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The New Steel Erection Rule:
Highlights
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Steel Erection Final Rule
• Published January 18, 2001
• Implemented January 18, 2002
• Includes exceptions for some provisions
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Scope
• Covers all employers engaged in steel erection activities
• Contains two lists of activities:– Primary list: All are covered (connecting,
bracing, guying…)– Ancillary list: Covered only “when they occur
during and are a part of steel erection activities” (sealing, caulking, etc…)
1926.750(b)
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Scope (cont’d)
• Does not apply to:– Electrical transmission towers
– Communication and broadcast towers
– Tanks
1926.750(a)
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Steel Erection Decision Tree
Is the activity at the jobsite listed in 1926.750(b)(1)?
Yes No
IS the activity listed in .750(b)(2)?
Then this activity IScovered by Subpart R
Yes No
Then you must determine if this is going on in conjunction with (during and a part of) steel
erection activities in (b)(1). A question to ask: Does this (b)(2) activity have to be done for steel erection to continue: If yes, and if doneduring (b)(1) activities, then it is covered by
the standard.
Because it is listed in neither(b)(1) nor (b)(2), it is notcovered by the standard.
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Key Provisions of the Rule
• Site layout • Hoisting and rigging• Structural steel stability
requirements– Column anchorage– Beams and columns– Open web steel joists– Structural steel assembly
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Key Provisions of the Rule (cont’d)
• Systems-engineered metal buildings
• Falling object protection
• Fall protection
• Worker training
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Site Layout
• Adequate layout area
• Adequate access roads
1926.752(c)
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Hoisting and Rigging
• Provides additional crane safety for steel erection
• Minimizes employee exposure to overhead loads through pre-planning and work practice requirements
1926.753
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Hoisting and Rigging (cont’d)
• Prescribes proper procedures for multiple lifts (Christmas-treeing)
1926.753(e)
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Column Anchorage
• Minimum 4 anchor bolts per column
• Written notification of proper curing of concrete in footings, piers, walls for steel columns
• Written notification of adequacy of anchor bolts modified/repaired in the field
1926.752(a)1926.755
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Beams and Columns
• Two bolts per connection before releasing hoisting line
• Safe procedures for making double connections at columns
1926.756
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Open Web Steel Joists
• Minimize the risk of collapse of lightweight steel joists by:– Specifying erection bridging
and method of attachment– Requiring erection bridging to
be anchored to terminus point– Specifying method of placing
loads on steel joists
1926.757
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Structural Steel Assembly
• Specific work practices:– Hoisting deck bundles
1926.754
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Structural Steel Assembly (cont’d)
• Minimizing fall hazards:– Trip hazards– Interior holes/openings– Slip hazards
1926.754
Shear Connectors
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Systems-Engineered Metal Buildings
• Requirements to minimize the risk of collapse in the erection of these specialized structures that account for a major portion of steel erection in this country
1926.758
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Falling Object Protection
• Provisions that address hazards of falling objects in steel erection
1926.759
Note: Does not apply to materials being hoisted
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Fall Protection
• Above 30 feet/2 stories: All workers must be protected, including connectors and deckers
• Between 15 and 30 feet/2 stories: Workers must be protected EXCEPT:– Connectors– Deckers working in controlled decking
zone (CDZ)
1926.760
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Fall Protection (cont’d)
• Connectors between 15 and 30 feet/2 stories– All equipment necessary
to be capable of being used to be tied off (or safety nets) must be in place
– Not required to tie off
1926.760(b)
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Fall Protection (cont’d)
• Deckers between 15 and 30 feet/2 stories– Can use a controlled
decking zone (CDZ) instead of fall protection
1926.760(c)
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Training
• Qualified person to train exposed workers in fall protection
• Qualified person to train exposed workers engaged in special, high- risk activities
1926.761
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Specific Controlling Contractor Duties
• Notify the steel erector in writing regarding concrete cure and anchor bolt changes
• Provide adequate layout areas and onsite access roads
• Preclude work below steel erection unless there is overhead protection
• Choose whether to accept responsibility for maintaining fall protection equipment left by erector (otherwise it must be removed)
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OSHA’s Website
• View the complete standard at www.osha.gov
• View the steel erection information website at www.osha.gov/steelerection/index.html