METHOD STATEMENT ON DISMANTLING THE TOWER CRANE

(1)Brief Introduction The mentioned tower crane No.2 (MC265is located between the
main building and zone C of ancillary building with the foundation in the basem
ent. It is about 80m high and its arm is 50m long, and it has three sets of stee
l support linking with the building structure for fixation. Presently, steel str
ucture installation is basically completed, thus in order not to affect the roof
erection work and as like, we need to dismantle this tower crane.
(2)Preliminary Preparation
Make necessary cleaning in the adjacent area to leave the work platform for dism
antling and mobile crane (40T) operation; set the location for storing the disma
ntled elements; all involved persons to assure the normal condition of all the r
elevant tools & facilities, rope limit switch, safety devices, electrical device
s, hydraulic jack, labor protection facilities etc.; before dismantling work sta
rt, finish the tower crane handover procedure and method explanation.
(3)Dismantling Sequence
The dismantling method is mostly similar with the one for erection, only the seq
uence is reversed, i.e. firstly disassemble the elements which were erected last
ly; then dismantle those were erected earlier. The detailed method is as follows
:
1. Operate a mobile trolley along the arm of the crane to make balance and keep
the cranes center of gravity corresponding to the top of hydraulic jack, then rel
ease the screws which connect the crane elements.
2. Surpass the steel element to be dismantled, and fix the entire crane arm stru
cture on the next steel element via. a specific bracket; release the screws on t
he element to be disassembled, raise the hydraulic jack and remove the element a
ccordingly; lower the hydraulic jack gradually and lay the entire crane arm stru
cture on the next steel element and fasten the screws to it; lower the bracket m
entioned above to the next steel element; the disassembling process for one stee
l element is completed.
3.Keeping undertaking the same progress above described to dismantle the entire
crane.
4.All through the dismantling progress, it shall be followed up as a principle t
o give priority to lower the crane then dismantle the steel support linking the
building.
5.When the crane lowered to a certain height (same level as the ancillary buildi
ng roof), the mobile crane could be involved for dismantling work: remove the co
unter weight from the balancing arm; remove the lifting arm structure from the c
rane itself; remove the balancing arm; dismantle the operation cabinet; lift awa
y the remaining steel elements.
(4)Safety Requirements
1.Only the professional persons could be nominated for this work; before the com
mencement, the written instruction to be furnished to the persons involved; main
tain the intercommunications all the time through the progress.
2.The working area to be cleared of any uninvolved person.
3.The screws temporary fixation along the progress to be assured.
4.Make balancing well and assure the enough operation space when lifting away th
e arm structure to avoid any interference or hitting or accidents as like betwee
n the arm structure and the building.
5.The dismantling work must be abandoned during the rainy, windy weather and the
operation area to be blocked accordingly.
6.All persons involved in the work shall be furnished with full labor protection
facilities; they must be concentrated, cooperative and absolutely obey the orde
r during the work; the supervisor in charge to guarantee the whole progress, giv
e orders for series of operation after assuring the safety
7.All injurant & wastes to be collected and stored in the nominated place after
dismantling progress completed.

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