Peri RCS CL Operator's manual

RCSCLRailClimbingSystem
Lightweight climbing formwork
Instructions for Assembly and Use – Standard Configuration – Version 1.0 UK Issue 09 | 2023

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RCSCLRailClimbingSystem – lightweight climbing formwork
Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Overview
Main components 4
Key 6
Introduction
Target groups 7
Additional technical documentation 7
Product description 8
Instructions for Use 8
Cleaning and maintenance instructions 9
Safety instructions
Cross-system 10
System-specific 12
Component overview and tool list
Component overview 16
Tool list 17
Tightening torques 17
General information
A1 System overview 18
A2 Climbing device and hydraulics 22
General information 22
ClimbingDeviceRCS50 22
Hydraulic unit 23
Accessories 24
A3 Operating states and loads 26
Operating states and loads 26
A4 Standard work flow 28
Sequence of operation 28
Process planning
B1 Planning the shoring 32
System dimensions 32
Framework assembly 34
Additional spacers 35
Support reactions 36
B2 Planning the platforms 38
General 38
Platform beams 39
Finishing platform 41
Planking 42
Toe boards 42
Work platforms 43
Finishing platform 44
B3 Planning corner platforms 46
General information 46
Work platforms 46
Finishing platform 47
Concreting platform 48
B4 Planning round platforms 50
Parallel console bracket arrangement 50
Radial console bracket arrangement 51
B5 Planning guardrails 52
Guardrails 52
Lateral guardrails 54
Mounting the Handrail Boards 55
Installing the scaffolding tubes 55
B6 Planning requirements 58
Position of the leading tie 58
Planning the climbing sequence 59
Attachment point for crane 59
Repositioning with the ClimbingBeam9t 60
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Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Assembly
C1 Pre-assembling the formwork 62
Strongback on TRIO Panel Formwork 62
Strongback with FormworkWaler150CB 64
Strongback on VARIO formwork 66
Concreting platform 67
C2 Pre-assembling the console bracket unit 72
Mounting the work platform 72
Installing the lateral protection 74
Preparing the climbing rail 75
C3 First concreting section 78
Attaching the climbing rail 79
Mounting the work platform 80
Fitting formwork 81
Fitting the leading tie 82
Concreting 84
C4 Assembling the finishing unit 86
General 86
Pre-assembling the finishing platform 86
Preparing the climbing rails 87
Attaching the finishing platform 88
Preparing the climbing procedure 89
First climbing procedure 90
Completing the finishing platform 91
Recovering the suspension 92
Finishing the climbing procedure 93
C5 Ladder access 94
Ladders 94
Use
D1 Standard cycle work procedures 96
D2 Operating the formwork 102
Operating the carriage 102
Adjusting the formwork 103
D3 Leading tie 104
Releasing the leading tie 104
D4 Suspension 106
Fitting the suspension 106
Dismantling the suspension 107
Removing climbing cones 109
D5 Operating the climbing shoe 110
Opening and closing the climbing shoe 110
Activating and deactivating the climbing pawl 112
D6 Repositioning with the climbing device 114
Safety instructions 114
Hydraulic diagram 115
Remedial measures for malfunctions 115
Operating the hydraulic system 115
Bleeding the hydraulic system 115
Putting climbing hydraulics into operation 116
Preparations 116
Preparations 117
Self-climbing procedure 118
Concluding work 125
Self-climbing the final unit 126
D7 Repositioning with the crane 128
Safety instructions 128
Preparations 129
Moving procedure 130
If climbed too far 133
Dismantling
E1 Lifting out the climbing formwork 134
General 134
Dismantling formwork 134
Lifting out the climbing unit 135
Program overview
RCS-CLLightweightClimbingFormwork 140
Content

Overview
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RCSCLRailClimbingSystem – lightweight climbing formwork
Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Main components
Overview
1 Upper climbing rail
2 Lower climbing rail
7 ClimbingRailExtensionRCS125
20 Work platform
21 CrossbeamU160
24 CarriageRCS
28 Formwork spindle (Heavy-Du-
tySpindleSLS)
29 Ladder cage
33 Finishing platform
35 StrongbackRCS/SRU
36 Concreting platform
40 Formwork
50 ClimbingShoeRCS
60 ClimbingDeviceRCS50
87 Scaffolding tube bracing
1
50
87
60
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40
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28
29
36
24
21
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RCSCLRailClimbingSystem – lightweight climbing formwork
Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Overview
Key
Pictogram Definition Dimensions
Dimensions are usually given incm.
Other measurement units, e.g.m, are
shown in the illustrations.
Conventions
■Instructions are numbered with: 1.
....., 2. ....., 3. ......
■The result of an instruction is shown
by: 
■Position numbers are clearly provided
for the individual components and
are given in the drawing, e.g.1, in
the text in brackets, for example(10).
■Several position numbers, i.e. alter-
native components, are represented
with a slash: e.g. 1/2.
Notes on illustrations
The illustration on the front cover of
these instructions is understood to be a
system representation only. The assem-
bly steps presented in these
Instructions for Assembly and Use are
shown in the form of examples with
only one component size.They are valid
for all component sizes contained in the
standard configuration.
To facilitate understanding, detailed il-
lustrations are sometimes incomplete.
The safety equipment that might not be
shown in these detailed illustrations
must still be available.
* If not identical to the action arrow.
Arrows
Arrow representing an action
Arrow representing a reaction
of an action*
Arrow representing forces
Safety instruction categories
The safety instructions alert site per-
sonnel to the risks involved and provide
information on how to avoid these
risks. Safety instructions can be found
at the beginning of the section or be-
fore instructions for action and are high-
lighted as follows:
Danger
This sign indicates an extremely hazard-
ous situation that could result in death
or serious, irreversible injury if the safe-
ty instructions are not followed.
Warning
This sign indicates a hazardous situa-
tion that could result in death or seri-
ous, irreversible injury if the safety in-
structions are not followed.
Caution
This sign indicates a hazardous situa-
tion that could result in minor or moder-
ate injury if the safety instructions are
not followed.
Note
This sign indicates situations in which
failure to observe the information can
result in material damage.
Format of the safety instructions
Signal word
Type and source of hazard!
Consequences of non-compliance.
⇒Preventative measures.
Visual inspection
Tip
Incorrect use
Safety helmet
Safety shoes
Safety gloves
Safety goggles
Personal protective equipment
to prevent falling from a height
(PPE)
Danger/Warning/Caution
To be complied with
Note
Load-bearing point

Introduction
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RCSCLRailClimbingSystem – lightweight climbing formwork
Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Target groups
Additional technical documentation
* Valid in Germany: Regulations for Occupational
Health and Safety on Construction Sites30
(RAB30).
** Instructions are given by the contractor them-
selves or a competent person selected by
them.
Contractors
These Instructions for Assembly and
Use are designed for contractors who
either
■assemble, modify and dismantle
PERIsystems, or
■use them, e.g. for concreting, or
■allow them to be used for other oper-
ations, e.g. carpentry or electrical
work.
Competent person
(ConstructionSiteCoordinator)
The Safety and Health Protection
Coordinator*
■is appointed by the client,
■must identify potential hazards dur-
ing the planning phase,
■determines measures that provide
protection against risks,
■creates a safety and health protec-
tion plan,
■coordinates the protective measures
for the contractor and site personnel
so that they do not endanger each
other,
■monitors compliance with the pro-
tective measures.
Competent persons qualified to carry
out inspections
Due to the specialist knowledge gained
from professional training, professional
experience and recent professional ac-
tivity, the competent person qualified
to carry out inspections has a reliable
understanding of safety-related issues
and can carry out inspections correctly.
Depending on the complexity of the in-
spection to be undertaken, e.g. scope
of testing, type of testing or the use of
certain measuring devices, a range of
specialist knowledge is necessary.
Qualified personnel
PERI systems may only be assembled,
modified or dismantled by personnel
who are suitably qualified to do so.
Qualified personnel must have com-
pleted a course of training** in the
work to be performed, covering the fol-
lowing points at least:
■Explanation of the plan for the as-
sembly, modification or dismantling
of the formwork in an understanda-
ble form and language.
■Description of the measures for as-
sembling, modifying or dismantling
the formwork.
■Designation of the preventive meas-
ures to be taken to avoid the risk of
persons and objects falling.
■Naming of the safety precautions in
the event of changing weather condi-
tions which could adversely affect
the safety of the formwork system
as well as the persons concerned.
■Details regarding permissible loads.
■Description of all other risks and dan-
gers associated with assembly, mod-
ification or dismantling operations.
■In other countries, ensure that the
relevant national guidelines and
regulations in the respective cur-
rent version are complied with!
■If no country-specific regulations
are available, it is recommended to
proceed according to German
guidelines and regulations.
■A competent person must be on
site when any work is carried out
on the climbing system as well as
during the climbing procedure.
■Assembly Instructions:
– RCSClimbingDeviceandHydraulics
■Instructions for Use:
– ClimbingBeam9t
– LiftingEyeBR-2 2.5t
■Approvals:
– Z-21.6-1766PERIScrew-OnCone
– Z-21.6-1767PERIClimbingCone
■Separate structural design information
■Design Tables 2015 – Formwork and Shoring
Introduction

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RCSCLRailClimbingSystem – lightweight climbing formwork
Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Introduction
Use in a way not intended, deviating
from the standard configuration or the
intended use according to the
Instructions for Assembly and Use, rep-
resents a misapplication with a poten-
tial safety risk, e.g. risk of falling.
Only PERIoriginal components may be
used. Use of other products and spare
parts is not allowed and represents a
misapplication
with associated safety risk.
Changes to PERI components are not
permitted.
The system described in these
Instructions for Assembly and Use may
contain patent-protected components.
Instructions for Use
Product description
Intended use
■Formwork scaffolding in building con-
struction projects,
■To provide anti-fall protection for site
personnel,
■To protect workers from falling
objects,
■To protect workers against the ef-
fects of the weather (only with
enclosure).
PERIproducts have been designed for
exclusive use in the industrial and com-
mercial sectors only by suitably trained
personnel.
The climbing scaffold consists of 2 con-
sole discs (climbing rails with platform
beams and struts) that are connected
to the platforms (work platform and fin-
ishing platform) and scaffolding tube
bracing. The platforms consist of a deck
on platform beams.The platforms are
pre-assembled on crossbeams (work
platform) or finishing platform beams.
By connecting the formwork and the
climbing scaffold by means of strong-
backs, the climbing formwork is creat-
ed, which is implemented as a
self-climbing unit with the crane or with
the hydraulic climbing device.
The vertical distances between the
platforms can be selected using a
12.5cm grid.
The RCS-CLFormworkScaffold can
also be equipped with an enclosure.
Regular assembly
These Instructions for Assembly and
Use describe the standard assembly of
the RCSCLRailClimbingSystem as a
formwork girder
■with finishing platform,
■with two climbing shoes per concret-
ing section,
■self-climbing or rail-guided with the
help of the crane,
■with ClimbingDeviceRCS50, in-
stalled from the work platform,
■maximum weight of a climbing unit:
9,000kg.
Features
The RCSCLFormworkScaffold is a
standard application of the
RCSRailClimbingSystem.
The system is a bracket-like truss con-
struction and is designed as shoring in
accordance with DINEN12812 (for-
merly DIN4421) to support wall
formwork.

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Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Introduction
Cleaning and maintenance instructions
In order to maintain the value and oper-
ational readiness of the materials over
the long term, clean the panels after
each use.
Some repair work will be inevitable due
to the working conditions.
The following instructions should help
to keep cleaning and maintenance
costs as low as possible.
Spray components of the climbing sys-
tem that are exposed to concrete con-
tamination with concrete release agent
before each use, this makes them easi-
er and faster to clean.
Spray the concrete release agent very
thinly and evenly.
Do not spray work platforms and ac-
cess routes with concrete release
agent.
Slip hazard.
Spray the climbing system with water
immediately after concreting; this
avoids any time-consuming and costly
cleaning operations.
Mechanical components, e.g. climbing
rails in the sliding area of the climbing
shoes, spindles or gear mechanisms,
must be cleaned of dirt or concrete res-
idue before and after use, and then
greased with a suitable lubricant.
Never clean powder-coated compo-
nents, e.g. elements and accessories,
with a steel brush or hard metal scrap-
er; this ensures that the powder-coating
remains intact.
Provide suitable support for the compo-
nents during cleaning so that no unin-
tentional change in their position is
possible.
Do not clean components suspended
on crane lifting gear.
Foreseeable misuse
■Transportation/lifting of persons (ex-
ception: operating personnel required
for the climbing procedure.)
■Transportation of loads, e.g. during
assembly/dismantling or as a materi-
al lifter,
■Welding work (risk of fire),
■Flame-cutting operations (risk of fire),
■Working with a naked flame (fire
hazard),
■Exceeding the permissible load-bear-
ing capacity and load limits.
■Carrying out work in impermissible
wind conditions.

Safety instructions
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Instructions for Assembly and Use – standard configuration
Safety instructions
Cross-system
Safety instructions apply to all ser-
vice life phases of the system.
General information
The contractor must ensure that the
Instructions for Assembly and Use sup-
plied by PERI are available at all times
and understood by the site personnel.
These Instructions for Assembly and
Use can be used as the basis for creat-
ing a risk assessment. The risk assess-
ment is compiled by the contractor. The
Instructions for Assembly and Use are
not a substitute for a risk assessment!
Observe and comply with the safety in-
structions and permissible loads.
For the application and inspection of
PERI products, the current safety regu-
lations and guidelines valid in the re-
spective countries must be observed.
Materials and working areas are to be
inspected before each use and assem-
bly for:
■damage,
■stability and
■functional correctness.
Damaged components must be ex-
changed immediately on site and may
no longer be used.
Safety components are to be removed
only when they are no longer required.
When on slab formwork, scaffolds and
working platforms:
■do not jump,
■do not run,
■do not drop anything from or onto it.
Before and after extraordinary events
that may have damaging effects on the
safety of the climbing system, the con-
tractor shall immediately
■produce another risk assessment
and make use of its results to take
suitable steps to guarantee the sta-
bility of the climbing system,
■arrange for an extraordinary inspec-
tion to be carried out by a competent
person qualified to do so. The aim of
this inspection is to identify and recti-
fy any damage in good time in order
to guarantee safe use of the climbing
system.
Exceptional events could be:
■accidents, fire,
■longer periods of non–use,
■natural events, e.g. heavy rainfall, ic-
ing, heavy snowfall, storms, lightning
or earthquakes.
Components provided by the contractor
must comply with the characteristics
stipulated in these Instructions for
Assembly and Use and all applicable
laws and standards. Unless otherwise
indicated, the following applies in
particular:
■Timber components: Strength Class
C24 for Solid Wood according to
EN338.
■Scaffolding tubes: galvanised steel
tubing with minimum dimensions of
Ø48.3x3.2mm according to
EN12811-1:2003 4.2.1.2.
■Scaffolding tube couplings according
to EN74-1 and EN74-2.
Deviations from the standard configura-
tion are only permitted after a further
risk assessment has been carried out
by the contractor.
Appropriate measures for working and
operational safety, as well as stability,
are defined on the basis of this risk
assessment.
Corresponding proof of stability can be
provided by PERI on request if the risk
assessment and resulting measures to
be implemented are made available.