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STEEL ERECTION FOR CONSTRUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Purpose 2

Administrative Duties 2

Controlling Contractor 2

Overhead Hoisting Operations 3

Site-Specific Erection Plan--Setting Steel Joists 3

Site-Specific Erection Plan--Placing Decking Bundles 3

Hoisting and Rigging 3

Pre-Shift Visual Inspection of Cranes 3

Purpose

P2S must meet the requirements of OSHA's Steel Erection standard. This Steel Erection Plan for Construction is our company's policy to protect our employees from the hazards associated with steel erection activities. Those activities could include:

Hoisting, laying out, placing, connecting, welding, burning, guying, bracing, bolting, plumbing and rigging structural steel, steel joists, and metal buildings;

Installing metal decking, curtain walls, window walls, siding systems, miscellaneous metals, ornamental iron, and similar materials; and

Moving point-to-point while performing these activities

Administrative Duties

The Site Supervisor is responsible for developing and maintaining the written Steel Erection Plan for Construction. This written safety plan is kept in the Site Safety Manager office and each worksite trailer

Controlling Contractor

Each steel erection jobsite must have a controlling contractor. P2S is the controlling contractor for this jobsite. Before starting steel erection we ensure that:

-  The concrete in the footings, piers, and walls and the mortar in the masonry piers and walls have attained, on the basis of an appropriate American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard test method of field-cured samples, either 75 percent of the intended minimum compressive design strength or sufficient strength to support the loads imposed during steel erection.

-  Any repairs, replacements, and modifications to the anchor bolts were conducted in accordance with the OSHA regulations.

-  There are adequate access roads into and through the site for the safe delivery and movement of derricks, cranes, trucks, other necessary equipment, and the material to be erected and means and methods for pedestrian and vehicular control. This requirement does not apply to roads outside of the construction site.

-  There is a firm, properly graded, drained area, readily accessible to the work with adequate space for the safe storage of materials and the safe operation of the erector's equipment.

-  Other construction processes going on below steel erection activities must be barred unless overhead protection for the employees below is provided.

If the controlling contractor leaves fall protection equipment for other trades to use, we must:

-  Direct the steel erector to leave the protection in place, and

-  Inspect and accept control and responsibility of the fall protection prior to authorizing persons other than steel erectors to work in the area.

Overhead Hoisting Operations

P2S is concerned for the safety of employees that must work under loads. Prior to the movement of suspended loads, we will pre-plan routes to ensure that no employee is required to work directly below the load except:

-  Employees initially connecting steel, or

-  Employees necessary for the hooking or unhooking of a load.

When an employee must work under a suspended load, the following rules will apply:

-  Materials being hoisted must be rigged to prevent unintentional displacement;

-  Hooks with self-closing safety latches or their equivalent must be used to prevent components from slipping out of the hook; and

-  All loads must be rigged by a qualified rigger.

Site-Specific Erection Plan--Setting Steel Joists

P2S has written a site-specific erection plan explaining our alternative method to provide protection for our employees when setting steel joists in accordance with OSHA regulations.

Site-Specific Erection Plan--Placing Decking Bundles

P2S has written a site-specific erection plan explaining our alternative method to provide protection for our employees when placing decking bundles in accordance with OSHA regulations.

Hoisting and Rigging

When P2S is involved in hoisting and rigging operations, we follow the requirements of OSHA's steel erection regulation and the general requirements for cranes in applicable OSHA regulations.

All hoisting of employees using a personnel platform with be conducted in accordance with applicable OSHA regulations.

Pre-Shift Visual Inspection of Cranes

Prior to every shift, our competent person visually inspects each crane that will be used for steel erection operations on that shift. This pre-shift inspection includes at least the following:

-  All control mechanisms for maladjustments;

-  Control and drive mechanism for excessive wear of components and contamination by lubricants, water or other foreign matter;

-  Safety devices, including but not limited to boom angle indicators, boom stops, boom kick out devices, anti-two block devices, and load moment indicators where required;

-  Air, hydraulic, and other pressurized lines for deterioration or leakage, particularly those which flex in normal operation;

-  Hooks and latches for deformation, chemical damage, cracks, or wear;

-  Wire rope reeving for compliance with hoisting equipment manufacturer's specifications;

-  Electrical apparatus for malfunctioning, signs of excessive deterioration, dirt, or moisture accumulation;

-  Hydraulic system for proper fluid level;

-  Tires for proper inflation and condition;

-  Ground conditions around the hoisting equipment for proper support, including ground settling under and around outriggers, ground water accumulation, or similar conditions;

-  The hoisting equipment for level position; and

-  The hoisting equipment for level position after each move and setup.

If a deficiency is discovered on a pre-shift crane visual inspection, our company's procedure for handling the deficiency is:

-  An immediate determination will be made by the competent person as to whether the deficiency constitutes a hazard.

If the deficiency is determined to constitute a hazard, the hoisting equipment will be removed from service until the deficiency has been corrected.

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