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How Safely Erect Steel


Quiz Questions

1. "Anchored bridging" means that the steel joist bridging is connected to a bridging terminus point.
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2. "Bolted diagonal bridging" means diagonal bridging that is bolted to a steel joist or joists.
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3. "Fall restraint system" means a fall protection system that prevents the user from falling any distance. The system is comprised of either a body belt or body harness, together with an anchorage, connectors, and other necessary equipment. The other components typically include a lanyard, and may also include a lifeline and other devices.
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4. "Girt, in systems-engineered metal buildings" means a "Z" or "C" shaped member formed from sheet steel spanning between primary framing and supporting wall material.
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5. "Project structural engineer of record" means the registered, licensed professional who is responsible for the design of structural steel framing and whose seal appears on the structural contract documents.
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6. Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems.
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7. Connectors do not have to be in compliance with all of the following provisions:

(a)Be protected in accordance with R 408.42645(1) from fall hazards of more than 2 stories or 30 feet (9.1 m) above a lower level, whichever is less.
(b) Have completed connector training in accordance with R 408.42655(2).
(c) Be provided, at heights of more than 15 and up to 30 feet above a lower level, with a personal fall arrest system, positioning device system, or fall restraint system and wear the equipment necessary to be able to be tied off; or be provided with other means of protection from fall hazards in accordance with R 408.42645(1).
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8. The height of a Decking Zone is irrelevant and has nothing to do with Rule 2648.
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9. Top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, shall be 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level. When conditions warrant, the height of the top edge may exceed the 45-inch height, provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of Construction Safety Standard Part 45 "Fall Protection," being R 408.44501 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
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10. Staggered connections are connection material on a structural member in which all of the bolt holes in the common member web are not shared by the two incoming members in the final connection. The extra hole in the column web allows the erector to maintain at least a one bolt connection at all times while making the double connection.
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