Requirements for perimeter columns and perimeter safety cables in the Steel Erection standard.

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August 26, 2003

Mr. Troy Russell
Safety Director
Superior Steel, Inc.
5225 North National Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee 37914

Dear Mr. Russell:

This is in response to your letter of June 20, 2003, to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concerning requirements in the steel erection standard regarding perimeter columns and perimeter safety cables.

We have paraphrased your question below: