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Light Pole Base Safety Tower
Wilbert Precast
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• Issues:
• 1-How to keep light pole base forms safely
secured during and after pour?
• 2-How to pour safely without standing on
top of a ladder?
• 3-How to accurately pour, to proper level,
tall forms?
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ANSWER Light pole base safety tower. Five foot tall by 48” manhole base.
Flat slap top. (Obviously don’t put a block out in it). Safety railing.
Steps. Chains for securing forms.
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Chain securing 8’ tall form.
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This particular tower can secure five 24” diameter forms.
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Eye bolts and chain connections.
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Larger footing area compared to top of ladder. Increased efficiency
in pour times due to not having to reposition ladder for every form.
Simply just move in a circle.
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Quick adjustment to second form.
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Ability to see down into form and pour to proper height. Also safer
now for QC technician to do pre and post pour inspections.
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Double checking pour level.
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Thumbs Up!!! Happy, Safe, Efficient, and Correct!
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Basic birds eye view.
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Materials List
12ea 5/8x8” eye bolts
30’ 3/8 cable and 10ea 3/8 clamps
14ea 3/8 safety hooks
48’ 3/8 chain
30’ 1 ¾” steel pipe
6’ 2” steel pipe
1ea 5’x48”diameter manhole (or larger)
1ea flat slab top (no blockout), with the 2” pipe cast into top.
4-5ea steps
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• Thank You
• Please Be Safe!