Associated General Contractors
New Mexico Building Branch
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NMBB AGC Steel Erection Policy

Endorsed by AGC Board—9/15/04

New Mexico Building Branch, AGC- Endorsed Uniform Fall Protection Policy For Steel Erection

(Note: This policy was developed cooperatively by general contractors and steel erection contractors of the New Mexico Building Branch, Associated General Contractors, as a good practices guide to provide fall protection during steel erection. Its main focus is to establish a 15-ft. threshold for connectors. This policy is not designed to preclude requirements which exist in Subpart R and the OSHA Standards in general and following this policy alone should not be considered by anyone to be compliant with the entire standard.)

1. During steel erection, a safety harness and lanyard shall be provided and used by all personnel working at elevations greater than 15 feet above the next lower level.
2. During miscellaneous steel operations, an appropriate means of 100 per cent fall protection shall be provided at all roof, floor, and wall openings exceeding 15 feet in elevation, when they occur during part of steel erection –1926.750 (b1) (b2);
3. During leading edge operations, an appropriate means of 100 per cent fall protection shall be provided at elevations exceeding 15 feet above the next lower level. Exception: Workers working in a Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ) which meets the requirements of Subpart R (see attached Subpart R-Controlled Decking Zones);
4. All safety harnesses and lanyards shall be kept clean and free from debris. They shall be inspected prior to each use by the user;
5. All safety harnesses and lanyards shall meet the requirements contained in ANSI A10.4 and be labeled accordingly;
6. Whenever a harness, lanyard, or other safety equipment is found to be in unsafe condition, it shall be removed from service and re-tagged to prevent further use;
7. Lifelines shall be secured from the point of operation to an anchorage or structural member capable of supporting a minimum deadload of 5000 pounds;
8. In combination, the fall protection equipment, including the lifeline, harness, and lanyard, shall provide for protection from impact to the next lower level or a maximum fall distance of no more than the manufacturer’s specification, whichever is lesser, with a maximum arresting force of 1800 pounds;
9. General contractors and others who purchase steel directly are encouraged to use their influence with steel fabricators to motivate them to drill holes in columns and carrier beans through which cable can be placed;
10. General contractors will provide written notification to steel erection subcontractors when concrete in the footings, piers, and walls or the mortar in the masonry piers and walls has attained, on the basis of an appropriate ASTM standard test method of field-cured samples, either 75 per cent of the intended minimum compressive strength or sufficient strength to support the loads imposed during steel erection ---1926.752 (a)(1);
11. General contractors and subcontractors will cooperate to the fullest extent possible in communication and carrying out their defined responsibilities.

Subpart R Requirements---Controlled Decking Zone

1926.760(c)
Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ): A controlled decking zone may be established in that area of the structure 15 feet and up to 30 feet above a lower level where metal decking is initially being installed and forms the leading edge of the work area. In each CDZ, the following shall apply:

1926.760(c)(1)
Each employee working at the leading edge in a CDZ shall be protected from fall hazards more than two stories or 30 feet (9.1 m), whichever is less.

1926.760 (c)(2)
Access to a CDZ shall be limited to only those employees engaged in leading edge work.

1926.760 (c)(3)
The boundaries of a CDZ shall be designated and clearly marked. The CDZ shall be marked by use of control lines or the equivalent. Examples of acceptable procedures for demarcating CDZ’s can be found in Appendix D to this subpart.

1926.760 (c) (4)
Each employee working in a CDZ shall have completed CDZ training in accordance with 1926.761.

1926.760 (c)(5)
Un secured decking in a CDZ shall not exceed 3000 square feet (914.4 m2)

1926.760 (c)(6)
Safety deck attachments shall be performed in the CDZ from leading edge back to the control line and shall have at least two attachments for each metal decking panel.

1926.760 (c)(7)
Final deck attachments and installation of connectors shall not be performed in a CDZ.

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(Company letterhead) <--click for printable Word version of this document

Date
To: ____________________ (name of steel erection subcontractor)
From: ___________________ (name of general contractor)
Name of Job:
Name of Superintendent:
Address:
Location of Affected Portion of Job:

Pursuant to 1926.752(b) –Subpart R of the Federal OSHA standards, we are hereby informing you that concrete in the categories circled below has attained, on the basis of the appropriate ASTM standard test method of field-cured samples, either 75 per cent of the intended minimum compressive strength or sufficient strength to support the loads imposed during steel erection.
1. footings, piers, and walls;
2. mortar in the masonry piers and walls.

________________________
(signed)

 

 

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