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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MAY
2017
BOTH PHOTOS:
All working levels could be
completely covered with PERI UP Flex while
the flat and even work areas were free of any
tripping hazards. (All Photos: PERI GmbH)
capacity together with a corresponding
reduction in weight.
Safety within the system
Through the almost exclusive use of system
components and well thought-out PERI UP
connection technology by means of rosette
nodes, time-consuming tube-and-coupler
operations could be consistently avoided
during scaffold assembly. In addition,
thanks to the different part lengths from
25 cm, all working areas could be fully
covered with PERI UP Flex featuring a
complete absence of any gaps while
obstacles and rising steel profiles could
easily be accommodated and covered
virtually gap-free. For users of the
scaffolding, this meant that all working
areas could be safely reached without any
dangerous tripping hazards.
During use, end-to-end guardrails and
yellow toe boards as well as non-slip
decking ensured a high level of operational
safety. This allowed safe and cost-effective
working operations at heights of up to
20 m above the ground on work platforms
up to 85 m long.
The target deadline for all working
operations was safely and reliably achieved:
three days before the opening date, the
scaffolding team dismantled the last PERI
UP system components.
ABOVE:
Up to 70 000 visitors flock daily to Australia's largest shopping
centre which is now completely covered by a gigantic glass roof –
the result of an expansion project. Work was carried out while the
centre remained opened for daily business; the schedule for the entire
construction project was extremely short.
It was necessary to be able to
reach every angle of the steel
construction along with bridging
large areas and ensuring the
reliable transfer in part of
concentrated loads.