Covers proper safety procedures for stressing strand in fixed casting beds.

Covers proper procedures for using, inspecting, and maintaining strand chucks to prevent damage to strand or potential failures in the strand chucks.

This manual provides guidance to members of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute so that they can identify and assess occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica, incorporate a hierarchy of controls, apply the appropriate respiratory protections, incorporate medical surveillance, train and communicate to employees, maintain proper records.

Newly revised, the information in this manual is intended to serve as standards for quality control for the manufacture of architectural precast concrete products and as a complete guide for the development of an internal manufacturing quality control program. Architectural precast concrete panels, through the application of finish, shape, color or texture,... Details

Widely used over the years by scores of plants, this revised manual is again available in its 2000 version and remains a valuable resource. Included are guidelines for establishing and administering a plant safety program. Rules and recommendations governing safety and loss prevention are presented in the same format as the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards. Section IV of the... Details