Removing Walls and Masonry Sections
- Do not cut or remove structural or load-supporting members on any floor until all stories above the floor have been removed.
- Do not use walls which serve as retaining walls against which debris will be piled unless they are capable of supporting the imposed load.
Do not use walls which serve as retaining walls unless they support imposed loads.
- In buildings of "skeleton-steel" construction, the steel framing may be left in place during the demolition of masonry. Where this is done, clear all steel beams, girders, and similar structural supports of all loose material as the masonry demolition progresses downward.
- Provide walkways or ladders to enable workers to safely reach or leave any scaffold or wall.
- Do not demolish walls that serve as retaining walls to support earth or adjoining structures, until the supporting earth has been properly braced or until adjoining structures have been properly underpinned.
- Dismantle steel construction column length by column length, and tier by tier.
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6-5. When should you cut or remove structural or load-supporting members?
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