Certified Steel Erector

Erection contractors providing services necessary for erection of structures, including, but not necessarily limited to, schools, shopping centers, light manufacturing plants, warehouses, low rise beam and column structures, light truss structures, simple non-continuous bridges, and steel frame buildings up to 10 stories in height.

Management shall have expressed its commitment to quality and safety. By establishing this goal, the contractor demonstrates a commitment to minimize the risk of accidents. The organization shall have access to sufficient resources to comply with the requirements defined in the Certified Steel Erector checklist.

A Certified Steel Erector must have the following items:

• Erection plan;
• Formal safety plan;
• Program to promote project planning;
• Formal program to monitor compliance with required welding and bolting procedures;
• Written substance abuse plan and policy.

Advanced Certified Steel Erector

Erection contractors providing services necessary for erection of structures, including, but not necessarily limited to, large public and institutional buildings, heavy manufacturing plants, bunkers and bins, major bridges, continuous girder bridges, railroad bridges, power houses, major industrial facilities, locks and dams, high rise structures greater than 10 stories, and repair and rehabilitation of existing steel structures.

Management shall have expressed its commitment to quality and safety. The organization shall understand the procedures involved and have ready access to the requisite talent, resources, and experience necessary to erect complex steel structures which involve techniques and requirements including, but not necessarily limited to: (1) construction from water, (2) staged construction for maintaining traffic, (3) coordination with railroads, (4) composite construction, (5) concrete-core construction, (6) close tolerance erection (as in architecturally exposed structural steel), (7) use of gantry and other specialized crane systems and (8) implementation of the quality and safety systems defined in the Certified Advanced Steel Erector checklist.

A Certified Advanced Steel Erector must show the items listed above under "Certified Steel Erector" as well as the following additional items:

• Experience in retrofit and maintenance;
• Experience with complex projects such as working over water and railroad tracks;
• Experience with large-scale erection projects;
• Experience and equipment for rivet removal;
• Written procedure for jacking and use of falsework.

The Ray Lambright Excellence In Safety Award

Awarded by The Associated General Contractors of America.