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Storage and Handling Guidelines 
- Store Power Joists vertically, level, and in bundles.
- Always stack and handle Power Joists in the upright position only.
- Do not store Power Joists in direct contact with the ground.
- Protect Power Joists from weather, and use stickers to separate bundles.
- Bundled units should be kept intact until time of installation.
- When lifting Power Joists with a crane on the job site, take a few
simple precautions to prevent damage to the Power Joists and injury
to your work crew.
- Pick Power Joists in bundles as shipped by the supplier.
- Orient the bundles so that the webs of the Power Joists are vertically.
- Pick the bundles at the 5th points, using a spreader bar if necessary.
- Do not handle Power Joists in a horizontal orientation.
- Never use or fields repair a damaged Power Joist.
Safety Precautions
WARNING: Power Joists are not stable until completely installed,
and will not carry any load until fully braced and sheathed. Avoid Accidents
by Following These Important Guidelines:
- Brace and nail each Power Joist as it is installed, using hangers,
blocking panels, rim board, and/or cross-bridging at joist ends.
- When the building is completed, the floor sheathing will provide lateral
support for the top flanges of the Power Joists. Until this sheathing
is applied, temporary bracing, often called struts, or temporary sheathing
must be applied to prevent Power Joist rollover or buckling.
- Temporary bracing or struts must be 1 x 4 inch minimum, at least
8 feet long and spaced no more than 8 feet on center, and must be
secured with a minimum of two 8d nails fastened to the top surface
of each Power Joist. Nail bracing to a lateral restraint at the
end of each bay. Lap ends of adjoining bracing over at least two
Power Joists.
- Or, sheathing (temporary or permanent) can be nailed to the top
flange of the first 4 feet of Power Joists at the end of the bay.
- For cantilevered Power Joists, brace top and bottom flanges, and brace
ends with closure panels, rim board, or cross-bridging.
- Install and nail permanent sheathing to each Power Joist before placing
loads on the floor system. Then, stack building materials over beams
or walls only.
- Never install a damaged Power Joist.
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