsafe plus railing-closure post at one end.
The railing-closure post reduces the gap between
two rear railings.
Where necessary, the railing-closure post can also be
mounted to the other end of the rear railings.
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Sideguards on exposed platform-ends
Activating end-of-platform
sideguards
The Xsafe plus platform comes with captively inte-
grated end-of-platform sideguards.
➤Push the side railings all the way onto the rear railing
(starting position).
➤Swivel the side railings 90° outwards.
They lock into place automatically.
Moving the end-of-platform
sideguards backwards
The sideguards can be moved backwards if needed
(e.g. at corner transitions or to create an access open-
ing).
1) Slide the telescope-lock upwards.
2) Push the side railings backwards.
Extending the end-of-platform
sideguards
The end-of-platform sideguards on the platform can be
lengthened using the Xsafe plus handrail extension.
c ... can be telescoped between 15 cm and 70 cm, in a 5 cm grid
The railing tube must be firmly enclosed by
the tube-guide in the crushing zone.
The side railings are secured so that they can-
not open outwards (i.e. by more than 90°).
The side railing can be fixed in this position
with a Spring cotter 5mm.
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BLinch pin of Xsafe plus handrail extension
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Mounting end-of-platform sideguards
Xsafe plus platforms without integral side railings can
be retrofitted with a side railing (e.g. for fall-arrest barri-
ers at the end of a wall).
Note:
The symmetrical design of the Xsafe plus side railing
means that it can be mounted to either side of the plat-
form.
1) If necessary, dismount the Xsafe plus railing-clo-
sure post from the Xsafe plus platform and re-
mount it at the other end of the rear railings (stand-
by position).
2) Hook the Xsafe plus side railing into the rear railing
and secure it with a linch pin.
When doing this, swivel the side railing inwards
slightly (by approx. 5°). This makes it easier to hook
the side railing into the rear railing.
AXsafe plus platform
BXsafe plus railing-closure post
CXsafe plus side railing
DLinch pin of Xsafe plus platform
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Extending the rear railings
The integrated end-of-platform sideguards can also be
used to extend the rear railings (e.g. if the platform has
been lengthened to either side).
1) Slide the telescope-lock upwards.
2) Extend the side railings to the desired length.
a ... can be telescoped by up to 50 cm, in a 5 cm grid
The railing tube must be firmly enclosed by
the tube-guide.
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Extending the platform to either side
The platform can be lengthened at either end by using
the Xsafe plus platform extension 0.60m.
The railings of the platform extension can be turned
inwards by 90°.
d ... can be telescoped between 30 cm and 60 cm, in a 5 cm grid
How to attach the platform extension:
Adapting the platform extension for
use on left or right
The railings of the platform extension will need to be
modified, depending on whether the platform extension
is to be mounted to the right-hand or left-hand side of
the platform.
1) Take out the spring-locked connecting pin.
2) Pull out the railing.
The railing can now be mounted on the other side, in
reverse order.
AXsafe plus platform extension 0.60m
BSpring-locked connecting pin of Xsafe plus platform extension
0.60m
CXsafe plus platform
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Platform transition
Together with an Xsafe plus handrail lengthening
piece, the Xsafe plus platform transition provides a
safe crossing point to the opposite platform.
e ... can be telescoped between 15 cm and 70 cm, in a 5 cm grid
f ... can be telescoped between 33.5 cm and 63.5 cm, in a 5 cm grid
*) Mount one platform transition on the holding formwork, and one on
the opposing formwork (see also the section headed "Stop-end form-
work").
Attaching the platform transition:
How to mount:
1) Slightly raise the railing of the Xsafe plus platform
extension (C) .
2) Slide the Xsafe plus platform transition (A) all the
way into the Xsafe plus platform extension (C) and
fix it in the bolting hole (E) with the spring-locked
connecting pin.
3) Slide the Xsafe plus platform extension (C) into the
Xsafe plus platform and fix it with a spring-locked
connecting pin.
4) Raise the gang-form by crane.
5) Extend the Xsafe plus platform transition (A) to the
desired length and fix it with a spring-locked con-
necting pin.
6) Mount the Xsafe plus handrail lengthening piece
(B) .
Wall thickness Xsafe plus
platform transition
Xsafe plus
handrail lengthening piece
Up to 20 cm 1 unit 1 unit
Over 20 cm 2 units
*) 2 units *)
AXsafe plus platform transition
BXsafe plus handrail lengthening piece
CXsafe plus platform extension 0.60m
DSpring-locked connecting pin of the Xsafe plus platform transi-
tion
EBolting hole for mounting to a panel placed on its side
B
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Ladder system
To make it possible to attach the Xsafe plus telescopic
ladders, the Xsafe plus platforms are equipped with a
ladder connection.
The Xsafe plus ladder starter piece is used for fixing a
ladder to the formwork, and the Xsafe plus ladder sup-
port for fixing a ladder to the rear railings of the inter-
mediate platform.
Length adjustment of telescopic
ladder
Extension range of the Xsafe plus telescopic ladder:
155 to 271 cm
Adjust the telescopic ladder to the required length:
1) Remove both linch pins.
2) Telescope the ladder to the required length.
3) Reinsert both linch pins from the outside toward
the inside.
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Before stepping on the ladder, check that the
linch pins are correctly installed.
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Extra lengthening of the telescoping
ladder
Note:
The Xsafe plus telescopic ladder can be extended with
a maximum of two Xsafe plus ladder extensions.
Connecting the ladder to the Xsafe
plus platform
The integrated ladder connection secures the ladder
against accidental lift-out.
Note:
If desired, the ladder can also be secured with a linch
pin as well.
Connecting the ladder to the rear
railings
Connecting the ladder to the form-
work
AXsafe plus telescopic ladder
BXsafe plus ladder extension 1.15m
AIntegrated ladder connection on the Xsafe plus platform
The groove in the ladder pin (B) must be
engaged in the hole of the ladder connection
(A) !
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AXsafe plus ladder support
BRear railings of the Xsafe plus platform
CSpring cotter of the Xsafe plus ladder support
AXsafe plus ladder starter piece
BWaling profile of the framed formwork panel
CSpring cotter of the Xsafe plus ladder starter piece
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Corner configuration
Practical example
a ... 30 cm
b ... 25 cm
AFramax outside corner
BFramax Xlife inside corner
CFramax Xlife panel 0.60m
DFramax Xlife panel 0.90m
EFramax Xlife panel 1.35m
FFitting-timber
GFramax quick-acting clamp RU
HFramax multi-function clamp
IXsafe plus platform 1.35m
JXsafe plus platform 2.70m
KXsafe plus platform extension 0.60m
LXsafe plus platform transition
a
b
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E
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IJK
LD
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