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Standard Interpretations(Archived) - Standard Number

1926.751 - "Double Connection". - 05/31/1978
1926.751 - "Longspan" refers to any joist or truss spanning 40 feet or more. - 04/20/1987
1926.751 - Christmas Treeing, Steel Erection. - 03/16/1988
1926.751 - Clarification of OSHA's regulations formerly codified at 1518.751(c)(i), now 29 CFR 1926,751 (c)(2). - 09/05/1986
1926.751 - Placement of structural members when assembling structural steel. - 02/22/1977
1926.751 - The standard does not mandate that tag lines must be used every time a load is being moved. - 05/20/1994

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