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Technical Guideline
Revision & Effective Date:
Civil/Structural Safety In Design Rev.1, 30-03-15
Issuing Department: Previous Revision & Effective Date:
Civil / Structural / Architectural Rev. 0, 12-02-2007

1.0 PURPOSE

The purpose of this document is to provide the design staff guidelines to insure compliance with all
safety related requirements as outlined in the applicable codes and engineering standards.

2.0 SCOPE OF APPLICATION

This procedure applies to Civil/Structural/Architectural (CSA) department staff in cooperation with

other design disciplines’ Safety in Design requirements.

3.0 DEFINITIONS

SID Safety in Design

4.0 METHOD (PROCESS REQUIREMENTS)

This guideline will supplement the requirements of applicable codes, regulations and standard
engineering practices.

5.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible Step Action

Department Manager 5.1  Review/Update the SID technical guideline to verify compliance
with current codes
 Train staff in using SID guideline
 Include SID compliance in the department Audit requirement
Lead Structural 5.2  Distribute to the CSA task force team in house or at work share
Engineer office and insure compliance with the requirements on the project
 Distribute to other discipline leads as appropriate.
 Review governing Building Code, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 29
CFR 1910, Client and local (i.e.- Cal-OSHA) safety regulations for
applicable requirements for materials of construction, deluge, fire
protection, dimensional clearances, worker protection and egress
for all process, manufacturing and product movement areas.
Lead Structural 5.3  Comply with the design requirements
Designer  Insure that all designers assigned to the project are familiar with
SID requirements
Lead Architect 5.4  Review governing Building Code, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 29
CFR 1910, Client and local (i.e.- Cal-OSHA) safety regulations for
applicable requirements for materials of construction, deluge, fire
protection, dimensional clearances, worker protection and egress

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Responsible Step Action

for all enclosed buildings. Coordinate with Lead Structural
Engineer and Lead Structural Designer.

The lead civil/structural engineer is responsible for compliance with SID for all the engineering work
performed on the project he/she is leading. The Lead Structural Engineer will edit this document to
reflect any client or local requirements that are more stringent than those shown.

6.0 DESIGN GUIDELINES & CHECKLIST

The following are general requirements and recommended practices to provide a safe design. All
designs and drawings shall be checked against the following check list before any document is
issued for squad check or for construction.

INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE/NFPA 101 COMPLIANT STAIRS AND STAIRWAY

HANDRAILS
 STAIR STRINGERS DESIGNED FOR 100 PSF OR 1000 POUND CONCENTRATED LOAD

 STAIR TREADS DESIGNED FOR 300 POUND CONCENTRATED LOAD

 HANDRAIL AND GUARD ASSEMBLIES DESIGNED FOR 50 PLF AND 200 POUNDS IN ANY DIRECTION AT TOP
RAIL, NOT CONCURRENTLY

 INTERMEDIATE RAILS DESIGNED FOR 50 POUNDS NORMAL TO RAIL

 STAIR WIDTH MINIMUM 36 INCHES CLEAR BETWEEN HANDRAILS, 44 INCHES WITH OCCUPANCY > 50, SEE
DWG. ST-01.04-100

 PREFERRED VERTICAL HEADROOM CLEARANCE 84 INCHES, MINIMUM 80 INCHES FOR OBJECTS

PROTRUDING INTO HEADSPACE

 STAIR RISER HEIGHT 7 INCHES MAXIMUM AND 4 INCHES MINIMUM, SEE DWG ST-01.04-101B

 STAIR TREAD DEPTH 11 INCHES MINIMUM, SEE DWG ST-01.04-101B

 GREATEST RISER HEIGHT WITHIN A FLIGHT DOES NOT EXCEED THE SMALLEST BY MORE THAN 3/8 INCH

 GREATEST TREAD DEPTH WITHIN A FLIGHT DOES NOT EXCEED THE SMALLEST BY MORE THAN 3/8 INCH

 STAIRWAY LANDING DIMENSION IN DIRECTION OF TRAVEL 36 INCHES MINIMUM , SEE IBC SECTION 1009.4
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, SEE ALSO DWG ST-01.04-100

 VERTICAL RISE IN ONE FLIGHT OF STAIRS 12 FEET MAXIMUM, SEE DWG ST-01.04-101

 GUARD RAILS ARE PROVIDED AT 42 INCHES MINIMUM ABOVE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD, SEE
DWG ST-01.04-101

 STAIR HANDRAIL HEIGHT UNIFORM; NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES HIGH, AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES
HIGH (APPLICABLE AT INTERIOR STAIRS WHERE A GUARD RAIL IS NOT REQUIRED)

 STAIRWAY HANDRAILS ARE MINIMUM 1.25 INCHES O.D., MAXIMUM 2 INCHES O.D., OR EQUIVALENT
GRASPABILITY, SEE DWG ST-01.04-101A

 STAIRWAY HANDRAILS ARE CONTINUOUS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION

 STAIRWAY HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS ARE PROVIDED, SEE IBC 1009.11.5 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS,SEE ALSO
DWG ST-01.04-101

 HANDRAIL CLEAR SPACE BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND OTHER SURFACE 1.5 INCHES MINIMUM, 3 INCHES
PREFERRED, SEE DWG ST-01.04-101A

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 PROJECTIONS INTO THE REQUIRED STAIRWAY WIDTH AT EACH HANDRAIL AT OR BELOW THE HANDRAIL
HEIGHT ARE LIMITED TO HANDRAIL MOUNTING HARDWARE, AND SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.5 INCHES

LADDERS
 LADDER DESIGNED FOR 200 POUNDS CONCENTRATED LIVE LOAD FOR EACH SIX FEET OF LADDER
LENGTH

 LADDER FACES STRUCTURE WHILE PERSON IS CLIMBING, SEE DWG ST-01.04-102A

 PREFERRED PLATFORM ACCESS FROM LADDER IS SIDE STEP-OFF, NOT STEP THROUGH

 MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF RUNG OR CLEAT IS 16 INCHES

 7 INCHES MINIMUM CLEARANCE FROM CENTERLINE RUNG TO NEAREST FIXED OBJECT, SEE DWG ST-
01.04-102A/B

 STEP ACROSS DISTANCE FROM NEAREST EDGE OF LADDER TO STRUCTURE IS 12 INCHES MAXIMUM

 RUNG SPACING 12 INCHES ON CENTER AND UNIFORMLY SPACED

 TOP OF LADDER RUNGS MATCH TOP OF STEP-OFF PLATFORM ELEVATIONS

 HEIGHT FROM BOTTOM RUNG TO GRADE OR TOP OF LADDER PAD BETWEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES

 CLEAR WIDTH OF 15 INCHES EACH WAY FROM CENTERLINE OF LADDER, SEE DWG ST-01.04-102A/B

 LADDER EXTENSIONS AND CAGES WHERE APPLICABLE EXTEND 4 FEET MINIMUM ABOVE LANDINGS, SEE
DWG ST-01.04-102

 LADDER LANDING AREA IS 30 INCHES MINIMUM, SEE DWG ST-01.04-102B

 CAGES PROVIDED FOR LADDERS MORE THAN 20 FEET ABOVE GRADE

 CAGES EXTEND TO 8 FEET MAXIMUM ABOVE BASE OF LADDER OR GRADE

 CAGE EXTENSION STRAPS TO GUARD RAIL ARE PROVIDED WHEN BASE OF LADDER IS LESS THAN 4 FEET
FROM PLATFORM EDGE, AND 20 FEET ABOVE GRADE, SEE DWG ST-01.04-102

 LADDER CAGE IS FLARED AT BOTTOM, SEE DWG ST-01.04-102

 DOUBLE BAR SAFETY GATE IS PROVIDED AT LADDER OPENING FOR PLATFORMS 30 INCHES OR MORE
ABOVE GRADE

 HOOP BARS ARE PROVIDED FOR LADDERS 10 FEET OR MORE ABOVE GRADE OR EXISTING PLATFORM

 MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, ACCESSED BY SAME LADDER, MIN. OF 2’-0” (2 RUNGS) DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION,
SEE DWG ST-01.04-102

 BOTTOM OF LADDER CAGE FALLS WITHIN PLATFORM GUARD RAIL AT LOWER LADDER LANDING

 INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS PROVIDED FOR LADDERS EXCEEDING 30 FEET

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PLATFORMS, WALKWAYS AND GUARD RAILS

 GUARD RAILS ARE PROVIDED AT OPEN SIDES OF PLATFORMS, RAMPS, LANDING AND WALKING SURFACES
MORE THAN 30 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR OR GRADE BELOW, SEE IBC 1012.1 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS

 GUARD RAILS ARE PROVIDED AT 42 INCHES MINIMUM ABOVE THE GRATING OR FLOOR PLATE

 FLOOR OPENINGS INTO WHICH PERSONS CAN WALK, OTHER THAN LADDERS OR STAIRS, ARE PROVIDED
WITH GUARD RAILS OR FLOOR COVERS OF ADEQUATE STRENGTH AND CONSTRUCTION

 PLATFORMS AND WALKWAYS WITH OPEN SIDES WHICH ARE 30 INCHES ABOVE GRADE PROVIDED WITH
TOE BOARDS, SEE DWG ST-01.04-102C

 THE SPACE UNDER THE LOWEST STAIR TREAD AT PLATFORM LANDINGS IS PROVIDED WITH TOE BOARD,
SEE DWG ST-01.04-101B

 TOE BOARD THICKNESS IS 1/4 INCH MINIMUM

 TOE BOARD MINIMUM HEIGHT IS 4 INCHES NOMINAL, TOP OF TOE BOARD TO TOP OF WALKING SURFACE

 GAP BETWEEN TOE BOARD AND FLOOR PLATE OR GRATING IS 1/4 INCH MAXIMUM

 PLATFORM GUARD RAIL IS CONTINUOUS WITH STAIR GUARD RAILS

 LADDER HOOP BAR CONNECTS TO PLATFORM GUARD RAILS

 PREFERRED VERTICAL HEADROOM CLEARANCE 90 INCHES IN EGRESS EXIT WAYS, MINIMUM 80 INCHES AT
PROJECTIONS

 NO PIPE SUPPORTS INTRUDING INTO HEADROOM SPACE

 PLATFORM LAYDOWN LOCATION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING CLIENT
OPERATIONS

 PLATFORM LAYDOWN LOAD HAS BEEN DEFINED BY JACOBS MECHANICAL GROUP

 PLATFORM LAYDOWN AREA IS SHOWN IN PDS MODEL AND ON EQUIPMENT ARANGEMENT PLAN

 SUPPORT BEAM LAYOUT MATCHES EQUIPMENT LAYDOWN SIZE REQUIREMENTS

 ORIENT GRATING BEARING BARS TRANSVERSE TO STAIR DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AT STAIR LANDINGS

MONORAILS AND BRIDGE CRANES

 HOIST OR BRIDGE CRANE CAPACITY SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS

 WEIGHT OF LIFTED LOAD PROVIDED BY MECHANICAL DISCIPLINE

 DESIGN BASIS OF MONORAIL HOIST OR BRIDGE CRANE IS SHOWN ON JACOBS WR-CR-011 LIST

 CAPACITY OF HOIST OR BRIDGE CRANE SYSTEM IS LARGER THAN LIFTED LOAD PLUS HOIST EQUIPMENT
DEAD LOAD PLUS IMPACT

LIFTING LUGS
 WEIGHT OF LIFTED LOAD PLUS LIFTING ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY PROJECT

 LIFTING ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM CONSTRUCTION

 CLEVIS PIN SIZE HAS BEEN DETERMINED AND HAS APPROPRIATE SAFETY FACTOR

 LIFTING LUG DESIGN INCORPORATES APPROPRIATE SAFETY FACTOR PER ASME B30.20 CHAPTER 20-1

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 WELD INSPECTION IF REQUIRED IS SPECIFIED ON DRAWINGS

 LIFTING LUG DESIGN FOR MODULES HAS BEEN VERIFIED WITH LIFTING ANALYSIS

UNDERGROUND SURVEY
 EXISTING DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED FOR UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

 AN UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND UNDERTAKEN

 PLANT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL HAVE REVIEWED THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY FINDINGS

EXCAVATIONS
 WHERE APPLICABLE, HAS BATHTUB EXCAVATION BEEN INVESTIGATED IN LIEU OF INDIVIDUAL
FOUNDATION EXCAVATIONS?

 WILL 4 FEET DEPTH OF EXCAVATION SUFFICE FOR FOUNDATION BOTTOM OF CONCRETE ELEVATION TO
PREVENT CONFINED SPACE FOR CONSTRUCTION?

 OPEN EXCAVATIONS ARE DESIGNED WITH OSHA REQUIRED MINIMUM SLOPES

 PRECAST VAULTS AND MANHOLES ARE PROVIDED IN LIEU OF CAST IN PLACE ASSEMBLIES WHEREVER
POSSIBLE

STEEL ERECTION SAFETY

 MINIMUM FOUR ANCHOR BOLTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR ALL COLUMNS

 COLUMN ANCHORAGE IS DESIGNED TO RESIST 300 POUND ERECTION AT 18 INCHES FROM COLUMN
CENTERLINE

 ERECTION SEATS FOR TWO SIDED BOLTED BEAM CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, SEE DWG ST-
01.04-103

 HOLES IN STRUCTURE COLUMNS AND PIPE RACK BEAMS FOR SAFETY CABLES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED,
SEE DWG ST-01.04-103A/B

 STRUCTURAL BOLT TENSIONING METHODS DEFINED IN SUBCONTRACT PACKAGES AND IMPLEMENTED BY

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT QA/QC

FIREPROOFING STRUCTURAL STEEL

 PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED CLIENT APPROVED FIRE POTENTIAL AREAS AND SHOWN THEM ON PLOT PLAN

 OWNER HAS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY HOUR RESISTANCE FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL

 OWNER HAS PROVIDED THE FIREPROOFING SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL

 OWNER HAS PROVIDED PIPE RACK AND STRUCTURE LIMITS TO BE FIREPROOFED

 METHOD AND MATERIALS FOR SEALING OF JOINTS HAS BEEN SPECIFIED

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
 CHEMICAL RESISTANT WATERSTOPS HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED AS REQUIRED

 ACI 350 DESIGN HAS BEEN INCORPORATED AS REQUIRED

 LEAK DETECTION DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS REQUIRED- SEE TG 25.04-20

 APPROPRIATE CONTAINMENT HAS BEEN DEFINED AND APPROVED BY CLIENT-SEE TG 25.04-20

 APPROPRIATE PERMITS HAVE BEEN ATTAINED

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 CONCRETE COATINGS HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED AND APPROVED

7.0 ATTACHMENTS
ST-01.04-100- Stairs, Plan
ST-01.04-101- Stairs, Elevation
ST-01.04-101A- Stairs, Handrail Clearance
ST-01.04-101B- Stairs, Toe Plate
ST-01.04-102- Ladder Clearance
ST-01.04-102A- Ladder Orientation and Clearance
ST-01.04-102B- Ladder Clearance
ST-01.04-102C- Guard Rail, Floor Opening/Equip. Support
ST-01.04-103- Steel Erection Details
ST-01.04-103A- Steel Erection, Safety Line Connection
ST-01.04-103B- Steel Erection, Safety Line Connection

8.0 RELATED DOCUMENTS (REFERENCES)

29 CFR PART 1910- Occupational Safety and Health Standards
29 CFR 1926- Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
NFPA 101-Life Safety Code
International Building Code-IBC
NFPA-30- “Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code”
HSE P1.7- Corporate HSE- Design Safety
PI-SOP-350- Health, Safety and Environmental Program

9.0 RECORDS
 Prior to initiation of Project detail design phase, Lead Engineer, Designer and Architect will
perform necessary reviews of applicable codes, regulations and client requirements. Squad
check the SID checklist to Project and other disciplines. Any changes to the SID checklist
suggested by code review or squad check comments must be approved by the CSA Department
Manager. Post final issued for design document to JPI. Retain commented squad check hard
copy with all subsequent issued revisions and written approvals in project CSA files. Archive hard
copies per CSA Department guidelines.
 Lead Engineer and Lead Designer will schedule a meeting at the beginning of project detail
design and will review each item in this SID document (edit as necessary for project specific
items) with the CSA team. Lead Engineer will post dated meeting sign-in sheet to JPI. Any
questions from CSA team that the Leads are not able to resolve shall be brought to the attention
of the CSA Department Manager for resolution. A second SID review meeting will be scheduled
at approximately 50% CSA project completion progress to ensure that original team and added
staff understand the SID requirements and that the requirements are being fully implemented on
the project. Post sign-in sheet to JPI. Retain all original sign-in sheets in project CSA files.
Archive hard copies per CSA Department guidelines.
 Lead Designer will assign himself and/or additional checkers to review each drawing for
compliance with project SID checklist. Final check prints will be noted, dated and initialed by

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checker as “Complies with Project SID”. Copies of check prints will be retained in CSA project
files and disposed per CSA Department guidelines.
 Lead Engineer will review CSA Project Design Criteria for compliance with items listed in third
bullet of item 5.2 and this check list. Note, date and initial squad check copy of Design Criteria
“Incorporates Project SID” prior to issuing for squad check and client approval. Retain hard copy
of squad check and approval versions with comments and all subsequent issued for design
revisions in CSA project files. Post issued CSA Design Criteria to JPI. Archive hard copies per
CSA Department guidelines.
 Lead Architect will perform code check review of all project buildings and major structures for
compliance with items listed in item 5.4 and this checklist. Issue code check review for squad
check and client approval. Retain hard copy of squad check and approval versions with
comments and all subsequent issued revisions in CSA project files. Post issued code check
reviews to JPI. Archive hard copies per CSA Department guidelines.

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