for the osha standards class

1. OSHA Office of Training & Education 1
29 CFR 1926 - Subpart R
Safety Standards for Steel Erection
29 CFR Part l926.750
Draft 10 3 2018

2. • This presentation only focuses on current events and standards cited by
OSHA

3. May 2017
• Laying grating
• Fell 8 feet
• Broke vertebra in back

4. Leading Edge

5. July 2014
• Using a Beemer style of fall protection.
• Free fall distance is over 6 feet so
manufacturer must approved design and
fall arrest system.
• Many connect out of aerial lifts or use
horizontal lifelines.
• 1926.502(d)(16) – fall protection shall be
rigged such that an employee can neither
free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor
contact any lower level

6. Mar 2018
DBI Securaspan

7. July 2015
• Issues?
• Photo: Paul Jasinski

8. May 2015
• Toledo OH
• 40 foot fall
• Notman has 4 fractured
vertebrae, a fractured pelvis,
multiple broken bones in his arm
and hand, along with a shattered
elbow.

9. May 2015

10. May 2015
• Amesbury MA bridge

11. March 2015
• What hazard is there with using
this lanyard?

12. December 2014
• The Fire Department said four people were
injured when a steel I-beam came down at a
construction site around 9:15 a.m. at the
northeast corner of Lake and Canal streets, on
the west bank of the Chicago River.

13. October 2014
Many jobs can be connected out of aerial lifts.

14. January 2014
• Washington
• Two employees observed the victim trip over
a welding cable and fall into an opening
between the building and the scaffold.
• He fell 72 feet from the scaffold to the
concrete road below.
• The unprotected opening between the
scaffold platform and the building was 55
inches; that neither vertical nor catenary
lifelines were available on the section of the
scaffold where the victim fell. Mast Scaffold

15. $64 Million
• Dec 2007
• Ronald Bayer, age 36, sued Panduit on a
negligence theory claiming to have been
severely injured (paralysis) in a workplace
• Plaintiff claimed that studs placed in iron
beams he was walking on caused him to trip,
and proper harnessing equipment to prevent
the fall had not been installed
• Nov 2012 - The jury, however, ruled that
Panduit was 80 percent responsible for the
accident, and Bayer was only 20 percent
responsible.

16. July 2013
• 300-foot barn that was
under construction as
part of the $80 million
Equine Complex
• The steel frame structure
fell when a worker
released a rafter from a
crane before proper
bracing was completed
• Once the rafter was let
go, "the building racked
and fell to the ground,"
according to OSHA
documents.
Ramco Erectors also cited for failing
to instruct employees on unsafe
conditions.

17. 2011
• Malta IL
• Connecting out of aerial lifts
• Horizontal lifelines used also

18. Fabric Lanyards
• Cannot be used on sharp edges
• ANSI Z359

19. Temporary Bracing
• Three union Iron Workers were killed July 31
when a 150-foot section of a seven-story
parking garage under construction at Portland
International Airport collapsed.
• The steel erector failed to provide temporary
bracing and guys to the erected steel columns
to secure them against any lateral load due to
wind and/or any incidental construction load

20. Struck By
• February 2011
• Employee # 1 was killed when the entire
western cantilevered bay of the steel canopy
structure collapsed and one its steel members
struck him.
• The steel beam was a component of a steel
canopy structure that consisted of three bays:
a western cantilevered bay, a center bay and
an eastern cantilevered bay..
• The shoring towers were inappropriately
placed and the stability of the structure was
compromised.

21. 21
29 CFR 1926 - Subpart R
.750 Scope and Application
.751 Definitions
.752 Site Layout and Construction Sequence
.753 Hoisting and Rigging
.754 Structural Steel Assembly
.755 Anchor Bolts
.756 Beams and Columns
.757 Open Web Steel Joists
.758 Pre - Engineered Metal Buildings
.759 Falling Object Protection
.760 Fall Protection
.761 Training

22. 22
§1926.750(c) Specific Controlling Contractor
Duties
• .752 (a) Approval to begin
steel erection
• .752 (c) Site layout
• .759 (b) Protection from
falling objects
• .760(e) Responsibility for fall
protection equipment left by
erector

23. Approval to Begin Steel Erection
• Concrete cured in footings, piers,
and walls
1926.752(a)(1)

24. Approval to Begin Steel Erection
• Site Specific Erection Plans
• Appendix A
1926.752(e)
LPR Construction Co
Fall Protection Work Plan
Job Name:______________________________ Foreman:__________________ Date:______________
Building, Area and Level:_______________________ Gridlines:________________________________
Fall Hazards in work area:
(Check one)
Yes _No _N/A Yes No N/A
___ ___ ___ Elevations greater than 6 feet ___ ___ ___ Ladders above 6 feet
___ ___ ___ Open floor or roof holes ___ ___ ___ Arial Lifts, Scissors Lifts
___ ___ ___ Leading Edges, Open sided floors, Roofs ___ ___ ___ Scaffolds
___ ___ ___ Columns to climb Other:______________________________
Method Of Protection:
Yes No N/A Yes No N/A
___ ___ ___ Full Body Harness W/2-lanyards ___ ___ ___ Arial Lift or Scissors Lift
___ ___ ___ Beamsafe Systems ___ ___ ___ Scaffolds / OSHA / LPR
___ ___ ___ Horizontal Lifelines, Angles ___ ___ ___ Anchorage’s, 5000lbs. Or
3x3x1/4 or equal w/kickers 6” from top twice the intended load.
___ ___ ___ Guardrails, Top Rail @ 42”, Midrail @21 ___ ___ ___ Static Lines
above finish floor. Top Rail to withstand ___ ___ ___ Retractables
200lbs and not be less than 39” from ___ ___ ___ Glyders, Beamers
Finished floor. Flagged every 6 feet. ___ ___ ___ Girder Grips
___ ___ ___ Warning Lines ___ ___ ___ Cable Grabs
___ ___ ___ Floor Hole Covers ___ ___ ___ Beam Straps
Other:_________________________________________________________________________________
Procedures for Assembly of Fall Arrest System: (if No answers, work cannot begin)
Yes No N/A
___ ___ ___ Employees trained in fall protection procedures.
___ ___ ___ Employees installing fall protection trained by competent persons.
___ ___ ___ Maintenance and inspection of fall arrest systems shall be done before work begins.
___ ___ ___ ALL areas pre-planned before job begins.
Overhead Protection:
Yes No
___ ___ All contractors warned of overhead hazards and documented in weekly contractors meetings.
___ ___ Barricades and flagging in place.
___ ___ Warning signs posted.
___ ___ All tools, equipment and materials secured on steel.
___ ___ All employees instructed not to work over anyone.
Rescue: All employees know the procedures of this jobsite for rescue. ALL employees know which foreman have
radios. All employees know where emergency numbers and jobsite address is located.
All employees know location of ladders, manlifts, crane basket for retrieval. All employees know location to meet for
head count for evacuation.
Phone Location____________________________ First-Aid kit location____________________________
Tool Box Safety Meeting Signatures
_________________________ _________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________ _________________________
______________________ _______________________ _______________________

25. Qualified Rigger
• Inspects rigging each shift
1926.753(c)(2)

26. Working Under Loads
• Routes for suspended loads shall
be preplanned
1926.753(d)(1)

27. Working Under Loads
• Material being hoisted shall be
rigged to prevent displacement
1926.753(d)(2)(i)

28. Working Under Loads
• Hooks shall have self closing
safety latches
1926.753(d)(2)(ii)

29. April 2015
• Argyle TX
• One killed, several hurt
• Gusts 30 mph
• Wright said the Northstar
Builders Group was
responsible for the
construction, which is part of
a $45-million bond package
that includes new tennis
courts and new turf for the
athletic fields.

30. Structural Steel Assembly
• Structural stability shall be
maintained at all time
1926.754(a)

31. Structural Steel Assembly
• Fully planked or decked floor or
nets within 30 feet or two
stories under any erection floor
1926.754(b)(3)

32. Structural Steel Assembly
• Metal decking secured against
displacement at end of the shift
1926.754(e)(1)(v)

33. Structural Steel Assembly
• Roof and floor holes shall be
decked over or protected per
760
1926.754(e)(2)(ii)

34. Structural Steel Assembly
• Skylights are not considered
covers
1926.754(e)(3)(iv)

35. Structural Steel Assembly
• Opening around columns must
be protected to falls or falling
objects
1926.754(e)(4)

36. Structural Steel Assembly
• Metal decking shall be laid tight
and secured upon placement
1926.754(e)(5)(i)

37. Column Anchorages
• Columns anchored by a
minimum of four anchor bolts
1926.755(a)(1)

38. Column Anchorages
• Columns evaluated whether
guying and bracing needed
1926.755(a)(4)

39. Beams and Columns
• Two bolt secured prior to
releasing solid web members
1926.756(a)(1)

40. System Engineered Metal Buildings
• Purlins only may be used as
walking working surfaces after
all permanent bridging has been
installed and fall protection
provided
1926.758(h)

41. Falling Object Protection
• Material, equipment, and tools
not in use shall be secured
against accidental displacement
1926.759(a)

42. Falling Object Protection
• The controlling contractor shall
bar other construction processes
below steel erection unless
overhead protection is provided
1926.759(b)

43. Fall Protection
• Required at 15 feet
• Connectors and deckers 30 feet
1926.760(a)(1)

44. Fall Protection
• Controlled decking zones
• Up to 30 foot fall
1926.760(a)(3)

45. Fall Protection
• Connector fall protection at 30
feet
1926.760(b)(1)

46. Fall Protection
• Connectors provided w fall
arrest at 15 to 30 feet
• Connectors must be provided and wear
equipment necessary to be able to be
tied-off, or be provided with other
means of fall protection
1926.760(b)(3)

47. Fall Protection
• Employees in a controlled
decking zone over 30 feet need
fall protection
1926.760(c)(1)

48. Fall Protection
• Access to the CDZ only for those
doing the leading edge work
1926.760(c)(2)

49. Fall Protection
• The CDZ shall not be more
than90 feet by 90 feet
1926.760(c)(3)

50. Fall Protection
• Guardrails must meet 1926.502
1926.760(d)(1)
Sag is several inches

51. Fall Protection
• Fall Arrest system shall meet
1926.502
1926.760(d)(2)
Each Employee must have their own lifeline

52. Training
• Training shall be provided by a
qualified person
1926.761(a)

53. Training
• All employees trained
1926.761(b)

54. Training
• In proper procedure for multiple
lifts
1926.761(c)(2)(i)

55. Training
• In the hazards of connecting
1926.761(c)(2)(ii)

56. Training
• In the controlled decking
procedures
1926.761(c)(3)

57. Training
• The nature and the hazards of
working in a CDZ
1926.761(c)(3)(i)

58. Training
• Proper installation techniques
1926.761(c)(3)(ii)