Permissibility of the welding of joists over 40-feet in length, while the…

Filnamn: Permissibility of the welding of joists over 40-feet in length, while the hoisting line is kept in place, instead of field bolting.

OSHA interpretation letter responding to whether welding joists 40 feet or longer while the hoisting line remains in place may substitute for field bolting under §1926.757(a)(8), citing the requirement that such connections be field-bolted unless constructability does not allow.