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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE ENGINEER

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DEFINITIONS

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REQUIREMENTS

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4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20

WELDING CONSUMABLES CERTIFICATION M ATERIA LS M ATERIA LS SUBSTITUTION CORROSION PROTECTION DRAWINGS CONSTRUCTION WELDING SPAN OF GRATING TOLERANCES P ANEL SIZE FLOORING P ATTERN FIXING OF FLOOR GRATING P ANELS L ANDING OF FLOORING B ANDING K ICK PLATES STAIR TREAD FLOORING P ANELS CLOSING OF EXISTING REDOUNDED EQUIPMENT OPENINGS H ANDRAIL ING

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QUALITY QUAL ITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

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5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4

QUALITY M ANA GEMENT QUALITY PLAN LA N TEST F ACIL ITIES INSPECTION

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TEST AND INSPECTION METHODS

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MARK ING AND IDENTIFICATION

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7.1 7.2 7.3

GENERAL STAMP IDENTIFICATION M ARK ING

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 APPENDIX A: RELATED RELA TED DOCUMENTS DOCUMENTS

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 APPENDIX B: RECORD OF AMENDMENTS AMENDMENTS

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SCOPE This specification details the Anglo Coal South Africa requirements for the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of open grid grating for floors, stairways and handrailing. It is not i ntended for mobile machinery. machinery .

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE ENGINEER The following requirements shall be specified on all invitations to tender, contracts or orders:   

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Number, title, date and issue of this specification Number, title and issue of the relevant AAC drawings Type of material to be used in the manufacturing of flooring (Commercial quality, grade 350W, 3CR12 or stainless steels - see clause 4.1 Size of flooring (pitch of bars, height and widths of bearer bars and dimensions) Corrosion protection requirements Panel fastening methods (fixing clamps, bolts or clips) Banding required (see Clause 4.6.6)

DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this specification the following definitions shall apply:  APPROVED BS SANS SA NS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE (QAR) LOAD-BE LOAD-BEARI ARING NG BAR

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TRANSVE TRANSVERSE RSE BAR

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PITCH PITCH

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BANDING BANDING

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Approved by the the Engineer in in writing Brit ritish Stand tandar ard d Sout South h Afric African an Nati Nationa onall Stand Standard ards s An inde indepen penden dentt inspec inspectio tion n agency agency appo appoin inted ted by by the Engineer. (Or bearing bearing bar, carrier carrier bar, span span bar). bar). The load carrying carrying member running between supports. Member Member at right right angles angles to the load-beari load-bearing ng bars to provide provide lateral restraint. The distance distance centre centre to centre centre of load-bear load-bearing ing bars or centre to centre of transverse bars. A bar of equal depth depth and thickness thickness to the load-bear load-bearing ing bars which is welded to the grating.

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WIDTH WIDTH

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LENGTH LENGTH

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NOSING NOSING

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KICK KICK PLATE PLATE

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SIDE SIDE PLATE PLATE

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STAIR STA IR TREAD TREAD

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Overall Overall dimensi dimension on of a grating grating panel measured measured at right right angles to the load-bearing bars. Overall Overall dimens dimension ion of a grating grating panel panel measure measured d paralle parallell to the load bearing bars. (Or sighting sighting edge). edge). A special special non-slip non-slip edging edging welded welded to the front edge of a stair tread or landing edge. A flat flat bar welded welded to the end or side side of a floor floor panel, panel, projecting 100 mm minimum above the grating. A flat plate plate welded welded to the ends of a stair stair tread tread and drilled drilled for bolting to the stringer. A rectangul rectangular ar pattern pattern bar grating grating with an abrasive abrasive nosing. nosing.

The following terms are defined in the General Conditions of Contract: 

4 4.1

AAC, Company, Contractor, Engineer

REQUIREMENTS WELDING CONSUMABLES Shall comply with the requirements of SANS 1200H.

4.2

CERTIFICATION Chemical composition and mechanical properties certification of materials shall be submitted to the Engineer on request.

4.3

M ATERIA LS  All materials shall comply with the f ollowing specifications, wh ichever is applicable:  

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4.4

Steelwork - SANS 1431 – Grade 350 WA BS 1449 and shall have a minimum yield stress of 220MPa before manufacture (commercial flooring quality and Stainless Steel) AAC Specification No 114002 – Appendix B (3CR12)

M ATERIA LS SUBSTITUTION Materials shall be as specified on the relevant approved drawings. Substitution of materials shall not be permitted without approval. Additional costs of approved substitutions shall be borne by the Contractor.

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CORROSION PROTECTION Corrosion protection shall be by hot dip galvanising to SANS 121/ISO 1461. For particularly corrosive environments it is recommended that the flooring panels be hot dip galvanised to SANS 121/ISO 1461 followed by dipping in black bitumen in accordance with the requirements of SANS 1137. Should any shaping of the panel be carried out after the application of the corrosion protection, the appropriate area shall be made good by wire brushing and hand painting two coats of Zinc Chromate Type 1, 1 , complying with SANS 679. If the panel also had a coat of bitumen before shaping, the two coats of Zinc Chromate Type 1 shall be followed by one coat of bitumen.

4.6

DRAWINGS Drawings shall comply with the requirements of AA Specification 114001.

4.7

CONSTRUCTION Grating shall be of the open grid type with non-skid characteristics.

4.7.1 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.7. 4.7.3 3

4.7. 4.7.4 4 4.7.5 4.7.5

Load–bearing bar or bearer bar is the load carrying member running between supports. Trans vers e bar   bar   is the member at right angles to load bearing bars to provide lateral restraint. Maximum Maximum pitch of bars (unless otherwis e specified on the approved drawings), shall be: 

Load-bearing bars

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50 mm

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Transverse bars

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50 mm

The minimum thick ness: of a load bearing bar shall be 4,5mm. The overall height : of a bearer bar shall be one of the following as specified by the Company: 

30 and 40mm

Grating shall not be repaired. Damaged panels must be replaced. Grating shall not support any form of equipment (e.g. pipe bracket, lifting slings etc.)

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4.7.6 4.7.6

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Grating Replacement Where the surrounding panels have deeper bearer – bars the new panel shall have the same depth. Where the surrounding panels have bearer – bars with a depth of less than 30mm sufficient panels shall be replaced to blend smoothly into 30 mm deep bearer – bars. By this it is intended that all panels up to a natural break in the floor, where a change in panel depth will not be noticed, must be replaced.

4.7.7

Dimensions: of panels shall be as specified on the approved drawings or by the Company.

4.8

WELDING Welding design shall comply with the requirements of SANS 0162 and welding practice shall comply with the requirements of BS 5135. Every third bearer bar shall be welded on one side only to the banding, kick plate or side plate using a 3mm continuous fillet weld equal in length to the depth of the bar. Every third transverse bar shall be welded all round to the banding or kick plate using a 3mm continuous fillet weld. All other intermediate transverse bars shall be tack welded to the top of banding/kick plates.

4.9

SPAN OF GRATING The span shall be based on the manufacturer of the grating’s recommendations, usually contained in a table in their catalogues. The minimum imposed floor loads listed below shall be used to decide which table to use (refer to Anglo American Specification 114001 Design Criteria for Steel Structures 4.6.2) Floo Floors rs and and plat platfo form rms s Stair Stairs, s, landi landings ngs and walkw walkways ays Conv Convey eyor or gant gantry ry walk walkwa ways ys

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5,0k 5,0kN/ N/m m2 3,0k 3,0kN/m N/m2 2,5k 2,5kN/ N/m m2

Where machinery or parts there of maybe placed during maintenance or change outs the flooring shall be designed to resist a minimum concentrated load of 10kN. 10kN. Note: if Note:  if these spans are not listed in the catalogue the suppliers must be consulted. Grating shall not exceed the manufacture recommended maximum safe span for bearer bars.

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TOLERANCES

4.10.1

Maximum camber: (positive or negative) of any panel shall not exceed 10mm or 1/200 of the span, whichever is the lesser. 4.10.2 Maximum clearance: between adjacent grating panels after erection shall not exceed 10,0mm. 4.10.3 4.10.3 The length and wid th of any panel: shall be within the tolerance of +0,0mm and -5,0mm. 4.10.4 The out of squareness: measured diagonally across the corners of any panel shall not exceed 5,0mm. 4.10.5 Longitudinal bow: parallel to the bearer bars of any panel shall not exceed 1/200 of the span or 5mm whichever is the lesser before fastening panel to supporting steelwork. 4.10.6 4.10.6 Transvers e bow: bow : perpendicular to the bearer bars shall not exceed 5 mm before fastening to supporting steelwork. 4.10.7 Bearer Bearer b ars: shall have a thickness tolerance of +0,4mm to -0,1mm and a height tolerance of +1,2mm to -0,0mm. 4.10.8 Width of stairtreads: shall be within the tolerance of ±5,0mm. 4.10.9 Lengths of stairtreads: shall be within the tolerance of +0,0mm, -3,0mm. 4.10.10 Landing of flooring: on supporting steelwork steelwork shall shall be not less than 50mm. In the case of panels landing on channels, a seating/ledge angle may be necessary.

4.11

P ANEL SIZE Panels shall be made to the size of the opening that they are to fit in with the following tolerances: 

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To facilitate erection, clearances shall be allowed as follows: a maximum of 3mm between floor panel sections and a maximum of 10mm between the edge of the flooring panel and any adjacent structure. The length and width of each panel measured over the load-beading bars and banding bars shall be within the limits of +0mm and -5mm of the specified dimensions of the panel. The squareness of the panel shall be checked by measuring the diagonals of the panel, which shall not differ, by more than 5mm.

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FLOORING P ATTERN The Flooring Pattern shall remain uninterrupted at joints.

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Main and transverse bars of adjacent panels shall be in line with each other.

4.13

FIXING OF FLOOR GRATING P ANELS Field welding shall not be performed unless approved by the engineer. Panels shall be securely fastened to the supporting steelwork at each corner or as close as possible to each corner by the system described below. The HILTI threaded stud, in conjunction with the saddle clamp, washer and nylock nuts must be utilised. Special care must be taken not to over tighten the nuts. Should excessive torque be applied, the stud will be pulled out of the support steel.

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The length of a panel is defined as the spanning length of the bearer bars. Panels will be securely fastened along the width of the panel and thus along the landing steelwork where the bearer bars rest upon at intervals not greater than 1000mm.

Typical Double Span Panel

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 ACSA SPECIFICATION

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Hilti stud and saddle

HILTI EM8 Threaded Stud

Hilty Power Tool

Securing Saddle

Typical Fixing Arrangement

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L ANDING OF FLOORING Landing of flooring on supporting steelwork shall be not less than 50mm. 50mm . In the case of panels landing on channels, a seating/ledge angle may be necessary.

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B ANDING  All grating panels shall be provided with banding bars around the perimeter of the panel except when   

the load bearing bar forms the banding bar; the kick plate forms the banding bar; specified otherwise by the engineer.

Every fourth bearer bar shall be welded on one side only to the banding, kick plate or side plate using a 3mm continuous fillet weld equal in length to the depth of the bar. Every fourth transverse bar shall be welded all round to the banding or kick plate using a 3mm continuous fillet weld. All other intermediate transverse bars shall be tack welded to the top of banding/kick plates. Care should be taken during detailing so that panel sizes are multiples of the grating aperture dimensions. This is to ensure that the aperture at the panel perimeter, where fixture must be done, is adequate for the securing system.

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Banding for Drainage Drainage

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K ICK PLATES  A flat bar 130mm x 8mm   should be welded to the end or side of a floor panel as appropriate. Note that 6mm thick kick plates are also acceptable but cutting will be required given that it is a non standard flat section. Kick plates shall be provided at all open edges of flooring including stair landing and equipment openings. Kick plates are essential to prevent tools or other items from dropping off platforms or walkways and causing injury. Kick plate shall have a minimum height of 100mm above 100mm  above the flooring.

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a + 100mm = K/FLAT HEIGHT

Note: Above detail shows K/FLT not less than 100mm above floor level.

4.17

STAIR TREAD  A rectangular pattern bar grating with an abrasive nosing and side plates shall be provided.  All stair treads shall be bolted to stair stringers using a minimum of 4 - M12 bolts with self-locking nuts. Nosing shall be a special non – slip edging, welded to the front edge of the stair tread.

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Side plates shall have a minimum thickness of 4.5mm and shall be welded to the ends, the stair tread and drilled for bolting to stringer.

4.18

FLOORING P ANELS Flooring panels shall be formed from approved open grid grating by cutting stock sheets to the correct size and providing cut-outs, banding and kick plates as required. Before forming, the panel’s accurate dimensions of the required size, cut–outs and supporting steelwork must be determined and a drawing of the panel. These drawings must be filed for future reference.

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Flooring Cut-Out Cut-Out Details Details

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CLOSING OF EXISTING REDOUNDED EQUIPMENT OPENINGS Where openings have been left in concrete floors due to equipment having been removed and not replaced the following shall apply: 

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Handrail the area. This is the preferred method as it eliminates steps in flooring and tripping hazards. This method shall be used wh erever erever possibl e. If removable covers are required use method as shown below.

This method s hall only be used on openings smaller than 1500mm 1500mm square.

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H ANDRAIL ING Handrailing should preferably, and always in the case of stairs, be continuous, and should have no obstruction on, above or near to it that might obstruct a hand moving along it. The recommended clearance between a handrail and any wall or other obstruction behind or below it is 65mm. 65mm . Handrailing to platforms, walkways, landings and unguarded edges of raised floors shall not be less than 1100mm  high above finished floor level. Handrailing to stairs shall have a height of not less than 1100mm measured vertically from the top of the stanchion base plate to the upper surface of the handrail. Refer to figure Typical Angular Handrailing (Sheet 10 of 10). Stanchions shall be : 60 x 60 x 6 angle 6 angle  All stanchions shall be bo lted to steelwork or concrete concr ete kerbs using M16 bolts  All stanchions shall be pa inted : Black if Black  if steel is not galvanized Top rail shall be welded to every stanchion on one side only using a 3mm continuous fillet weld. Top rail shall be : 50 x 50 x 6 angle Kneerail shall be : 50 x 5 flat 5 flat bar  Solid 25mm bars may be used on conveyor gantries if approved in writing by the engineer. Kneerail shall be welded to every stanchion on top only using a 3mm continuous fillet weld Top rail and Kneerail shall be painted : Yellow if steel is not galvanised

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QUALITY QUAL ITY ASSURANCE ASSURA NCE PROVISIONS QUALITY M ANA GEMENT The requirements of SANS ISO9001 shall apply. All optional requirements in SABS ISO9001 shall be compulsory requirements for material supplied against this specification.

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LA N QUALITY PLAN

Contractors shall compile and submit a quality plan which shall be approved prior to commencement of manufacture. The quality plan shall list all major works, specifications, tests, methods of test, equipment to be used and acceptance/rejection criteria.

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TEST F ACIL ITIES The Contractor shall provide test samples, qualified labour and approved testing equipment for tests. If facilities are not available at Contractor's premises the Contractor shall arrange for tests to be conducted by approved test authorities. The costs of all tests shall be borne by the Contractor.

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INSPECTION The QAR shall have access at all reasonable times to those parts of the manufacturing facilities engaged in the manufacture of articles to this specification. The QAR is authorised to witness any stage of manufacture, tests and to inspect documentation. The QAR is authorised to reject any items not complying with the requirements of this specification. In the event of a dispute arising regarding the interpretation of test results the decision of the Engineer shall be final.

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TEST AND INSPECTION METHODS Testing and inspection shall be in accordance with the requirements of BS 4592.

7 7.1

MARK ING AND IDENTIFICATION GENERAL The Contractor shall prepare marking drawings and supply one sepia print to the Engineer for approval.

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STAMP IDENTIFICATION Each element shall be hard stamped in accordance with the requirements of the drawing.

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M ARK ING Each element shall be hard stamped with the following information a) b)

Manufacturer's name or logo Batch number or date of manufacture

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 APPENDIX A : REL ATED DOCUMENTS Unless otherwise specified the latest issue of the following documents shall be deemed to form part of this specification:  AA 114002  AA 114001  AA 164005 BS 1449 BS 4592 BS 5135 SANS ISO 1461 SANS 0162 SANS 1137 SANS 1200H SANS 1431 SANS ISO 9001

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Fabrication and erection of of structural steelwork steelwork Design of Steel Steel Structures Structures Corrosion protection protection by thin thin films, eggcrate eggcrate floor panels panels and cable cable racks Steel plate and strip Specification Specification for industrial open type metal flooring and stair treads Metal arc welding of carbon and carbon-manganese carbon-manganese steels Hot dip galvanised coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles The use of structural steel Hot applied bitumen for steel pipeline protection Civil engineering construction, construction, Part H, structural steelwork Weldable structural steels Quality management systems

 APPENDIX B : RECORD OF A MENDMENTS Issue 0 Issue 1

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Issue 2

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New document Amended clauses 4.13, 4.15, 4.16 and 4.20, amended drawings (page 11) T Schmidt (November 2008) Amended clause 4.20 - M du Plessis (April 2010)

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