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Rebar has been loaded onto a decked floor without spreading the weight evenly, which has popped the ply decking.

Evenly spreading the weight of loads on decks or slabs

When each level of a building is being made up, there needs to be careful consideration for the amount of weight that’s put in each area of each deck. The maximum weight limits of loads to be placed in certain areas will be stated in the method statements.

Rebar has been loaded onto a decked floor without spreading the weight evenly, which has popped the ply decking.

The bites were placed alongside the Alumas that are underneath. They should have been placed across the Alumas.

The image shows a classic case of weight not being distributed evenly. The timbers (bites) that the steel rests on should be running across the Alumas that are underneath the decking, rather than alongside.

It’s resulted in the ply that forms the decking to warp and not be fixed down properly.