What the training covers
29 CFR 1926 Subpart R governs steel erection from the ground survey to the last piece of secured decking. This course walks the standard in working order:
- Site access and housekeeping — site layout and access requirements under 1926.752, including the written notification that footing concrete has reached 75 percent of design strength before erection begins
- Hoisting and rigging — 1926.753 in practice, from pre-shift crane inspections by a competent person to rigging inspection and the tightly conditioned multiple lift rigging procedure
- Structural stability — column anchorage under 1926.755, plumbing-up, and the structural steel assembly rules of 1926.754 that keep a partially erected frame standing
- Fall protection — the 15-foot trigger of 1926.760, connector protections between 15 and 30 feet, and controlled decking zone (CDZ) requirements
- Decking and connecting — metal decking installation, covering holes and openings, and the connector procedures the standard singles out for special training
- Falling object protection — securing tools and materials aloft under 1926.759
Supervisors and safety personnel leave with command of the full standard — enough to plan the sequence, run the inspections, and answer for both.
Who needs OSHA Subpart R steel erection training?
Ironworkers, connectors, deckers, and the supervisors and safety personnel who oversee steel erection on commercial and industrial construction projects. 29 CFR 1926.761 requires every worker exposed to fall hazards during steel erection to be trained by a qualified person — and it names three activities that demand special training beyond that baseline.
Those three are multiple lift rigging, connector procedures, and controlled decking zone work. The consequence is concrete. A worker without connector training cannot work as a connector. A decker without CDZ training cannot set foot in a controlled decking zone. Steel erection sits high on OSHA’s enforcement radar, and inspectors know exactly which records to request.
Delivered on your site, built from your erection plan
PS&M teaches this course instructor-led, at your jobsite or facility, structured around your erection sequence, your equipment, and your crews — never from boilerplate. A raising gang of twenty-year journeymen gets a different class than a crew putting up its first pre-engineered building; both leave trained to the same standard. Because hoisting is half the hazard, many clients pair this course with rigging and signal person training. Crews working the perimeter above the 15-foot line add fall protection training.
Training records built for the inspection
Every session ends with your records documented, dated, and defensible — the first thing a compliance officer requests when steel is in the air. If the rest of your program needs the same rigor, from erection plans to written programs, our OSHA compliance consulting closes the gaps before enforcement finds them.
Request a quote or call 213.290.3013. Tell us the structure, the schedule, and the headcount — we will build the class around them.