Understanding Rebar Protection
OSHA mandates that rebar caps be used to cover rebar and protect against accidental impalement but not all rebar protection is adequate.
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Rebar such as these ones DO NOT meet the OSHA requirement.
They are not reinforced with steel and a fall may actually push the rebar through the cap. |
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Only rebar caps that are reinforced with steel should be used. |
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Carnie Caps that position a 2 x 4 over the exposed rebar have also been approved in some instances. |
Photos taken from the OSHA website at: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/protruding_rebars.html