Brace angle wrong or ineffective

If a seismic brace was moved, loosened, or put back at a different angle, stop and report it. Do not “eyeball it back” and cover the work.

Stop if

• I moved/loosened this brace and I am not sure it went back to the approved angle. Can you verify it before we continue or cover it?

Watch out

• Do not hide, insulate, cover, or load work around a brace you moved until it is verified.

Check

• Stop work in that immediate area.
• Do not tighten, bend, cut, or re-angle the brace again without direction.
• Take wide and close photos showing current angle, anchor, clamp, and what was moved.
• Tell the foreman exactly what changed and wait for qualified/project direction.

Steps

• Stop work in that immediate area.
• Do not tighten, bend, cut, or re-angle the brace again without direction.
• Take wide and close photos showing current angle, anchor, clamp, and what was moved.
• Tell the foreman exactly what changed and wait for qualified/project direction.

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