Ohio NEC version

[Smart $]

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And the best part of that decision isn't the extra cash, it's that within the next 20 years you only have a cracked up walkway instead of a dead body [or bodies].
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Actually, the mesh does not prevent the walkway from cracking... its purpose is to hold it together when it does.

 

[Smart $]

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If you need to cut some cash out of the build, look for something other than a safety device to offer-up to the pencil pusher.

PS: I forgot to mention, the mesh put in a walkway is considered a safety practice. When a concrete walkway cracks from underlying support issues through time, installed wire mesh prevents the pieces from separating and causing a tripping hazard.

So in essence, cutting this corner is a trade off between two safety issues.

 

[dnem]

PS: I forgot to mention, the mesh put in a walkway is considered a safety practice. When a concrete walkway cracks from underlying support issues through time, installed wire mesh prevents the pieces from separating and causing a tripping hazard.

So in essence, cutting this corner is a trade off between two safety issues.

The only tripping hazard that I would consider a legitimate life safety concern is one that involves a flight of stairs. . Fire, shock, tripping on stairs are life safety and should be off limits to the pencil pushers. . Everything else is of a different category.

 

[Smart $]

The only tripping hazard that I would consider a legitimate life safety concern is one that involves a flight of stairs. . Fire, shock, tripping on stairs are life safety and should be off limits to the pencil pushers. . Everything else is of a different category.

I agree. A possible future walkway tripping hazard is definitely very low or the life safety list. I just wanted to point out that it is still considered a safety issue though. You stated "...look for something other than a safety device to offer-up to the pencil pusher" but yet used a safety issue as an example.

 

[dnem]

I agree. A possible future walkway tripping hazard is definitely very low or the life safety list. I just wanted to point out that it is still considered a safety issue though. You stated "...look for something other than a safety device to offer-up to the pencil pusher" but yet used a safety issue as an example.

I meant to say life safety