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© 2015 CLEMCO INDUSTRIES CORP. One Cable Car Dr. Washington, MO 63090 Phone (636) 239-4300 Fax (800) 726-7559 Email: info@clemcoindustries.com www.clemcoindustries.com FLAT-TRAK® RECOVERY FLOOR O. M. 07763 DATE OF ISSUE: 10/30/93 Awarning Do not use this equipment until you have READ this MANUAL and YOU UNDERSTAND its contents. * These WARNINGS are included for the health and safety of the operator and those in the immediate vicinity. *If you are using a Clemco Distributor Maintenance and Parts Guide, refer to the orange warnings insert preceding the Index before continuing with the enclosed instructions. Electronic files include a Preface containing important information.

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• Employers are responsible for identifying all job site hazards, educating and training all persons who will operate and maintain these products, and ensuring that all blast operators and their assistants understand the warnings and information contained in these instructions relating to safe and proper operation and maintenance of this equipment. • Serious injury or death can result from failure to comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)regulations and all manufacturer’s instructions. • This equipment is not intended for use in any area considered hazardous...

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OPERATOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT OSHA regulation 1910.134 requires appropriate respiratory protection for blast operators and workers in the vicinity of blasting. These workers must wear properly-fitted, properly-maintained, NIOSH-approved, respiratory protection that is suitable for the job site hazards. Blast respirators are to be worn only in atmospheres not immediately dangerous to life or health from which wearers can escape without use of the respirator. The employer must develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite- specific procedures and elements...

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BLAST MACHINES AND REMOTE CONTROLS OSHA regulation 1910.169 describes the necessity of pressure relief valves on compressed air equipment. Do not operate blast machines with air compressors that are not equipped with properly functioning pressure relief valves. OSHA regulation 1910.244(b) requires the use of remote controls on blast machines. Serious injury or death can result from many sources, among them:  Involuntary activation of the remote controls. Never modify or substitute remote control parts; parts are not compatible among different manufacturers. Welding hose is not...

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DAILY SET‐UP CHECK LIST 2. Breathing Air Compressor for High Pressure Respirators 3. NIOSH Approved Supplied-Air Respirator 6. ASME Code Blast Machine 8. Remote Controls or Ambient Air Pump for Low Pressure Respirators 7. Air Line Moisture Separator 12. Abrasive 11. Appropriately Sized Nozzle 4. External or Helmet Mounted Carbon Monoxide Monitor /Alarm 10. Hose Couplings and Safety Cables Make sure all blast operators are properly trained and suitably attired with a blast suit, safety boots, leather gloves, respiratory and hearing protection. Every day before start up, check all...

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FLAT-TRAK® RECOVERY FLOOR 1.1.1 This manual covers the installation, operation, maintenance, and replacement parts for Clemco’s Flat-Trak® Recovery Floor. Assembly drawings supplied with this manual apply to the specific floor and accessories provided. Use the manual and the drawings for sizing, arrangement, and other specific information about the recovery floor supplied. 1.1.2 This manual contains important safety information. All operators and personnel involved with the abrasive blast process must read and understand the contents of these instructions, including the orange cover. It is...

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FLAT-TRAK® RECOVERY FLOOR 1.4 Tools Requirement • Open/box end wrenches, 7/16" - 3/4" • Socket wrench w/ 7/16" - 3/4" sockets • Screw drivers • Hex keys • Hand drill w/ bit assortment • Hammer • Drift pin • Welder • Measuring tape, long enough to measure the floor area diagonally • Chalk line sizes of Flat-Trak® floors. The assembly illustrations shown throughout the manual are for a typical arrangement. Layout drawings for specific jobs are provided with the job manual. All floor drive sections are 98-1/2-inches long. If floor extensions are used, they will be 30-inches, 60-inches,...

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FLAT-TRAK® RECOVERY FLOOR Layout notes 2.3.1.1 The typical layout used in Figure 1 is used in all floor illustrations in this manual. It is only a sample floor layout. Since the Flat-Trak® is modular in design; the floor supplied may vary in size. 2.3.1.2 Center feed cross conveyor floors do not have a cross conveyor track. Carriages ride on rollers mounted on front roller angle brackets that attach to the ends of the floor tracks. The two halves of the recovery floor must be squared with the cross-conveyor drive-segment and the 18-inch cross end beam as shown in Figure 6. Use the same...

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FLAT-TRAK® RECOVERY FLOOR 2.4 Perimeter Tracks, Ref. Figure 7 2.4.1 Run chalk lines around the perimeter of the floor. Make sure the perimeter is square. Recheck the final location for the elevator, cross conveyor and floor conveyor sections. Be sure to allow 1-1/2-inches around the perimeter. If the floor is mounted in a pit or existing room, allow 3-inches for service. See Sections 2.1.4 and 2.1.5. 2.4.2 Place the cross conveyor tracks (C channels) as shown in Figure 7. Beginning at the elevator location, place the left and right hand cross drive tracks, cross extensions (if used), and...

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