Steel Erection

29 CFR 1926, Subpart R

Overview of the rule
 Applies to

 Does not apply to

 Examples of steel erection

activities

1a
Preplanning operations and
construction sequence

 Approvalrequirements to begin
steel erection
• Written notification
• Anchor bolt repair,
replacement,
modification

2a
Preplanning operations
and construction sequence

 Commencing operations
• Notification of concrete/mortar
strength

2b
Site layout requirements
 Adequate access roads

 Adequate pedestrian and

vehicle control

 Properlygraded
and drained
storage areas

2c
Overhead hoisting
operations
 Working under suspended loads

 Routes for suspended loads

2d
Site-specific erection
plan

2e
Hoisting and rigging of
steel members & materials
 Cranesand derricks regulations
in §1926.550

3a
Hoisting and rigging of
steel members & materials
 Hoisting and rigging operations
• Competent person responsibilities
• Pre-shift visual inspection and
reporting deficiencies
• Operator and rigger
responsibilities

3b
Working under loads
 Preplanning
routes for
suspended loads

 Working under loads

3c
Multiple lift
requirements
 Criteria for multiple lifts

 Rigging
of the multiple lift
assembly

3d
Structural steel
assembly
 Structural stability

 Multi-story structures

 Slips, trips, and falls

4a
Plumbing-up equipment
 Competent person

 Installing equipment

4b
Installing metal decking
 Common hazards

 Holes and openings

 Layingand securing
metal decking

4c
Column stability and the
use of anchor rods
 Generalrequirements for
erection stability

 Repairing,replacing or field
modification of anchor rods

5a
Connecting beams and
columns
 Releasing the load

 Securing diagonal bracing

 Double connections

 Column splicing

 Erecting perimeter columns

6a
Erection and attachment
of open web steel joists
 Danger of the process
 General requirements
 Attaching steel joists and
girders
 Landing and placing loads on
steel joists

7a
Systems-engineered
metal buildings
 Application requirements

 Anchoring of columns

 Rigid frames

 Construction loads
8a
Systems-engineered
metal buildings
 Girt
and eave strut-to-frame
connections
 Anchorage points for fall arrest
systems
 Purlins
as walking/working
surfaces
 Placing loads
8b
Falling object protection
 Providesemployees with
protection

 Requirements for securing loose

items aloft

 Protection from
falling objects
9a
Fall protection threshold
heights
 Generalrequirements for fall
protection

 Installing
perimeter
safety cables

 Requirements for
connectors
10a
Fall protection threshold
heights
 Controlled decking zones
 Guardrail, personal
fall arrest, and
positioning device
systems
 Custody of fall
protection systems
and equipment
10b
Steel erection rule
training requirements
 Employees exposed to fall
hazards
 Training for multiple lift rigging
 Training for connectors
 Controlleddecking zones
training requirements

11a