§ Standards
Status
CURRENT
Last verified
2026-09-06
HSE · LEGISLATION
WAHR 2005
Work at Height Regulations 2005
Overview
What this standard covers
Statutory hierarchy for avoiding and controlling falls, which drives edge protection, netting and access decisions on steel erection.
Statutory hierarchy for avoiding and controlling falls, which drives edge protection, netting and access decisions on steel erection.
Who uses it
Erection engineers, site managers and temporary works coordinators planning safe steel erection.
Details
Reference data
- Standard number
- WAHR 2005
- Title
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Organisation
- HSE
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Subject
- Erection
- Subcategory
- Legislation
- Type
- LEGISLATION
- Application
- Mandatory
- Availability
- Free
- Status
- CURRENT
- Roles
- erection standard
- Last verified
- 2026-09-06
Official source: legislation.gov.uk
Related
Standards used alongside this one
- CDM 2015
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
UK construction health and safety law setting duties for clients, designers, principal contractors and contractors, including erection planning.
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- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart R
OSHA Safety Standards for Steel Erection
Federal steel erection safety rules covering column anchorage, connection practice, decking, fall protection and site sequencing.
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- BS 5975
Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework
The temporary works management framework, including the temporary works coordinator role that governs stability during steel erection.
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- Erection tolerances
Erection tolerance and setting out practice
Essential erection tolerances cover column plumb, level and position on grid; they are measured against the erected frame before the structure is handed over for follow-on trades.
InternationalErectionCURRENTFree
- IS 7205
Safety Code for Erection of Structural Steelwork
Safety requirements for erecting structural steelwork including lifting, temporary bracing and access.
IndiaErectionCURRENTPaid
Sourcing, review and use
Status
Editorial reference information compiled and maintained by the StructuralSteel.ai team. It is not a design certificate and is not issued under an engineer's seal.
Last reviewed
Calculations
Any figures produced on this page are indicative estimates for early sizing and comparison only — they are not engineered design outputs.
References
Final member selection, loading, connection design, fire design, fabrication and compliance must be verified for your specific project by a suitably qualified structural engineer. Standards are revised; check the edition in force where the work is built.
Verification
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