Guidance on Determining the Loads used in BS EN 1808

CONTENTS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Regulations and Standards. SAEMA position. Purpose. Temporary and Specific Examples Platforms with or without hoists. Load Cases. Table. Conclusions. Recommendations

Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D

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Guidance on Determining the Loads used in BS EN 1808

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Duty Holders Responsibilities

2.

Regulations and Standards BS EN 1808 is a factory gate standard ands provides the manner in which the Suspended Access Equipment (SAE) should be designed. It does not however provide clear information on what loads the SAE will transmit to the building or how the structural engineer should treat those loads.

3. 3.1.

SAEMA Position SAEMA has produced this guide to provide an interpretation of the load cases that are found in BS EN 1808 and their effect on the building. This guide represents SAEMAs interpretation of BS EN 1808 with respect to loading to buildings and does not deal with the design of the equipment itself.

4. 4.1. 4.2.

Purpose The principal aim of this document is to provide guidance to designers of SAE, Permanent and Temporary, in the production of ???????. It will also help structural engineers understand the loadings factored or otherwise that should be considered when designing the building.

5.

Temporary and Specific Examples Some specific examples of loads and factors applied to them have been given in BS EN 1808 and are as follows: (See Appendix A) 1 2 3 4 Davit anchors Parapet clamps Monorail anchors Counterweight suspension beams Fig 12 Fig 13 Fig 14 Fig 15

In these cases a Factor of Safety of 3 is to be used. The high factor of safety is provided in these instances because of the possibility of errors in the installation. Page 2 of 4
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I.e. 1 2 3 4

Loads may not distribute evenly between anchors Concrete may not be to designed quality Anchors may be poorly installed Counterweights may become detached

It is recognised that in the above instances the Factor of Safety should be 3 x WLL (Working Load Limit). Work on BS 5974 TITLE has also recognised that when considering temporary SAE the Factor of Safety should be 3.

6. 6.1.

Platforms with or without hoists

The treatment in design between machines with roof-mounted hoists and machines with hoists mounted on the platform is quite clear, namely Clauses 6.5.2 and 6.5.3. from BS EN 1808. It is SAEMAs opinion that Clause 6.5.2 refers to permanent installations and Clause 6.5.3 refers to Temporary installations.

6.2.

6.3.

However there is an example that is more difficult to determine namely where a permanent BMU has been supplied to a building with a dedicated removable cradle. In this case Clause 6.5.2 should be used and the system treated as a permanent installation. If a permanent BMU is supplied to a building for use with a platform with hoists but that platform must be hired in for the clean and is not dedicated to the BMU then this must be considered under Clause 6.5.3 i.e. Temporary. Generally if the SAE is Permanent use factors given in 6.5.2 and apply to TSL (Total Suspended Load). If the SAE is Temporary use factors given in 6.5.3 and apply to WLL (Working Load Limit). Load Cases (Permanent) There are 5 Load cases for consideration for Permanent BMUs suspending platform with or without hoists. (See Appendix B )

6.4.

6.5.

7.1

Load Case 1 Working position As Table 8 BS EN 1808 (1.25 x TSL) Load Case 2 Overloads activated As Table 8 BS EN 1808 (1.5 x RL + SWP) Load Case 3 Extreme Condition As Table 8 BS EN 1808 (Sd x TSL) Sd is a factor when the secondary device is triggered The above load cases apply to determine the strength of the BMU, we shall use the results of the calculation to provide roof reactions.

7.2

7.3

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Stability Calculation ( See Appendix C) 7.4 Stability Working As Table 9 BS EN 1808 Parked Position Stability As Table 9 BS EN 1808

(2 x TSL)

7.5

(0 x TSL + Full Wind)

Table of Results
For worked examples for the following results see Appendix D

Rf
kN

Rr
kN

7.1 7.2 7.3 Sd = 2.5 7.3 Sd = 1.9 7.4 7.5

47.00 41.50 67.50 55.50 60.80 18.15

12.87 14.06 -5.44 0 1.87 32.71

Conclusions
The loads to be presented to others in the example given in appendix D are

9.1

Rf = 47.00 kN and Rr = 12.87 kN

Working position .

These are the loads that the structure will need to accommodate regularly when the equipment is being used normally.

9.2

Rf = 60.80 kN and Rr = 0 kN

Stability factored

These are worst cases load with a CE stability factor applied.

9.3

Rf = 18.15 kN and Rr = 32.71 kN

Parking Stability

Parking condition shows loads the structure needs to accommodate under full wind and cradle not in use. This demonstrates the reversibility of the loads.

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Recommendations
SAEMA recommends that the Loads in 9.1 above are considered by the structural engineer as a Live load and live load factors are applied to them. Page 4 of 4

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