7.11.1
The erector shall provide floor coverings, handrails, walkways, and other safety protection for the erector's personnel as required by law and the applicable safety regulations. Unless otherwise specified in the contract documents, the erector is permitted to remove such safety protection from areas where the erection operations are completed.
7.11.2
When safety protection provided by the erector is left in an area for the use of other trades after the structural steel erection activity is completed, the ODRC shall
- (a) Accept responsibility for and maintain this protection
- (b) Indemnify the fabricator and the erector from damages that may be incurred from the use of this protection by other trades
- (c) Ensure that this protection is adequate for use by other affected trades
- (d) Ensure that this protection complies with applicable safety regulations when being used by other trades
- (e) Remove this protection when it is no longer required and return it to the erector in the same condition as it was received
7.11.3
Safety protection for other trades that are not under the direct employment of the erector shall be the responsibility of the ODRC.
7.11.4
When permanent steel decking is used for protective flooring and is installed by the ODRC, all such work shall be scheduled and performed in a timely manner so as not to interfere with or delay the work of the fabricator or the erector. The sequence of installation that is used shall meet all safety regulations.
7.11.5
Unless the interaction and safety of activities of others, such as construction by others or the storage of materials that belong to others, are coordinated with the work of the erector by the ODRC, such activities are prohibited until the erection of the structural steel frame, or portion thereof, is completed by the erector and accepted by the ODRC.