Thanks Tom. We found a 5000# cherry picker.
Robert J. Gunter, MSc, CHP CHP Consultants/CHP Dosimetry www.chpconsultants.com www.chpdosimetry.com Toll Free: (888) 766-4833 Fax: (866) 491-9913 Cel: (865) 387-0028 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Orionhp Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 5:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Powernet: moving Pb shield - advice needed There was a fatality from moving a SAM at a nuclear site. I don't have access to the lessons learned but someone from an operating site should be able to help. I believe this is very dangerous! You are right, it would be top heavy and could fall over. Hope this helps Tom Meek Sent from Tom's iPhone On Mar 5, 2013, at 9:02 AM, "Robert J. Gunter, CHP" <[email protected]> wrote: Greetings All, We are trying to move a Canberra Model 747 Pb shield into a room and onto its stand and need some advice. We can get it into the room with a forklift and even set it onto the stand, but must then move it about 10 feet. We are concerned with moving it while loaded on the stand as it will be top heavy. We cannot get the forklift into the room. The unit weighs 3000 lbs and has lifting eyes. I am sure someone out there has done this and can give some advice. I would much prefer to lift the device onto the stand once in the room, but am not familiar with small enough portable equipment capable getting into the room through a 36” door and lifting this 3000 lb device. Another way we could do this is to load it onto the stand with a forklift from outside the room and then “slide” it over about 10 feet. This does not seem like a very safe way to do this since it is so top heavy. Perhaps there are lifting devices that can be rented? Any advice would be appreciated. Yours, Rob Robert J. Gunter, MSc, CHP CHP Consultants/CHP Dosimetry www.chpconsultants.com www.chpdosimetry.com Toll Free: (888) 766-4833 Fax: (866) 491-9913 Cel: (865) 387-0028 [email protected]
