OAR 437-003-0752: Site-Specific Erection Plan

In addition to and not in lieu of the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.752(e), the steel erection contractor must develop and implement a written site-specific erection plan. (1) The site-specific erection plan must: (a) Be developed by a qualified person; (b) Identify the site; (c) Be available at the work site; and (d) Be signed by the qualified person responsible for its development and any modification(s). NOTE: The site-specific erection plan does not have to be developed by an engineer, or resemble an engineering report. (2) The site-specific erection plan must contain the following: (a) A description of the procedures that will be used to comply with 1926.754(a). Consider the dead weight of the structure, the weight and working reactions of all static and dynamic loads placed on it, and all external forces that may be applied such as wind and reactions by erection equipment. NOTE: There is a presumption that some form of temporary guying or bracing is necessary to provide lateral stability to the structural steel framing as it is being erected. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that the structural steel framing is inherently stable during erection and/or the sequence of erection, plumbing, bolting and decking is such that structural stability is maintained at all times and no temporary guying or bracing is needed. Such determination must be documented in the site-specific erection plan. (b) A description of the procedures and work practices that will be used to protect employees from falls and other hazards where it is necessary to walk/work on suspended loads. Employee(s) are allowed on suspended loads only when a competent person has determined that it is the safest way to accomplish a specific task or there is no other way to do the work.