{"id":"272d6413-0f40-4ae6-8608-53995a2074e5","task":"Comply with OSHA Chute (1926.852) and Wall Stability (1926.854) Rules","domain":"osha.gov","steps":["For material chutes angled more than 45° from horizontal, fully enclose the chute except for loading openings at/near floor level, and keep openings closed at stories below the top floor when not in use.","Install a substantial gate near the chute's discharge end and assign a competent employee to control it and manage truck loading/backing at the discharge point.","Secure the discharge area when the chute is not in active use, and protect any chute opening where workers dump debris with a guardrail approximately 42 inches above the standing surface.","For wall/masonry removal, ensure no wall section taller than one story is left standing without lateral bracing unless it was originally designed to be self-supporting and confirmed structurally safe.","Leave all walls in a stable condition at the end of every shift, and solidly plank floor openings within 10 feet of a wall being demolished unless employees are excluded from the area below, per 1926.854."],"gotchas":["'Left stable at end of shift' under 1926.854 applies every shift, not just at project completion — a wall temporarily safe mid-shift still needs a stability plan before crews leave for the day.","Falling masonry mass must stay within the floor's safe carrying capacity — demolition sequencing that piles debris faster than it's removed can overload floors even when individual wall-removal steps look compliant."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/272d6413-0f40-4ae6-8608-53995a2074e5"}