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ISSUE NO. 1
Scope and application.
Should Subpart R cover construction specifications and work
practices just for single and multi-story buildings or should it
apply to all steel structures such as bridges, tanks and towers?
BACKGROUND
Existing subpart R, titled Steel Erection, does not contain a
paragraph defining its scope. Concerns have been expressed
regarding the applicability of its provisions to all sizes and
configurations of structures, different methods of erection used
for different kinds of structures, and whether it applied only to
tiered buildings.
REFERENCES:
1. Transcript, ACCSH meeting of April 1, 1987. OSHA discussed
specific issues and concerns about the safety provisions in
subpart R, and stated that: "For example, there is some
confusion presently as to whether or not these provisions apply
to multi-story buildings only or single story buildings as well."
(Tr. pg 148). 2. Transcript, ACCSH meeting of August 4, 1987 (Tr. 144-148).
The committee discussed the need to revise the scope to specify
examples of structures such as warehouses, bridges, towers or
other more unusual configurations of "... structures that should
be included or excluded."
3. Transcript, ACCSH meeting of September 14, 1989 (Tr. 43).
The committee adopted a motion recommending to OSHA a draft
"Appendix -3," of a new standard with an expanded scope, to
include: "... the requirements to protect each construction
employee from the unique hazards associated with steel and/or
other structural material erection."
4. Letter from Mr. Stephen D. Cooper, Executive Director,
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental
Iron Workers (AFL-CIO) Union, to: Assistant Secretary Gerard F.
Scannell, November 27, 1990. Mr. Cooper included an article on
"Structural FRP Composites" using fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP),
and stated that: " ... the Advisory Committee and the rest of us
are insisting that these structural members which are erected and
secured into place in the same manner as structural steel members
be recognized in the same context as structural steel and be
included in the Subpart R standard." Also enclosed article,
"Structural FRP Composites" the Civil Engineering magazine, pg.
63, July 1990.
5. U.S. Department of Labor, "News," Office of Information,
Kansas City, Mo. KC-OSH-04, 11/28/88. The news announced the
citations OSHA issued for a television tower collapse in Missouri
which killed three workers.
6. Donald R. Askeland; Askeland, Kisslinger & Wolf,
Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants, 1504 Scenic Drive
Rolla, Missouri 65401 - Correspondence to Denver Holt, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), St. Louis, MO. Re: KTVO-TV Tower, July
13, 1988.
7. Electronic Industry Association, EIA Standard.
RS-222-C, 1976, Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and
Antenna Supporting Structures; Engineering Department, Electronic
Industries Association.
8. U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services
Administration, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Bilby Steel Tower for
Triangulation, Publication 62-3, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington: 1965.
9. ANSI A10.13-1989, Steel Erection -- Safety Requirements for
Construction and Demolition Operations; American National
Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10018.