Procedure for the Installation of a Close Coupled Linkway
Table of Contents
Preparation Notes
- This document should be read in conjunction with the appropriate standard installation procedures for single and double stacked steel units via crane or HIAB.
- This procedure applies to all standard design close coupled linkways.
- This procedure requires a minimum of two suitably qualified and competent personnel at all times.
- The installation team should ensure that they are fully conversant with all aspects of this procedure and the detailed installation diagrams overleaf prior to the commencement of work.
- The installation team should ensure that safe handling techniques are adopted at all times.
- Alsim System Buildings Limited will not be held responsible for any incident, accident, or injury resulting from the installation of a linkway, as described herein.
Suggested Basic Safety Equipment
Suggested Basic Safety Equipment
- Safety Boots
- High Visibility Clothing
- Hard Hat
- Protective Gloves suited to this application
- Safety Eyewear
- Fall Arrest Equipment
Tools & Equipment Required
Tools & Equipment Required
- Crane or HIAB
- Ladder
- Spirit Level
- Hand Drill/Screwdriver
- Jigsaw
Parts Check List
- Close coupled linkway, item 1 (x1)
- 870mm x 180mm x 9mm plywood floor panel, item 2 (x1)
- 870mm x 180mm vinyl floor covering, item 3 (x1)
- 75mm x 810mm metal cover strip, item 4 (x2)
- 12.5mm Round Headed Wood Screws (x8)
- Touch-Up Paint
Step by Step Instructions
- Prepare the Linkway (Item 1) for installation and unpack the installation kit. Ensure that the units to be linked are properly leveled prior to the installation of the linkway.
- Move the first and second units to be linked into position (see Figures 2 and 3), ensuring that the 51mm x 25mm R.S.C. framework on each unit lines up as shown. The gap between the external walls of the units will be approximately 100mm.
- Lift the Linkway (Item 1) into position above the units to be linked, by means of the lifting point fitted to the linkway, using a suitable crane or HIAB. If a ladder is used to reach the roof of each unit, it must be footed, or otherwise secured to avoid slippage, at all times.
- Lower the linkway into position over the linking framework using a suitable crane or HIAB (see Figures 4 and 5).
- Cut to size as required and position the plywood floor panel (Item 2) and vinyl floor covering (Item 3) over the void in the linkway floor.
- Position the metal cover strips (Item 4) over both the door thresholds between the units and the linkway. Drill the strip as required in preparation for fixing, and secure using the designated wood screw fixings into the plywood/vinyl floor panel (see Figure 6).
- Any areas of the external finish that are damaged during the installation of the linkway, particularly if the damage leaves the steel exposed, should be re-finished with the supplied touch-up paint.
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