SECTION 14300

HOISTING EQUIPMENT

(NTS: When appropriate, change section title and specification references from "Hoisting
Equipment" to "Material Handling Equipment".)
PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 DESCRIPTION:

A. Provide hoisting equipment and appurtenances as indicated and specified.

1. Design, furnish and install monorail tracks and appurtenances for all hoists. Use
part required for attachment to structure as indicated on drawings.

2. Design of monorail beams, hangers, braces and all attachment details shall be the
responsibility of hoist supplier.

3. Rail and supporting beams included in building structure.

(NTS: Select and list specification sections for inserting into this subsection based on the
following:
1. Specification sections that contain products and construction that the reader might
expect to find in this section BUT are specified elsewhere.
2. Specification sections referenced in the body of this section.)
1.02 RELATED WORK:

A. Section 05120: Structural Steel

B. Section 05500: Miscellaneous Metal

C. Division 16: Electrical

1.03 REFERENCES:

A. Requirements of Regulatory Agencies: Comply with all applicable federal, state and
municipal codes, and with requirements of all authorities having jurisdiction.

B. UL: Underwriters Laboratory regulations as specified.

C. Relevant British/European Codes and Standards

1.04 SUBMITTALS:

A. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01300:

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 1. Manufacturer's specifications, catalog data, descriptive matter, illustrations,
electrical control diagrams, erection drawings and complete motor data.

2. Manufacturer's installation instructions.

3. Operating and maintenance instructions and parts lists.

4. Design Responsibility:

a. Certificate of Design: Complete form in Section 01300 and submit to CM/CS

prior to manufacture of Monorail System.

b. Support Data: Submit following with Certificate of Design:

(1) Certification, signed by Professional Engineer, stating that all members,

elements and connections are designed to withstand required loads and
forces.

c. Codes and specifications to which structural design conforms.

d. Do not submit design calculations to CM/CS. In the event such calculations are
submitted to the CM/CS they will be returned to the Contractor without review
or checking by the CM/CS.

5. Manufacturer's product data, specifications and color charts for shop painting.

1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01400 and as specified.

B. Permanently mark the capacity of the hoist and trolley on each hoist, in easy to read
letters and in a prominent position.

C. Certificate of Design: Refer to Section 01300 for form.

D. Provide service of each applicable manufacturer's technical representative as stated in

Section 01730 and as specified herein.

E. Provide only safety type hooks.

F. Do not use hoists for construction purposes of any nature.

1.06 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01610.

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 B. Suitably cover equipment and crate to provide protection against weather and possible
damage in handling, transporting and storage. Protect controls and electrical equipment
from moisture and block, brace and otherwise restrain to prevent damage.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.01 HOIST AND TROLLEY MANUFACTURERS:

A. Dresser Industries, Hoist and Tower Division, Muskegon, MI.

B. Wright Hoist Division of American Chain and Cable Co., Inc., York, PA.

C. Yale Hoisting Equipment Division, Forest City, AK.

D. Or acceptable equivalent product.

2.02 MANUAL HOISTS:

A. Hoist Mechanism: Fully enclosed high-speed, spur-geared, ball or roller bearing, hand-
operated, chain hoist with a retaining brake or other acceptable device built into hoisting
mechanism.

B. Hooks: High grade, forged steel with swivel, antifriction bearings.

C. Load Wheel: Make with accurately formed chain pockets to fit load chain.

D. Hoist Operating Wheel: A load limiting clutch mechanism consisting of spring loaded
rollers that run between an outer race and an inner hub mounted on the outside of the
wheel. The clutch shall be designed to limit the chain pull to not more than 150 percent
of that required to lift the rated load capacity of the hoist. Provide with chain guides with
chain of sufficient length to hang 3 ft. (0.9 m) above operating floor.

E. Chain Bucket: Provide where specified to collect load chain. Arrange chain bucket so it
will not interfere with smooth operation of hoist.

F. Lightweight Hoists: Make with high strength aluminum frame, hand wheel and housing.

G. Provide each hoist with a clevis connection for use with a trolley, a suspension hook at
top, or be integrally built into trolley as indicated on drawings or specified herein.

2.03 ELECTRIC HOISTS:

A. Electric Hoists: Spur-gear driven antifriction bearings throughout, a mechanical load

brake, and a separate electrically operated motor brake. Design either brake with
capability of supporting the full load and be easily accessible for external adjustment by

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 removing coverplates. Design shafts of motor, drum, and drum pinion to run in grease-
lubricated ball or roller bearings. Design the mechanical-load brake and gear train and
bearings to be oil-bath lubricated.

(NTS: Choose one of the two following paragraphs.)

B. Arrange hoist for parallel lug mounting from a
4-wheel geared trolley.

C. Arrange for transverse suspension from a 4-wheel geared trolley.

(NTS: Choose one of the two following paragraphs.)

D. Hoist: Standard type.

E. Hoist: Close headroom type.

F. Design drum with machine-cut grooves and guarded flanges and with capacity to take
entire run of cable in one layer with no overlapping.

G. Provide hoist with an upper and lower geared limit switch with automatic reset control
circuit to prevent overtravel.

H. Supply sufficient hoisting cable with hoists for two-part single reeving and to
accommodate not only the maximum lift but two additional wraps on drum. Make cable
flexible high-strength plowsteel cable with a load safety factor of at least 5 to 1.

I. Make load block of rugged construction containing a ball-bearing sheave and a high-
grade forged-steel swivel hook with antifriction bearings.

J. Mount control equipment in an enclosed compartment which forms an integral part of

hoist and include a transformer for a 220-volt control circuit. Suspend pendent
pushbutton station from control compartment.

(NTS: Use the following paragraph for hoist for grit chamber.)
K. Hoist for Grit Chamber: Self-contained unit consisting of single-wire rope winch, a twin-
wire rope winch and appurtenances, all mounted on a motor-driven trolley. Have twin-
wire winch operate the bucket holding line, and the single-wire winch operate the closing
line. Design bucket and the holding line with two wire cables leading to an equalizer bar
on bucket. Supply sufficient hoisting cable to accommodate not only maximum lift for
each winch but additional length of closing line necessary for reeving clamshell bucket
plus two extra wraps on drums. Make cable flexible high-strength plowsteel cable having
a load safety factor of at least 5 to 1.

(NTS: Use the following paragraph if no other electric hoist.)

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 L. Electric Winches: Weatherproof construction designed for parallel suspension, spur-gear
driven with antifriction bearings throughout, a mechanical load brake, and a separate
electrically operated motor brake. Make either brake capable of supporting full load and
be easily accessible for external adjustment by removing coverplates. Design shafts of
motor, drum, and drum pinion to run in grease-lubricated ball or roller bearings. Design
mechanical load brake and gear train and bearings to be oil-bath lubricated. Design drum
machine-cut grooves and guarded flanges and capacity to take entire run of cable in one
layer with no overlapping.

(NTS: Use the following paragraph with other electric hoists.)

M. Electric Winches: Generally conform to requirements hereinbefore specified for electric
hoists except design drum grooves for closing line winch with capacity to take entire run
of cable in one layer with no overlapping including cable required to close clamshell
bucket.

N. In addition, cut grooves right hand on one drum and left hand on other so as cable winds
on drums, the axial cable travel will be in same direction for all cables to reduce tendency
for bucket to twist.

2.04 TROLLEYS:

A. Manual Trolleys: 4-wheel type fabricated from heavy steel or aluminum sections with
sides extending beyond wheel flanges to provide bumper protection. Design wheels with
machined treads surface-hardened and set at proper angle to bear load evenly on
supporting beam flanges. Provide wheels with lifetime lubricated ball or roller bearings.

B. Plain Trolleys: Push type with a hole for attaching suspension hook.

C. Army Type Hoists: Close headroom type, integrally built into a 4-wheel plain or geared
trolley.

D. Gears for the geared trolley drive: Provide with cut teeth.

E. Provide trolley operating wheels with chain guides, and make chains for each of
sufficient length to hang 3 ft. (0.9 m) above operating floor.

(NTS: Choose one of the two following paragraphs.)

F. Motor-Driven Trolleys: Four-wheel type consisting of a fully enclosed electric motor
equipped with a magnetic brake, a geared transmission completely enclosed in an oiltight
housing and suspended on flanged driving wheels with power to two wheels. Use ball or
roller bearings throughout.

G. Except as specified hereinafter for grit chamber, use motor-driven trolleys with 4-wheel
type consisting of a fully enclosed electric motor equipped with a magnetic brake, a

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 geared transmission completely enclosed in an oiltight housing and suspended on the
flanged driving wheels with power to two wheels. Use ball or roller bearings throughout.

H. Motor-Driven Trolley for Grit Chamber: Four-wheel or more motor-driven trolley

consisting of a drive trolley and a trailer trolley with a load frame suspended on swivel
mountings between the two. Make both winches parallel mounted on underside of load
frame. Drive trolley may be either of the following types: A fully enclosed single-speed,
electric motor equipped with a magnetic brake, a spur-geared transmission completely
enclosed in an oiltight housing and suspended on flanged driving wheels with power to
two wheels; or a tractor unit having a motor-driven rubber-tired wheel driving on
underside of monorail with wheel pressure maintained by springs or adjustable devices
built into a supporting frame or platform suspended from flanged trolleys running on
monorail flange. Use ball or roller bearings throughout both types of drives.

I. Make trolleys suitable for operation on beam or rail indicated on drawings or acceptable
to CM/CS. Have hoist manufacturer provide trolleys.

2.05 CLAMSHELL BUCKET:

A. Clamshell Bucket Manufacturers:

1. Blaw-Knox Co., Pittsburgh, PA.

2. Erie Strayer Co., Erie, PA.

3. Owen Bucket Co., Cleveland, OH.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

B. Clamshell Bucket: Two-line lever-arm bucket suitable for handling sewage grit equipped
with counterweights, reinforcing plates, and an equalizer bar mounted at right angles to
bucket lips to take two holding lines.

C. Use grooved sheaves to suit hoist cables with grease-lubricated bushings.

D. Make lips of bucket with renewable beveled alloy-steel cutting edges of sufficient
thickness to prevent distortion. Fit wearing pads of hardened alloy steel at four corner
brackets of scoops.

E. Countersink all rivets on scoops to provide a smooth interior surface. Drill sides and
bottom plates of scoop with 9/16-in. (14 mm) holes 3 in.(75 mm) on centers to facilitate
draining water from grit.

F. Operate opening and closing of bucket by means of single-wire rope on winch.

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 G. Design bucket with a capacity of 1/3 cu. yd. (0.25 m3) weighing no more than 1,200
lb.(544 kg)

H. Make bucket no wider than 2 ft. 4 in.(710 mm)

2.06 JIB CRANE:

A. Jib Crane Manufacturers:

1. Wright Hoist Div., American Chain & Cable Co., Inc., York, PA.

2. Dresser Industries, Inc., Hoist & Tower Div., Muskegon, MI.

3. Ohio Hoist & Mfg. Co., Inc., Cleveland, OH.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

(NTS: Choose one of the two following paragraphs.)

B. Jib Crane: Steel S-beam boom, with an adjustable tierod brace, a hinge-bracket or bar
support for both boom and tierod which permits 180-deg. swing. Fix safety stop at outer
end of boom to prevent trolley from running off open end.

C. Jib Crane: Vertical steel post of extra heavy steel pipe installed in a vertical position,
with an S-beam mounted at top of post and capable of revolving completely around it,
and a trolley-type hoist.

D. Base: Special casting adequate to support crane with its maximum load on hoist at
extreme end of trolley beam.

2.07 DAVIT:

A. Make davit as indicated on drawings, or if acceptable use a similar product of a

manufacturer's stock design. Make davit of steel and brackets of malleable iron.

2.08 SWITCHES AND SWING-OUT SECTIONS:

A. Manufacturers:

1. American Monorail Co., Cleveland OH.

2. Richards-Wilcox Mfg. Co., Aurora, IL.

3. Louden Div., American Chain & Cable Co., Inc., Fairfield, IA.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

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 B. Switches: Glide or sliding type, manually operated. Design transfer mechanisms and
locking devices capable of positioning switch to maintain true vertical and horizontal
alignment of track and conductors and prevent switch operation when any part of trolley
is in switch.

C. Furnish swing-out sections at roll-up doors as indicated on drawings.

2.09 SAFETY STOPS:

A. Provide safety stops on all open ends of track (or where indicated) to prevent trolley from
running off ends or damaging building. Design stops with capability of withstanding
impact imposed by motion of fully loaded hoist and trolley.

2.10 TRACK:

A. Monorail Track: Standard beam of sizes indicated on drawings.

B. Shop fabricate all curves for either track or switches to radius indicated.

C. Erect track level throughout, with section ends machined fitted and spliced with web-type
or other suitable couplings to provide flush level connections. Maximum gap between
adjacent ends not exceeding 1/16 in (1.6 mm).

D. Do not use cast fittings.

2.11 CHLORINE CYLINDER GRAB:

A. Models and Manufacturers:

1. Style 1118 by Mansaver Div., American Chain & Cable Co., Inc., York, PA.

2. Model 490 by Bushman Equipment Co., Div., Badger State Gear, Milwaukee, WI.

3. A similar model by B.E. Wallace Products Corp., Exton, PA.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

B. Chlorine Cylinder Grab: Make suitable for handling standard 1-ton containers weighing
3,500 lb. (1600 kg) when full.

C. Make cylinder grab of structural channels at least 5-in.(125 mm) deep and about 80 in
(2000 mm). long welded back-to-back but held apart sufficiently to mount heavy swing
hooks between them at each end. Make hooks of heavy steel plate or bars shaped to
contour ends of chlorine cylinders to swing freely on steel hinge bolts or pins firmly
secured to both channels near each end.

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 D. Locate lifting eye centrally lengthwise of channels.

E. Total height from the top of the hole in lifting eye to inside of hook in lift position on
cylinder not to exceed 13-in.(330 mm)

2.12 DRUM GRAB:

A. Manufacturers:

1. Mansaver Div., American Chain & Cable Co., Inc., York, PA.

2. Sterling, Fleishman Co., Broomall, PA.

3. Heppenstall Co., Material Handling Div., Pittsburgh, PA.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

B. Provide drum grab for lifting and tilting 100-lb.(45 kg) drums of ferric chloride.

C. Make grab with an inverted U-shaped yoke frame made of steel with a lifting eye at its
top center. Suspend on trunnions between ends of frame a wide flexible strap or other
acceptable device which can be wrapped and fastened around a metal drum
approximately 14-in. (350 mm) in diameter and 24 in.(600 mm) high. Fit one trunnion
with a hand wheel operated turning gear by which trunnion can be rotated 180 degrees so
that drum held by strap can be tilted and emptied. Enclose the gear in a metal housing.
Design trunnions to turn in bushings set in frame. Make provision for lubricating
trunnions, gears and their shafts. Construct frame sufficiently rigid, and if necessary,
reinforced to ensure no distortion in service.

2.13 SCREENINGS CONTAINER GRAB:

A. Screenings Containers Grab: Load ring complete with chains or rods, barrel handle
hooks, and spreaders as necessary, made with nonsparking materials designed to lift 24-
gal. trash barrels from handles.

2.14 DRUM LIFT:

A. Model and Manufacturers:

1. Model BM3 Drum Lift manufactured by Sterling, Fleishman Co., Broomall, PA.

2. Model 400 manufactured by Morse Mfg. Co., East Syracuse, NY.

3. Model Series HI-110 or HI-120 manufactured by Hercules Industries, Nashville,

TN.

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 4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

B. Make drum lift for handling drums of ferric chloride with a hydraulically operated
hoisting arm mounted on a steel frame dolly. Make dolly with four wheels, two of which
are fixed and two of which are revolving-type casters.

C. Fit hoisting arms with a clamp-on type of saddle of proper size to handle 150-lb.(70 kg)
drums of ferric chloride. Design saddles to be pivoted in hoisting arms to permit tilting
drums in any desired position, and accomplish tilting with a lever handle, spur gear and
hand crank or other means acceptable to CM/CS.

D. Provide stops for locking wheels or an acceptable floor locking device to prevent
movement while drum is being emptied.

2.15 PALLET LIFTER:

A. Manufacturers:

1. Cady Metal Fabrication, Inc., North Tonawanda, NY.

2. Lewis-Shepard Co., a subsidiary of Hyster Co., Watertown, MA.

3. Heppenstall Co., Material Handling Div., Pittsburgh, PA.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

B. Pallet Lifter: C-shaped welded box frame with two heavy alloy-steel forks, a lifting eye,
a counterweight, and guiding handles.

C. Design pallet lifter with a lifting capacity of 3,000 lb.( 1360 kg), a clear opening above
forks of at least 48 in.(1220 mm) and be no wider than 25 in (635 mm).

2.16 FORK-LIFT TRUCK:

A. Manufacturers:

1. Yale Material Handling Div., Eaton, Yale & Towne, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

2. Lewis-Shepard Co., a subsidiary of Hyster Co., Watertown, MA.

3. Raymond Corp., Greene, NY.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

(NTS: Fill in following paragraph as appropriate.)

B. Fork-Lift Truck: Electric-hydraulic rider-type lift truck conforming to the following:

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 1. Lifting Capacity (minimum), lb.(kg) ____

2. Vertical Lift, In. (mm)____

3. Travel Speed, mph (kmph) ____

4. Lifting Speed (no load), fpm (mpm)____

5. Turning Radius, in. (cm)____

6. Tilt Range (minimum)

Forward, deg. ____
Backward, deg. ____

C. Make truck with an all-welded steel chassis supported on three rubber-tired wheels, using
one for driving and steering. Design chassis to support a hoisting unit consisting of
motor-driven gear pumps; hydraulic compound telescoping lift cylinder, connected
piping, valves and oil reservoir; an elevating fork carriage with roller-fitted guides, guide
frame, roller chains, and sprockets; and a hydraulic cylinder for tilting lift assembly.
Mount on chassis a 24-volt heavy-duty battery unit, all drive and hoist controls, and a
canopy guard constructed of pipe to protect operator.

D. Mount drive motor and reduction gear on drive wheel with an armature brake. Mount a
quadrant steering wheel beside operator's platform.

E. Control braking, forward and reverse speed, and movement of truck by operator through
a control handle which automatically reverts to emergency stop when released from
operator's hold.

F. Lift Forks: Heavy forged steel at least 36 in.(900 mm) long and approximately 5 in.(130
mm) wide.

G. Fit load wheels with roller bearings. Mount drive wheel steering ring and rotating shafts
throughout in ball bearings.

H. Mount battery charger on truck rated for 600-amp. hours and suitable for use on ,(220
volt) single-phase, 50-Hertz current.

2.17 HAND TRUCK:

A. Manufacturers:

1. General Bag Truck No. 30 manufactured by Thomas Truck and Caster Co.,
Keokuk, IO.

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 2. No. 9218 Bag Truck (Minneapolis Pattern) manufactured by The Fairbanks Co.,
Binghampton, NY.

3. No. 400-1-RR con-nection for use with a trolley, a suspension hook at top, or be
integrally built into trolley as indicated or specified herein.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

2.18 PORTABLE GANTRY:

A. Portable Gantry: Four-leg rolling-type gantry of 1-ton (900 kg) capacity with a
horizontal standard aluminum beam suspended at each end by pipe legs adjustable for
both height and span at floor, adequately braced, with locking swivel casters for each leg.

B. Position legs and span by pins provided with springs and a locking device to fit matching
holes in telescoping pipe members.

C. Fit casters with ball bearings and wheels of rubber plastic treads suitable for rated
capacity of gantry.

D. Provide stops at ends of beam to prevent trolley rolloff.

2.19 CABLE REELS:

A. Manufacturers:

1. Gleason Reel Div., Maysteel Products Corp., Mayville, WI.

2. Aero-Motive Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo, MI.

3. Dresser Industries, Crane, Hoist & Tower Div., Muskegon, MI.

4. Or an acceptable equivalent product.

B. Feed cable reel for electric current supply for all electric hoists with trolleys, except as
otherwise indicated, through a single flexible, multi-conductor powercable from a self-
winding spring-operated reel located near mid-point of trolley travel or where indicated
on drawings.

(NTS: Check with Electrical Dept. and fill in following paragraph as appropriate.)
1. The cable shall have at least ____ conductors.

(NTS: Choose from the following five paragraphs as appropriate.)

2. The reel shall have a fixed base.

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 3. The reel shall have a swivel base.

4. The reel shall have a roller outlet.

5. The reel shall have a dustight enclosure.

6. The reel shall have a weatherproof enclosure.

C. Furnish junction box to connect cable reel to power supply circuit with hoist. Power
supply to junction box is specified under appropriate electrical section.

2.20 ELECTRICAL CONTROLS:

A. Supply complete integral electrical control system with the electric hoisting equipment
(by hoist manufacturer) consisting of starters, circuit breakers, overload relays, limit
switches, control transformer for a (220 volt) control circuit, control relays, and
controlling devices.

B. Furnish magnetic controls for motors. Design controls to permit "inching" in both
forward and reverse directions under full load, automatically regulated acceleration, and
rapid brake response.

C. Provide each winch with limit switches of automatic-reset control circuit type to prevent
overtravel in both raising and lowering directions.

D. Compliance: Make all electrical equipment including motors, controls, resistors, brakes
plus all conduit, wiring, panels, and enclosures with applicable requirements for
materials, workmanship, construction, and installation of latest NEMA and National
Electrical Code Standards.

(NTS: Check type of motor enclosure and edit as necessary. When schedule is used, delete
reference to motor enclosure.)
2.21 MOTORS:

A. Motors for Hoists and Trolley: Totally enclosed, reversible, induction motors especially
adapted to hoist service and suitable for operation on 3-phase, 50-Hertz alternating
current of voltage specified in Section 01171.

(NTS: The following two paragraphs are typical of what should be included in either
specification or schedule. Delete or modify as appropriate.)
B. Motors for Grit Chamber Hoist: Wound-rotor type not exceeding 5 hp (3.7 kw). Design
trolley motor to be a single-speed, squirrel-cage type not exceeding 3/4 hp (0.56 kw).

C. All other motors to be single stage squirrel-cage type of horsepower as shown on

schedule.

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2.22 PUSHBUTTON CONTROL:

A. Provide pendent pushbutton control station with sufficient pushbuttons to control all
operations of hoists and trolley. Clearly mark each pushbutton to indicate its function.
Make cable long enough to reach within 4 ft. (1.2 m) of operating floor or platform level
with a supporting chain. If necessary, attach an arm to hoist so that pendent cable and
pushbutton controls will hang vertically and be readily accessible from operating
positions.

(NTS: The following six paragraphs are typical examples of information that must be
given. Delete or modify as necessary.)
B. Controls for Wound-Rotor Motors: Five-step, full magnetic type. Design all other
controls to be suitable for single-speed motors.

C. Use five-step, full magnetic type controls for hoisting and closing-line motors for grit
chamber. Use single-speed motor controls for trolley drive and chlorination room hoist.

D. For control of pump building hoist, use a five-step pushbutton station operating magnetic
controls to provide automatically regulated acceleration and rapid brake response.

E. For pushbutton station for rack building hoist use two-step explosionproof control.

F. Provide hoist with an upper limit switch of automatic reset control circuit type to prevent
overtravel.

G. For rack building hoist, use an explosionproof switch.

(NTS: If this statement is included with description of hoist under ELECTRIC HOISTS
paragraph, do not use following paragraph.)
H. Mount control equipment in an enclosed compartment which forms an integral part of
hoist and includes transformer for a (220 volt) control circuit. Suspend pendent
pushbutton station from control compartment.

2.23 CONDUCTORS AND COLLECTORS:

A. Manufacturers:

1. Insul-8-Bar Protected Conductors made by Insul-8-Corp., San Carlos, CA.

2. Safety-T-Bar Conductor Systems made by Howell Corp., Stratford, CT.

3. Duct-O-Bar Conductor System made by Duct-O-Wire Co., Long Beach, CA.

4. Or acceptable equivalent products.

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 B. Use equipment and accessories approved by Underwriter's Laboratories (UL).

C. For conductor for electric current supply use safety type in which conductor is shielded
by a molded-plastic cover that surrounds conductor except for a slotted opening shaped to
contour of collector head. Provide separate conductor for each phase. (Dual conductors
in a single insulating shield will not be acceptable.) Make conductor of plated steel or
copper as necessary for carrying maximum anticipated current. Make molded-plastic
shield of high dielectric strength, rigid yet sufficiently flexible to permit bending to radius
of curves or switches, and resistant to corrosion and deterioration from sunlight or
weather. Space insulated supports not over 5 ft. (1.5 m) on straight track and 3 ft.(1 m)
on curves.

D. Provide weather shield for exterior conductors.

E. Use collectors of sliding shoe type with an adjustable spring-load arm capable of
horizontal or vertical movement to automatically adapt to irregularities of conductor. Set
shoe in a molded-plastic head that will prevent external contact with shoe when it is
running on conductor. There shall be no exposed bare current-carrying surfaces or wires
in collector or arm where shoe is in contact with conductor.

2.24 SHOP PAINTING:

A. Primer and Finish Paint: Shop apply to all exterior ferrous surfaces, high solids epoxy
conforming to the following requirements:

1. Solids by Volume: Minimum 69% (percent +2).

2. Type: Polyamidoamine epoxy, self priming.

3. Dry Film Thickness: 4 to 6 mils per coat.

4. No. of Coats required: Three.

5. V.O.C Requirement: 2.75 lbs/gallon maximum.(340 kg/m3)

6. Color: To be selected by the CM/CS.

B. Surface preparation, mixing and application and safety requirements shall be in

accordance with the paint manufacturer’s printed instructions and as specified.

C. Ferrous surfaces which are not to be painted shall be given a shop applied coat of grease
or rust resistant coating.

D. Provide additional shop paint coating for touch-up to all surfaces after installation and
testing is completed and equipment accepted.

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 (NTS: Edit attached equipment schedule and include as next paragraph)
2.25 SCHEDULE OF HOISTING EQUIPMENT:

(NTS: List)
PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 INSTALLATION:

A. Verify all dimensions and clearances in field prior to erection and be responsible for
proper fitting and operation of equipment.

B. Install hoisting equipment in strict conformance with approved shop drawings and the
recommendations of each applicable manufacturer and under direct supervision of
manufacturer's technical representative.

C. Furnish services of personnel required for any necessary adjustment and repairs during
start-up period.

D. Obtain approval before attaching any rigging or hoisting equipment to any part of
building structure.

3.02 FIELD ACCEPTANCE TESTS:

A. Perform field tests before final acceptance under supervision of manufacturer's technical
representative.

B. Test equipment at rated loads and adjust to operate smoothly without malfunctions under
all load conditions.

C. Include a check of horizontal and vertical alignment of rails.

3.03 FIELD TOUCH-UP PAINTING:

A. After installation and approved testing by the CM/CS, apply touch-up paint to all
scratched, abraided and damaged shop painted surfaces. Coating type and color shall
match shop paint coating.

3.04 CONTRACT CLOSEOUT:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01700.

(NTS: Please attach Certificate of Design form at end of this section.)

END OF SECTION

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