New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 23 - Protection In Construction, Demolition And Excavation Operations
Subpart 23-2 - Construction Operations
Section 23-2.2 - Concrete work

Universal Citation: 12 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 23-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025

(a) General requirements. Forms, shores and reshores shall be structurally safe and shall be properly braced or tied together so as to maintain position and shape.

(b) Inspection. Designated persons shall continuously inspect the stability of all forms, shores and reshores including all braces and other supports during the placing of concrete. Any unsafe condition shall be remedied immediately.

(c) Beams, floors and roofs.

(1) Necessary horizontal and diagonal bracing shall be provided in both longitudinal and transverse directions to provide structural stability of beams, floors and roofs. Shores and reshores shall be properly seated top and bottom and shall be secured in place.

(2) Where shores or reshores rest upon the ground, mud sills or other bases shall be provided.

(3) Where the sum of the dead and live loads on the forms may exceed 150 pounds per square foot, the design of such forms, including shores, reshores and bracing, shall be as specified by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New York. Such design plans and specifications shall be kept on the job site available for examination by the commissioner. All forms, shores, reshores and bracing shall be constructed and installed in accordance with such design plans and specifications.

(d) Stripping. After stripping, forms shall be promptly stockpiled or removed from areas in which persons are required to work or pass. Protruding nails, wire ties and other form accessories not necessary for subsequent work shall be pulled, cut or otherwise made safe.

(e) Reshoring. Reshoring shall be provided when necessary to safely support slabs and beams after stripping or where such members are subjected to superimposed loads due to construction on upper levels.

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