AS/NZS 1576.2:2016

AS/NZS 1576.2:2016 SCAFFOLDING - COUPLERS AND ACCESSORIES

PREFACE

CONTENTS

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES

1.3 DEFINITIONS

1.3.1 Adjustable baseplate

1.3.2 Adjustable castor

1.3.3 Adjustable leg

1.3.4 Adjustable swivelling baseplate

1.3.5 Adjustable U-head

1.3.6 Baseplate

1.3.7 Castor assembly

1.3.8 Check coupler

1.3.9 Coupler

1.3.10 End-to-end coupler

1.3.11 Flange clamp

1.3.12 Joint pin

1.3.13 Parallel coupler

1.3.14 Pintle

1.3.15 Putlog blade

1.3.16 Putlog coupler

1.3.17 Right-angle coupler

1.3.18 Screw-tightened coupler

1.3.19 Sleeve coupler

1.3.20 Swivel coupler

1.3.21 Swivelling baseplate

1.3.22 U-head

1.3.23 Wedge-tightened coupler

1.4 ALTERNATIVE DESIGN METHODS AND MATERIALS

1.5 MARKING

1.6 CONFORMITY WITH EUROPEAN STANDARD

1.7 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED

SECTION 2 MATERIALS

2.1 PROPERTIES

2.2 STEEL

2.3 ALUMINIUM

2.3.1 Cast components

2.3.2 Wrought components

2.3.3 Welded components

SECTION 3 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

3.1 GENERAL

3.2 COUPLERS

3.2.1 General requirements

3.2.2 Configuration

3.2.3 Tightening requirements

3.2.4 Robustness

3.2.5 Swivel couplers

3.2.6 End-to-end couplers

3.3 ACCESSORIES

3.3.1 Baseplate

3.3.2 Swivelling baseplate

3.3.3 Adjustable leg or adjustable baseplate

3.3.4 Castors

3.3.5 U-head

3.3.6 Putlog blade

3.3.7 Spanner

3.3.8 Flange clamp

SECTION 4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.1 GENERAL

4.2 COUPLERS

4.2.1 Sampling requirement

4.2.2 Acceptance criteria

4.3 ADJUSTABLE LEG, ADJUSTABLE BASEPLATE OR ADJUSTABLE SWIVEL BASEPLATE

4.3.1 General

4.3.2 Sampling requirement

4.3.3 Acceptance criteria

4.4 CASTOR WITH PLAIN PINTLE

4.4.1 Sampling requirement

4.4.2 Acceptance criteria

4.5 ADJUSTABLE CASTORS

4.5.1 Sampling requirement

4.5.2 Acceptance criteria

4.6 PUTLOG BLADE

4.6.1 Sampling requirement

4.6.2 Acceptance criteria

4.7 RIGID OR SWIVELLING FLANGE CLAMP

4.7.1 General

4.7.2 Sampling requirement

4.7.3 Acceptance criteria

SECTION 5 TESTED ITEMS

APPENDIX A - SLIP TEST FOR RIGHT-ANGLE AND SWIVEL COUPLERS

A1 SCOPE

A2 PRINCIPLE

A3 APPARATUS

A4 TEST COMPONENTS

A5 PROCEDURE

A6 REPORT

APPENDIX B - DISTORTION TEST FOR RIGHT-ANGLE AND SWIVEL COUPLERS

B1 SCOPE

B2 PRINCIPLE

B3 APPARATUS

B4 TEST COMPONENTS

B5 PROCEDURE

B6 REPORT

APPENDIX C - STRENGTH TEST FOR PUTLOG COUPLER

C1 SCOPE

C2 PRINCIPLE

C3 APPARATUS

C4 TEST COMPONENTS

C5 PROCEDURE

C6 REPORT

APPENDIX D - SLIP TEST FOR PUTLOG COUPLER

D1 SCOPE

D2 PRINCIPLE

D3 APPARATUS

D4 TEST COMPONENTS

D5 PROCEDURE

D6 REPORT

APPENDIX E - BENDING LOAD CAPACITY OF END-TO-END COUPLER

E1 SCOPE

E2 PRINCIPLE

E3 APPARATUS

E4 TEST COMPONENTS

E5 PROCEDURE

E6 REPORT

APPENDIX F - SPLICING TEST FOR PARALLEL COUPLERS

F1 SCOPE

F2 PRINCIPLE

F3 APPARATUS

F4 TEST COMPONENTS

F5 PROCEDURE

F6 REPORT

APPENDIX G - DETERMINATION OF SLIP RESISTANCE USING A CHECK COUPLER

G1 SCOPE

G2 PRINCIPLE

G3 APPARATUS

G4 TEST COMPONENTS

G5 PROCEDURE

G6 REPORT

APPENDIX H - VERTICAL LOAD TEST FOR ADJUSTABLE LEG, ADJUSTABLE BASEPLATE AND ADJUSTABLE SWIVEL BASEPLATE

H1 SCOPE

H2 PRINCIPLE

H3 STEEL ADJUSTABLE LEG, ADJUSTABLE BASEPLATE AND ADJUSTABLE SWIVEL BASEPLATE

H3.1 Apparatus

H3.2 Procedure

H3.3 Report

H4 ALUMINIUM ADJUSTABLE BASEPLATE AND ADJUSTABLE SWIVEL BASEPLATE

H4.1 Apparatus

H4.2 Procedure

H4.3 Report

APPENDIX I - VERTICAL LOAD TEST FOR A PLAIN PINTLE CASTOR AND ADJUSTABLE CASTOR AT NO EXTENSION

I1 SCOPE

I2 PRINCIPLE

I3 APPARATUS

I4 PROCEDURE

I5 REPORT

APPENDIX J - VERTICAL LOAD TEST ON AN ADJUSTABLE CASTOR

J1 SCOPE

J2 PRINCIPLE

J3 APPARATUS

J4 PROCEDURE

J5 REPORT

APPENDIX K - TEST FOR PUTLOG BLADE

K1 SCOPE

K2 PRINCIPLE

K3 APPARATUS

K4 TEST COMPONENTS

K5 PROCEDURE

K6 REPORT

APPENDIX L - STRENGTH TEST FOR FLANGE CLAMP

L1 SCOPE

L2 PRINCIPLE

L3 APPARATUS

L4 PROCEDURE

L5 REPORT

APPENDIX M - SLIP TEST THROUGH RIGID AND SWIVEL FLANGE CLAMPS

M1 SCOPE

M2 PRINCIPLE

M3 APPARATUS

M4 TEST COMPONENTS

M5 PROCEDURE

M6 REPORT

APPENDIX N - SLIP TEST OF RIGID AND SWIVEL FLANGE CLAMPS ALONG A FLANGE

N1 SCOPE

N2 PRINCIPLE

N3 APPARATUS

N4 TEST COMPONENTS

N5 PROCEDURE

N6 REPORT

APPENDIX O - TEST REPORTS

APPENDIX P - PRODUCT CONFORMITY

P1 SCOPE

P2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING

P3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

P4 SUPPLIER'S QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

P5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT

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