{"id":"b7c2eda7-e58a-4f6c-b8d8-6110e7226b5f","task":"Apply OSHA's temporary bracing and plumbing-up requirements before removing bracing during structural steel assembly under 1926.754","domain":"osha.gov","steps":["Install temporary bracing wherever necessary to support all loads to which the structure may be subjected during erection, including equipment and its operation, per 1926.754(a).","Do not remove temporary bracing until permanent bracing (or another means) provides equivalent structural stability, per 1926.754(a).","Confirm plumbing-up crews follow the erector's approved plumbing/bracing plan and sequence rather than removing braces ahead of schedule to accommodate other trades.","Route any decision to remove or modify temporary bracing through the erector's competent person or, where design changes are involved, the project structural engineer of record.","Document temporary bracing removal timing against the permanent bracing/connection completion records for the affected bay."],"gotchas":["Bracing removal driven by schedule pressure from other trades (e.g., decking or MEP crews wanting bracing out of the way) before permanent stability is achieved is a frequent root cause of steel erection collapses.","'Permanent bracing installed' is not the same as 'permanent bracing fully connected and load-capable' — temporary bracing should stay until the permanent system can actually carry the loads, not just because it's physically present."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","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/b7c2eda7-e58a-4f6c-b8d8-6110e7226b5f"}