1. (a) In addition to the requirements set out in 29 C.F.R. 1926.752, as amended, when connecting beams,

   1. (1) the employer shall have one employee giving signals and shall make sure other employees are kept a safe distance from the beams being connected;
   2. (2) one end of the beam shall be bolted before an employee begins the process to connect the other end;
   3. (3) a beam shall be connected with a minimum of two bolts at each end;
   4. (4) a beam may not be cut free until the minimum number of bolts have been installed; a connection of a beam by a wrench or drift pin does not meet the requirements of this paragraph;
   5. (5) when setting columns and before detaching lifting falls, the employer shall ensure that either the anchor bolts are fully tightened or temporary guys are affixed; and
   6. (6) an employer shall ensure that, if feasible, an employee straddle the beam rather than walk along the top of the beam.
2. (b) An employer may not allow an employee to install a prefabricated beam with studs protruding from the top flange of the beam.
3. (c) If traffic surface of a beam is rendered hazardous by the installation of studs after the beam is installed, the employer shall require that the surface be made safe by the erection of a wooden deck over the studs. The employer shall require that the wooden deck be secured to the beam in a manner as to overlap the beam by two inches on both sides of the beam.

4. (d) In this section,

   1. (1) "beam" means a structural steel member;
   2. (2) "stud" means all protruding metal attachments to a beam, including spirals and shear connectors applied to a beam;
   3. (3) "traffic surface" means that portion of a beam that an employee uses as a walkway.

(Eff. 12/6/95, Register 136)

Authority: AS 18.60.020, AS 18.60.030, AS 18.60.075