Never Cut/Notch Structure
Cutting/notching structure; serious safety/liability
Red / Stop And Verify1stBatch 4
What This Helps With
Cutting/notching structure; serious safety/liability
Apprentice words: cut beam
Trade terms: structural modification, notch, cut steel, penetrate joist
Check First
That structure is never modified without engineering
What Not To Do
Do not drill, notch, cut, torch, or grind structural steel, concrete, post-tensioned slabs, beams, joists, columns, or deck without approved direction.
What can go wrong: Trimming/notching any structural member
Better Foreman Question
Structure's in my way — can we RFI a route instead of cutting it?
Verify With
Reference type: engineered detail
Source to verify: Structural engineer; RFI; foreman
Safe wording: This is a hard stop. Structure is engineer-controlled and not a field-choice item.