Emerson Process Management 3422 User Manual

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 Reference, Installation, and Operations Manual
Section 3: Installation
3-9000-743 Rev S
June 2013
Use of appropriate safety engineered swivel hoist rings in meter end flanges
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3.2.1
Use of appropriate safety engineered swivel hoist rings in 
meter end flanges
All Daniel Ultrasonic meters come equipped with a tapped hole located on the top of each 
meter body end flange. A flat machined surface surrounds each tapped hole (See Figure 3-1). 
This feature provides complete surface contact ONLY between the meter flange and an OSHA 
compliant Safety Engineered Swivel Hoist Ring as shown below (
Operators SHALL NOT use Eye Bolts (
) in the Daniel Ultrasonic Meter flange tapped 
holes to aid in lifting or maneuvering the unit.
Operators SHALL NOT use other Hoist Rings that do not fully seat flush with the counter bore on 
the top of the meter flanges.
Figure 3-1  Meter end flange with tapped flat-counterbore hole for hoist ring
 
Plug Bolt
Flat-counterbore
          surface