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2009 Sept/Oct
- Our faith has been tested, but perseverance will get us through hard times.
- SBCA is and will continue to be a strong, viable organization.
- I encourage members to continue reaching out to professionals outside the manufacturing process: architects, engineers and building inspectors.
Article
2009 Sept/Oct
- The prescriptive method for designing snow load is more conservative than the engineered method.
- The IRC prescriptive method allows the ground snow load to be reduced to 0.7Pg as long as the conditions of this section are met for all truss types.
- The IBC engineered method allows certain reductions to the ground snow load per ASCE 7.
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2009 Sept/Oct
- Damage to cords can cause an electrical shock or fire.
- Frayed extensions and three-prong cords that are missing their ground prong are examples of cords that are dangerous.
- Adding an extension cord check to weekly safety walkthroughs is an easy way to make sure all cords are in safe working condition.