Portable Man-Basket System Design

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During the tank revision work at the petrochemical facility, Employer HSSE officials stated that ; In the current hanger-man basket system that we were used at site not safe condition due to the basket hangs on the edge of the tank and the position of the basket can be changed by circling around the tank, but the basket is fixed at a distance not touching the ladder.Therefore, when the basket is located in other areas of the tank where there are no stairs, the workers in the basket work by hanging out, since the basket is far from the tank wall.Since the distance measured between the basket and the tank is not in accordance with the occupational safety rules; All sandblasting and painting works with the basket have been suspended indefinitely until the following points are fulfilled.1) The basket can move in such a way that it can approach and move away from the tank wall.2) Making the connections of the existing system more secureHe wanted.Since access to the work area is confined, manlift orThe man-basket attached crane could not be used, so it was decided to renew the exist man-basket system.In this context;1) The new design should equipped with the meet the demands of the employer and should be a have a lightweight design that can be carried manually into confined spaces.2) After the basket is left on the ground, the position of the hanger bom should walk around the tank with wheels and basket positioned can be easily fastly adjusted.As a result of the preliminary design modeling study, the attached design file has been submitted to the employer's approval. Design Study satisfied Employer and approved, However, since vehicles operating at height are required to license according to the regulations, certification studies have been initiated for this design.