Metal Decking
Hoisting, Landing and Placing Metal Deck Bundles
Follow these requirements when hoisting, landing, and placing metal decking bundles:
- Bundle packaging and strapping may not be used for hoisting unless specifically designed for that purpose.
- If loose items such as dunnage, flashing, or other materials are placed on top of metal decking bundles intended to be hoisted, they must be secured to the bundles.
- When bundles of metal decking are landed on joists, all bridging must be installed and anchored, and all joist-bearing ends attached. (See Open web steel joists in Module 5 for exceptions.)
- Metal decking bundles must be landed on framing members so that enough support is provided to allow the bundles to be unbanded without dislodging the bundles from the supports.
- At the end of the shift or when environmental or jobsite conditions require, metal decking must be secured against displacement.
Roof and Floor Holes and Openings
Metal decking on roof and floor holes and openings must be installed as follows:
- Framed metal deck openings must have structural members turned down to allow continuous deck installation, except where prevented by structural design constraints or constructability.
- Openings such as roof and floor holes must be decked over.
- Where large size, configuration, or other structural constraints do not allow openings to be decked over (e.g. elevator shafts, stair wells, etc.), employees must be protected in accordance with the fall protection provisions of this standard.
When metal decking holes and openings are cut, they must:
- Immediately and permanently be filled with the intended equipment or structure.
- Immediately be covered.
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3-6. Bill, the worksite supervisor, discovers a floor hole on the 2nd story floor. What should he do?
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