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Steel Fixing Safety
Safe rebar handling, cutting, bending, fixing and impalement prevention on UAE construction sites — including ergonomics, PPE, and working over open rebar mats.
v2.0Updated 15 Feb 2026ADOSH-SF v4.1 (February 2026)Learning Objectives
- Handle, cut and bend rebar safely without ergonomic injury.
- Prevent impalement with capped protruding steel.
- Fix reinforcement on elevated decks without falling.
- Use the correct PPE for steel fixing.
- Follow UAE Code of Construction Safety requirements for reinforcement works.
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1. Handling & Storage
Bundle-lift rebar with certified slings and tag-lines — never chains alone. Store on dunnage, not directly on the ground. Bar-list marked; keep exclusion zone during offloading. Manual handling: two-person lift over 25 kg, use trolleys where possible.
2. Cutting & Bending
Use guarded rebar shears and benders on a level, stable platform. Keep hands clear of the shear jaws — a foot-pedal cutter must have a two-handed control or shrouded pedal. Never cut heat-treated bars with grinders (fragmentation risk).
3. Impalement Prevention
All vertical protruding bars must be capped with impact-rated rebar caps (mushroom caps are NOT compliant on their own — use OSHA-style plate caps for fall exposure) or bent-over horizontally. Cap immediately as bars are placed, not at end of shift.
4. Working on Rebar Mats
Rebar mats are not a walking surface. Provide plywood walkboards or engineered rebar-mat covers. Working at height on slab edges requires guardrails, safety nets, or fall-arrest anchored to structure — NEVER to a rebar bar.
5. PPE
Cut-resistant gloves (Level 4 minimum), safety glasses, hard hat, steel-toe boots, high-vis, and hearing protection when using cutters/benders. Long sleeves to prevent rebar scratches (a leading source of tetanus / infection cases).
6. UAE Requirements
Dubai Municipality Code of Construction Safety and ADOSH-SF CoP 30 mandate rebar-cap installation, guarded machinery, and formal training records for steel fixers. Toolbox talk before every deck fix; refresh weekly.
Knowledge Assessment
1. Rebar bundles should be lifted with:
2. Two-person manual lift for rebar is required over approximately:
3. Vertical protruding bars must be:
4. Mushroom-style plastic caps alone are:
5. Fall-arrest lanyards on a rebar deck must be anchored to:
6. Heat-treated (Tempcore) bars should NOT be:
7. Correct cut-resistant glove level for steel fixing is at least:
8. Rebar mats are:
9. Long sleeves are worn to prevent:
10. The UAE code covering rebar/steel-fixing safety is:
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