Construction Safety Standards

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Division of Safety, Engineering and Research Center, 1982 - Building

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Page 403 - Barricaded" means that a building containing explosives is effectually screened from a magazine, building, railway, or highway, either by a natural barricade, or by an artificial barricade of such height that a straight line from the top of any sidewall of the building containing explosives to the eave line of any magazine, or building, or to a point 12 feet above the center of a railway or highway, will pass through such intervening natural or artificial barricade.
Page 403 - Parts 171-179 of this chapter an explosive is defined as any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which Is to function by explosion, Ie, with substantially instantaneous release of gas and heat, unless such compound, mixture, or device is otherwise specifically classified in Parts 171-179 of this chapter.
Page 94 - Each cord set, attachment cap, plug and receptacle of cord sets, and any equipment connected by cord and plug, except cord sets and receptacles which are fixed and not exposed to damage, shall be visually inspected before each day's use for external defects, such as deformed or missing pins or insulation damage, and for indication of possible internal damage.
Page 297 - The permanent floors shall be installed as the erection of structural members progresses, and there shall be not more than eight stories between the erection floor and the uppermost permanent floor, except where the structural integrity is maintained as a result of the design. (2) At no time shall there be more than four floors or 48 feet of unfinished bolting or welding above the foundation or uppermost permanently secured floor.
Page 403 - Natural Barricade" means natural features of the ground, such as hills, or timber of sufficient density that the surrounding exposures which require protection cannot be seen from the magazine when the trees are bare of leaves. NOTE 7: "Artificial Barricade" means an artificial mound or revetted wall of earth of a minimum thickness of three feet.
Page 149 - All portable, powerdriven circular saws having a blade diameter greater than 2 in. shall be equipped with guards above and below the base plate or shoe. The upper guard shall cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the minimum arc required to permit the base to be tilted for bevel cuts. The lower guard shall cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the minimum arc required to allow proper retraction and contact with the work. When the tool is withdrawn from the work, the lower...
Page 142 - Wall openings, from which there is a drop of more than 4 feet, and the bottom of the opening is less than 3...
Page 189 - The provisions of the American National Standards Institute standard ANSI A92.2-1969, section 4.9 Bursting Safety Factor shall apply to all critical hydraulic and pneumatic components. Critical components are those in which a failure would result in a free fall or free rotation of the boom. All noncritical components shall have a bursting safety factor of at least 2 to 1.
Page 261 - ... (c) A blaster shall be qualified, by reason of training, knowledge, or experience, in the field of transporting, storing, handling, and use of explosives, and have a working knowledge of State and local laws and regulations which pertain to explosives.
Page 103 - The sills for shoring shall be sound, rigid, and capable of carrying the maximum intended load.

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