C-E CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

*ENGINEERS *CONTRACTORS *BUILDERS

217 ROMUALDEZ COR. GEN. KALENTONG ST., MANDALUYONG CITY
ceconcorp@gmail.com*TELS: 534-6177 to 84; 534-6396 * FAX No.534-6191

STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION SAFETY PLAN

1.0 Objective

To establish, implement and maintain procedures to ensure that 100% compliance of all CE
CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION’s project personnel and Sub-contractors on structural steel
erection safety program.

2.0 Scope

The procedure will cover all CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION personnel, Contractors and Sub-
contractor contracted out by CE CON. CORP. to perform specific structural steel erection.

3.0 Responsibilities

3.1 Project Manager / Project In-Charge

3.1.1 He shall be responsible to execute the Erection and related works in an

acceptable safety level and in accordance to the Safety Procedures on structural
steel erection and all statutory and regulatory requirements.

3.1.2 He shall monitor the contractor / sub-contractor performance and see to it that
they follow all Safety standards and procedures.

3.1.3 He shall be the Safety Manager in the project site to implement CE

CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION Safety Policies and Procedures, act as Chairman
of the Safety and Health Committee and held responsible for the effective
implementations of this procedures.

3.2 Safety Officer / Safety Engineer /Safety Inspector

3.2.1 He shall see to it that, this procedure is current and properly implemented.

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 3.2.2 He shall be responsible to monitor the safe and proper steel erection procedures
in accordance to the approved Work Methodology, Safety Procedures and in
compliance to DOLE D.O. # 13 Construction Safety Guidelines.

3.2.3 He shall recommend, assist, and advise the Project Manager / Project In-Charge
to effectively implement all CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION Safety Standards
and all Statutory and Regulatory requirements.

3.2.4 He shall assist the Government authorities during site inspections, accident
investigations and other related activities.

3.2.5 He shall act as Secretary of the Project Safety and Health Committee.

3.2.6 He shall be the overall Safety Officer of all CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Sub-Contractors Safety Officer / Safety Engineer.

3.3 Supervisors/Foremen

3.3.1 He shall see to it that the methodology and erection safety program are carried
out throughout the duration of the project.

3.3.2 He shall be responsible to maintain the highest safety standard in all phases of
erection works and in accordance to best safety practices.

3.4 Workers

3.4.1 Works in accordance with accepted Safety Rules and Standards established by
the employer in compliance with the provisions of the DOLE Standards.

3.4.2 Proper usage and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment and clothing
issued to them by Company.

3.4.3 Reporting accidents and near misses that occurred in work place immediately to
their immediate Supervisors.

3.4.4 Participate in the conduction of Daily Toolbox Meetings and Safety Training and
provide suggestions to make procedures on the work site safer.

3.4.5 Knowing the Emergency Response Plan and the actions to take in case of
emergency.

3.4.6 Recognizing hazardous conditions and reports it immediately to their Supervisors

to employ controls to eliminate the probability of injuries and illnesses.

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 3.4.7 Keep and maintain equipment and hand tools safe at their charge. Inspect all
tools and equipment before using them and report immediately to their
Supervisors all defective tools and substandard equipment to avoid being used
by other workers.

4.0 Requirements

4.1 Safety orientation/awareness seminar and other required straining to special personnel
involve in the erection works.

4.2 Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operators and Testing Certificate of Heavy Equipment to be
use.

4.3 Required training of assigned Safety man at site.

4.4 Other requirement as dictated by DOLE D.O. # 13 (Construction Safety)

5.0 Procedures

5.1 Written Program

CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION will review and evaluate this standard
practice instruction on annual basis, or when changes occur to DOLE-OSHS that prompt
revision of this document, or when facility operational changes occur that require a
revision of this document. Effective implementation of this program requires support
from all levels of management within this company. This written program will be
communicated to all personnel that are affected by it. It encompasses the total
workplace, regardless of number of workers employed or the number of work shifts. It
is designed to established clear goals and objectives.

5.2 General Requirements

CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION will establish steel erection procedures
through the use of this document. This standard practice instruction applies to all steel
erection and related work.

5.3 Initial Training

Training shall be conducted prior to job assignment. CE CONSTRUCTION
CORPORATION shall provide training to ensure that all affected employees are
knowledgeable of the proper procedures to be followed when erecting steel structures.
This standard practice instruction shall be provided to, and read by all employees
receiving training. The training shall include, as a minimum, the following:

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 5.3.1 Need to survey the work site prior to the start of the work.

5.3.2 Recognition of applicable hazards associated with the work to be completed,

including fall hazards.

5.3.3 Pre-planning for access, movement, safety equipment needed, hazard

reduction/elimination measures, etc.

5.3.4 Procedures for constructing temporary flooring, permanent flooring, structural

steel assembly, bolting, fitting-up, and plumbing-up.

5.3.5. All other employees whose work operations are, or may be, in an area where
steel erection may be on-going, shall be instructed to an awareness level
concerning hazards associated with this type of work and related equipment.

5.3.6 Certification. CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION shall certify that

employee training has been accomplished and is being kept up to date. The
certification shall contain each employee`s name and dates of training.

6.0. Refresher Training

This standard practice instruction shall be provided to, and read by all employees receiving
refresher training. The training content shall be identical to initial training. Refresher training
will be conducted whenever any of the following conditions develops:

6.1. Retraining shall be provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever (and
prior to) there being a change in job assignments, or when a known hazard is added to
the work environment.

6.2. Additional retraining shall also be conducted whenever a periodic inspection reveals, or
whenever CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION has reason to believe, that there
are deviations from or inadequacies in the employee`s knowledge or use of steel
erection procedures.

6.3. The retraining shall re-establish employee proficiency and introduce new or revised
methods and procedures, as necessary.

6.4. Certification. CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION shall certify that employee training has
been accomplished and is being kept up to date. The certification shall contain each
employee`s name and dates of training.

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7.0. Safe Operating Practice

All jobs require a certain amount of pre-planning. This is especially true for steel erection where
many potential hazards can exist and/or be introduced to the area during the course of work.
Part of pre-planning is to survey the site to evaluate conditions, determine the hazards, and
ensure any required safeguards are in place.

Survey of the worksite. Prior to the start of the work, CE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
supervision shall make a survey of the conditions of the site to determine the hazards and the
kind and number of safeguards that will be installed. This survey shall include, but not limited
to, the following areas:

7.1 Safe access and movement

7.1.1 Workers shall have clear and safe access to, work areas, walkways, runways, and
passageways, ladders, stairways, and elevators, protection for floor and roof openings,
adequate illumination of work areas.

7.1.2 Location of utilities and service shall be determined a respect to placement and
identification of high voltage lines (arranged to identify by signs, move, de-energize, or
erect barrier to prevent contact.

7.1.3 Vehicle traffic needs must be well planned in order to avoid congestion, confusion, and
accidents. Vehicle access to the area where steel erection is on- going must be tightly
controlled. Consideration must be given to roads in the work area, turning and parking
space needed, access to materials lay down area.

7.2 Safety equipment and work procedures

7.2.1 Safety equipment such as safety harness, lanyards, hard hats, safety shoes, safety
glasses, face shields, welding hoods, cutting goggles, respirators, etc.., shall be provided
and their use shall be mandatory, when required.

7.2.2 Temporary flooring, safety nets, perimeter guarding, ladders, stairways, and scaffolding
are to be provided, where required.

7.2.3 Safe work procedures shall be instituted in the following areas of concerns. Material
handling (space; equipment-cranes, hoists, elevators and trucks, rigging procedures and
equipment) tools and equipment shall be maintained, repaired, cared for, and inspected
as required.

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 7.2.4 Inverted umbrella shall be provided around the building starting from 3rd floor and the
succeeding set of inverted umbrella shall be placed after every five (5) floors. (to be
provided by others)

7.2.5 Regular inspection of inverted umbrellas at least once a week shall be done by assigned
Safety Officer. Defects or damage shall be reported and corrected at once.

7.3. General requirement. The following is a partial list of requirements that should be considered
when conducting the pre-planning of all steel erection jobs:

7.3.1 Employees who may indicate a fear of heights or are subject to dizziness shall be
assigned on ground works.

7.3.2 Projecting or protruding reinforcing rods which create tripping or falling hazards shall be
capped, bent, or covered.

7.3.3 Excess material should not be hoisted to a structure and stored in the working area until
it is ready to be put into position and fastened.

7.3.4 Before cutting any large or heavy structural steel member, the member shall be secured
or supported by ropes, cables, or other means to prevent dropping or uncontrolled
swinging.

7.3.5 The public or workers in other trades operating close to steel erectors shall be
safeguarded at all times. See that “Workers Working Overhead” or other safety signs are
posted where necessary to keep people out of danger areas. Establish barricades where
indicated.

7.3.6 Keep working area in orderly condition with necessary equipment and materials safety
arranged.

7.3.7 In setting steel, each piece shall be securely bolted with a minimum of 2 bolts, or
equivalent, at each connection and drawn up wrench tight before the load line is
unhooked.

7.3.8 When setting steel trusses, they shall be securely tied or cross-braced until permanent
braces are in place.

7.3.9 When engaged in work at a fixed position, employees are required to wear a safety
harness and the lifeline must be tied to a secure object.

7.3.10 Employees are not permitted to ride the hook or loads.

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 7.3.11 Check the loads to make sure there are no sharp edges which will cut into lifting slings.
Use softeners where applicable.

7.3.12 A tag line or lines should be attached to loads.

7.3.13 All unused openings in floors, temporary or permanent, shall be securely planked over
or guarded.

7.4 Fall protection. A safety body harness with attached safety lines (lanyards) shall be worn by
employees whose work exposes them to falls in excess of 6 feet. The anchor end of the safety
line shall be secured in such a way as to limit free fall to 6 feet or prevent contact with any lower
level. Positioning devices must be rigged to prevent free falls more than 2 feet. When safety
harness is not practical, safety nets or scaffolding shall be provided and used. In all cases, ensure
that the fall protection measures utilized meet the minimum requirement of OSHA, “Fall
Protection”.

7.5 Hoisting/lifting operations. Some of the general requirements of safe hoisting operations are
listed below. It is important that all employees are knowledgeable of and follow these
requirements at all times:

7.5.1 Cranes or other lifting equipment must be monitored so that no part of the boom or
loads comes within 10 feet of power lines. Remember, even low voltage can be
dangerous.

7.5.2 Hoisting must be done in such a manner that the load does not pass the heads of the
workers.

7.5.3 When erecting columns, a pipe ladders should be securely attached up to the top of
column where lifting eye or lugs was placed.

7.5.4 When erecting beams, girders, trusses and other similar structural components, lifeline
should be provided and securely attached to the lifeline posts.

7.5.5 Hoisting “bundles” of steel shapes, particularly of different shapes and sizes, should be
avoided except where each piece is secured from slipping out.

7.5.6 Tag lines should be used to control all loads during hoisting operations.

7.5.7 Sheets or small bundles of materials, including backing plates, bolts, nuts and washers
should only be hoisted in baskets or boxes. Never throw them for it may cause accident
to personnel working near the area.

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8.0. Flooring Requirements – Skeleton Steel Construction

8.1. Temporary flooring

8.1.1 The derrick or working floor of every building shall be solidly decked over its
entire surface except for access openings. Planking or decking of equivalent
strength shall be of proper thickness to carry the working load. Planking shall not

be less than 2 inches thick, full size undressed, and shall be laid tight and secured
to prevent movement. Planks must overlap the load bearing support on each end
by at least 12 inches.

8.1.2 On buildings or structures not adaptable to temporary floors, and where scaffolds
are not used, safety nets shall be installed and maintained whenever the
potential fall distance exceeds 2 stories or 25 feet, whichever is less. The nets
shall be hung with sufficient clearance to prevent contacts with the surface
structure below and in accordance with the requirements of 1926, “Fall
Protection”.

8.1.3 Floor periphery – perimeter – safety railing of one-half (½) inch wire rope or
equal, or an equivalent fall prevention/arrest system as required in shall be
installed, approximately 42 inches high, around the periphery of all temporary-
planked or temporary metal-decked floors of tier building and other multi-
floored structures during structural steel assembly.

8.1.4 Where skeleton steel erection is being done, a tightly planked and substantial
floor shall be maintained within 2 stories or 25 feet, whichever is less, below and
directly under that portion of each tier of beams on which any work is being
performed, except when gathering and stacking temporary floor planks on a
lower floor, in preparation for transferring such planks for use on an upper floor.

8.1.5 When gathering and stacking temporary floor planks, the planks shall be
removed successively, working toward the last panel of the temporary floor so
that the work is always done from the planked floor.

8.1.6 When gathering and stacking temporary planks from the last panel, the
employees assigned to such work shall be protected by a body harness with
safety lines attached to a catenaries line (static line) or other substantial
anchorage.

8.1.7 When metal decking is used for the work floor in a place of planks, it must be of
sufficient strength and lay tightly to prevent movement.

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 8.2. Permanent flooring

8.2.1 The permanent floors shall be installed as the erection of structural member’s
progresses, and there shall be not more than eight (8) stories or 120 feet,
whichever is less, between the erection floor and the uppermost permanent
floor, except where the structural integrity is maintained as a result of the design.

8.2.2 At no time shall there be more than four (4) floors or 48 feet, whichever is less,
of unfinished bolting or welding above the foundation or uppermost
permanently secured floor.

9.0. Structural Steel Assembly

9.1 Connecting.

9.1.1 When employees are working together connecting steel, only one person should
give the signals. That person should make sure that the partner, or others
working on the job, is/are in the clear. Each employee should select a position to
avoid being struck by a swinging load.

9.1.2 When workers are connecting and are working in pairs, one end of the piece shall
be bolted before connecting the other end, and then tighten the bolts before
leaving the item.

9.1.3 When the beams are designed with studs/stud bolts, employees shall straddle
the beam instead of walking along the top. Each employee shall be equipped with
and use a safety harness and lanyard or equivalent fall arrest system.

9.1.4 A beam shall be connected with a minimum of two (2) bolts at each end.

9.1.5 If connecting lugs or a lifting lug is bent, the piece shall be sent back to the ground
to be dressed properly.

9.1.6 When setting columns, before lifting lugs are unhitched, either the nuts on the
anchor bolts shall be drawn down tight or temporary guys shall be affixed.

9.1.7 A sling shall never be cut loose until the required minimum number of bolts have
been installed; a spud wrench or drift pin in the hole shall not be relied on.

9.1.8 Tag lines shall be use always for controlling the loads.

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 9.1.9 At no time shall any employee be allowed to ride the headache ball, hook, or
load. Other means of safe access shall be provided. A staircase of standard
construction and materials should be provided.

10 Assembly

10.1 Open web steel joints shall not be placed on any structural steel framework is safely
bolted or welded.

10.2 Joists.

10.2.1 In steel framing, where bar joists are utilized, and columns are not framed in at
least two (2) directions with structural steel members, a bar joist shall be field-
bolted at columns to provide lateral stability during construction.

10.2.2 Where long span joists or trusses 40 feet or longer are used, a center row of
bolted bridging shall be installed to provide lateral stability during construction
prior to slacking of hoisting line.

10.2.3 No load shall be placed on open web steel joist until these safety requirements
are met.

10.3 planking or safety nets would interfere with the erection of a structure, the use of safety
harness with safety lines shall be acceptable.

10.4 No load-bearing structural member shall be materially weakened by cutting

holding, or other means, except in accordance with the advice of the designers of the
structure or a licensed professional engineer.

11 Bolting, Fitting-up, Drilling, Reaming, and Plumbing-up.

11.1 General safety requirements

11.1.1 Eye protection shall be provided for reaming, drilling, welding, cutting and the
driving of wedges, shims, or pins.

11.1.2 Containers shall be provided for storing or carrying bolts, drift pins, and other
loose objects, and shall be secured against accidental displacement when aloft.

11.2 Air tools

11.2.1 Pneumatic hand tools shall be disconnected from the power source and pressure
in hose lines shall be released before any adjustments or repair to the tools are
made.

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 11.2.2 Airline hose sections shall be tied together except when quick disconnect
couplers are used to join sections.

11.2.3 Air hose located on roadways shall be protected to prevent vehicular damage.

11.3 Bolting

11.3.1 When bolts or drift pins are being knocked out, means shall be provided to keep
the bolts or drift pins from falling.

11.3.2 Bolts, nuts, washers, pins, wrenches and other tools shall not be thrown. They
shall be placed in bolt baskets or other approved containers and raised or
lowered by using a line.

11.3.3 Impact wrenches shall be provided with a locking device for retaining the socket
and a tie to prevent from accidental fall.

11.4 Drilling and reaming.

11.4.1 Drilling and reaming machines shall be operated by two (2) employees, unless
the handle is firmly secured to resist the torque reaction of the machine if the
reaming or drilling bit should foul and should be provided with tie.

11.5 Plumbing-up.

11.5.1 Connections of the equipment used in plumbing-up shall be properly secured.

11.5.2 When the turnbuckle is under stress during plumbing, a device shall be used to
keep the turnbuckle from unwinding while under the load.

11.5.3 Plumbing-up guy wire shall be removed only under the supervision of a
competent person.

11.5.4 A definite set of directional signals must be established before starting to plumb-
up the structure.

12 Violations

12.1 Violations of this safety procedure will be dealt accordingly.

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