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British Standard
Metal scaffolding —
Part 2: Couplers —
© BSI 12-1998
First published, as BS 1139,
November 1943
Second edition November 1951
Third edition June 1964
Fourth edition, as BS 1139-2,
September 1982 Amendments issued since publication
Fifth edition, as BS 1139-2.2,
January 1991
Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
Contents
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Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Definitions 1
3 Materials 1
4 Aluminium tensile strength, castings and hinge pins 2
5 Suitability of fittings 2
6 Fittings for close-jointed tubes 2
7 Design of fittings 2
8 Tests on fittings 2
9 Right angle couplers made of aluminium 2
10 Swivel couplers made of aluminium 2
11 Putlog couplers 4
12 Joint pins 4
13 Sleeve couplers made of aluminium 4
14 Reveal pins 4
15 Putlogs 5
16 Putlog ends 5
17 Base-plates 5
18 Adjustable base-plates 6
19 Detachable castors 6
20 Toe board clips 6
21 Finish 6
Figure 1 — Test for distortion of right angle coupler made of aluminium 3
Figure 2 — Test for slip of right angle coupler made of aluminium 3
Figure 3 — Test for distortion of swivel coupler made of aluminium 3
Figure 4 — Test for slip of swivel coupler made of aluminium 4
Figure 5 — Rig for slip tests on putlog couplers made of
aluminium or steel 5
Figure 6 — Test for bending putlog end 6
Publications referred to Inside back cover
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Foreword
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This Section of BS 1139 has been prepared under the direction of the Civil
Engineering and Building Structures Standards Policy Committee (CSB/-).
Together with BS 1139-2.1:1990 it supersedes BS 1139-2:1982, which is
withdrawn.
This Section covers couplers and fittings not included in BS 1139-2.1 and the
requirements include those in BS 1139-2:1982. Progress is being made towards a
full revision of these requirements, but as the major part of BS 1139-2 is
superseded by BS 1139-2.1, it was deemed helpful to users to republish the
remainder with the superseded text omitted. A new edition of Section 2.2
incorporating additional couplers and fittings will be published when the revised
requirements have been finalized.
The revision of BS 1139-2 comprises two Sections:
Section 2.1 Specification for steel couplers, loose spigots and base-plates for
use in working scaffolds and falsework made of steel tubes. This standard is
identical with EN 74 and covers the following couplers and fittings made of
ferrous metals only:
Right angle couplers
Swivel couplers
Sleeve couplers
Loose spigots
Parallel couplers
Base-plates
Section 2.2 Specification for steel and aluminium couplers, fittings and
accessories for use in tubular scaffolding. The products covered and their
requirements are listed elsewhere in this standard. The strength
requirements are given in SI units in accordance with current practice.
BS 1139 is now published in separate Parts and Sections as follows.
— Part 1: Tubes;
— Section 1.1: Specification for steel tube;
— Section 1.2: Specification for aluminium tube;
— Part 2: Couplers;
— Section 2.1: Specification for steel couplers, loose spigots and base-plates for
use in working scaffolds and falsework made of steel tubes (Identical
with EN 74);
— Section 2.2: Specification for steel and aluminium couplers, fittings and
accessories for use in tubular scaffolding;
— Part 3: Specification for prefabricated access and working towers;
— Part 4: Specification for prefabricated steel splitheads and trestles;
— Part 51): Specification for materials, dimensions, design loads and safety
requirements for service and working scaffolds made of prefabricated elements
(Identical with HD 1000).
1)
In preparation
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A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,
pages 1 to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.
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BS 1139-2.2:1991
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1 Scope 2.7
putlog
This Section of BS 1139 specifies requirements for
new steel and aluminium alloy couplers and fittings a tube or other member spanning from a horizontal
for use with scaffolding used as temporary member bearing on the wall of a building
structures on which persons work and which 2.8
provide support for the plant and materials used in putlog coupler
building, constructional, maintenance, repair and
a coupler used for fixing a putlog or transom to a
demolition work.
ledger
This British Standard does not cover any of the
2.9
following couplers and fittings which are made of
putlog end
rolled steel, forged steel, malleable cast iron or cast
steel. a specially formed end of a putlog, or a fitting for
Base-plates attaching to a tube, for locating the member in a
joint of a wall
Loose spigots
2.10
Parallel couplers
reveal pin
Right angle couplers
a fitting used for tightening a tube between two
Sleeve couplers opposing surfaces
Swivel couplers 2.11
The couplers and fittings listed above are covered in scaffolding
BS 1139-2.1:1990 which is identical with EN 74.
a temporary structure on which persons work, and
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard which provides support for the plant and materials
are listed on the inside back cover.
used in building, constructional, maintenance,
2 Definitions repair and demolition work
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A swivel coupler shall be capable of passing the b) Test for slip. The coupler, connecting two tubes
following tests. at 45° angle as shown in Figure 4, shall be
a) Test for distortion. The coupler, connecting two capable of sustaining a load of 12.4 kN applied to
tubes at 45° angle and suitably prevented from the vertical tube. During this test the coupler
slipping on both tubes as shown in Figure 3, shall shall not rotate through an angle greater
be capable of supporting, without distortion, a than 10° from the horizontal.
load of 14.9 kN. In carrying out the tests described in a) and b), the
coupler shall be tested with each gripping surface in
turn subjected to distortion and slip respectively
and with the test load applied successively in
reverse directions for each coupler position.
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11 Putlog couplers The shear strength of the joint pin shall be not less
than 80 % of that of a steel tube complying with
The grip afforded by a putlog coupler shall offer
BS 1139-1.1.
adequate resistance to horizontal slip or accidental
NOTE Joint pins are not intended for use in positions where
displacement of a putlog. they will be subject to bending stresses or axial tension.
A putlog coupler shall be capable of passing the
following test. 13 Sleeve couplers made of aluminium
Test for slip. The coupler, connecting two tubes at A sleeve coupler shall be self-centring when
right angles as shown in Figure 5, and assembled plain-ended tubes are being joined so that an equal
as recommended by the manufacturer, shall be length of the sleeve shall engage both the tubes
capable of sustaining a load of 1.2 kN applied to connected by the sleeve.
the horizontal putlog or transom. It shall have, in every position, a resistance to
NOTE A putlog coupler should be of such a shape as to be bending at least equal to that of any tube of the
readily distinguishable from a right angle coupler.
types for use with which the sleeve coupler is
12 Joint pins intended to be suitable (see clause 5).
When used in tension, it shall resist, without
A joint pin shall be self-centring so that in both the
slipping, an axial load of not less than 6.2 kN.
tubes which it connects an equal length of pin shall
engage with each of the tubes. 14 Reveal pins
Compliance with the above requirement shall be
achieved by means of an annular projection The end of the reveal pin remote from the tube shall
encircling the joint pin at mid-point. This projection provide a bearing surface perpendicular to and
shall provide an even bearing surface for the end of concentric with its axis and having a minimum
any tube which has been cut cleanly and squarely width of 48.3 mm.
and which otherwise complies with BS 1139-1.1 The means of varying the distance between the
or BS 1139-1.2. The bearing surface shall not, under surface bearing against the end of a tube and the
normal loading, tend to bulge or otherwise distort end of the reveal pin shall enable adjustments of
the end of any tube with which it is in contact. this distance to be made readily, smoothly and with
Each spigot of a joint pin shall extend not less infinite variation within the limits of adjustment of
than 76 mm on the internal surface of any tube the reveal pin.
which complies with this standard and shall provide The design of the adjustable portion of the reveal pin
an effective bearing area. shall be such that, when under load, the adjustment
Each spigot shall be capable of being expanded cannot be altered by the action of the load or by
within a tube with which it is engaged so as to vibration.
provide an adequate grip between the tube and the
joint pin.
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Figure 5 — Rig for slip tests on putlog couplers made of aluminium or steel
A reveal pin shall be capable of passing the following Putlog ends shall be considered to be subject to
test. bending, bearing or shear stresses only and shall
Test for deflection and slip. A steel tube 1.8 m not be required to transmit axial pulls or thrusts.
long complying with BS 1139-1.1 and fitted with Detachable putlog ends shall be provided with
the reveal pin shall be placed horizontally so that means of securing them to the putlog without risk of
it is supported solely by the frictional grip being accidentally disconnected.
exerted upon the smooth, parallel, vertical faces A putlog end, when attached to or forming part of a
of two abutments by the bearing surface of the putlog and supported only within 38 mm of its
reveal pin and the end of the tube respectively. extremity, as shown in Figure 6, shall be capable of
Timber or other suitable packing material may supporting without permanent set, a maximum
be used against the faces of the abutments. A distributed load of 4.4 kN over a span of 1.2 m.
load of 2.4 kN shall be applied to the tube NOTE 1 As aluminium scaffold tube is heat-treated, heat
midway between the abutments and the central should not be applied to them by welding, flame-cutting, etc.,
deflection measured. The deflection under load unless it is carried out under the controlled conditions of CP 118
with the reveal pin extended to within 25 mm of since this may otherwise greatly impair the mechanical
properties.
its full working length shall not exceed twice the NOTE 2 Where aluminium scaffold tubes are required to be
deflection under the same load with the reveal flattened at one end to form putlog ends this work should be
pin closed to within 25 mm of its minimum carried out before the tubes are subjected to their final treatment.
length. During the test no slip shall occur It is recommended that putlogs with flattened ends be obtained
ready-made from the tube manufacturers, except where
between the tube or reveal pin and the abutment adequate heat-treatment facilities are available.
faces. No permanent set, distortion, or other
damage shall occur which would render the tube 17 Base-plates
or reveal pin unserviceable for further use in
A base-plate shall have a flat surface not less
scaffolding.
than 232 cm2 in area, concentric with the axis of the
shank, to which it shall be securely attached. The
15 Putlogs upper surface of the plate shall provide a smooth
A putlog shall either be constructed from tube and even bearing for the end of a tube satisfying the
complying with BS 1139-1.1 or BS 1139-1.2 or be so requirements of this standard and be such as not to
designed and constructed as to provide at least damage or distort the tube under load.
equivalent resistance to bending, shear and The shank shall be not less than 50 mm long, and
deflection. (See also note 1 to clause 16). shall be a loose fit to allow the insertion of the full
A fitting, other than a putlog coupler, provided for depth of the shank inside the tube.
connecting a putlog to a tube shall comply with A base-plate, if of low carbon steel, shall be not less
clause 11 for putlog couplers. than 4.75 mm thick. If of other steels they shall have
a thickness sufficient to provide an equal strength.
16 Putlog ends Aluminium base-plates shall be not less
A putlog end shall have an even bearing surface at than 6.35 mm thick.
least 76 mm long and at least 50 mm wide,
measured from the end of the tube.
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If provided with holes they shall be 6.35 mm The eccentricity of the centreline of the wheel
diameter, situated diametrically opposite each other relative to the axis of swivel shall not exceed 64 mm.
at a distance of not less than 50 mm from the centre When requested by the purchaser castors shall be
of the plate, and not less than 19 mm from the edge provided with an effective wheel brake that cannot
of the plate. be accidentally released.
18 Adjustable base-plates 20 Toe board clips
An adjustable base-plate shall satisfy the Toe board clips shall be suitably designed and
requirements of clause 17 relating to the bearing constructed for the attachment of toe boards to
surface and clause 14 relating to the means for tubular members and shall prevent accidental
height adjustment. displacement of the boards. When in position they
When extended to its maximum working position shall not project sufficiently from the surface of the
the shank shall be capable of supporting a load board to cause a person to trip.
of 59.7 kN without distortion. In applying this test
the base-plate shall be placed on a smooth 21 Finish
horizontal surface and the load applied through the Fittings shall be supplied untreated, unless
seating on which the scaffold tube normally rests. At
otherwise specified.
the upper end the shank shall not be held in position
NOTE 1 For normal purposes aluminium requires no painting
or restrained in direction. or other surface treatment. Care should be taken, however, to
avoid prolonged contact with materials such as damp lime or wet
19 Detachable castors cement, unless a suitable protective paint is applied.
NOTE 2 If fittings are stamped with a metal die the stamping
Detachable castors shall be designed and should be carried out in such a manner as not to impair the
constructed to provide adequate strength, rigidity efficiency of the fitting.
and bearing surfaces for their purpose.
All castors shall be clearly marked with the safe
working load they are designed to withstand. Such
load shall be vertically applied on the castors when
stationary on an even and level surface.
The shank or socket of all castors shall be not less
than 50 mm long, provided the design allows for an
adequate transfer of the load from the tube to the
shank. Means shall be provided to prevent the
castor unit falling out of the tube when its wheel is
not under load.
The diameter of castor wheels shall be not less
than 127 mm. When tyres are fitted they shall be of
adequate section and securely fixed to the wheel
centres.
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