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April 2022 #14273 Page #43
Who is the Most Important Person in Your Truss Operation? ho is the most important person in your truss operation? The designer who creates the projects? The guy who signs the check? Without sales there is no business, so is it sales? Let’s make an argument for someone you might take for granted. There is a person who looks at every job – every truss – who is in a position to effectively ensure the product meets general requirements. It’s the truss stacker!
By Glenn Traylor
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The truss stacker fulfills a vital role in your operation, yet often this position is filled by the newest, greenest, employee with little or no training. For those who choose to put the new person here, what can be done to maximize the effectiveness of this position?
First: Rewrite the job description of truss stacker The truss stacker, in addition to stacking, should be familiar with QC requirements. They don’t need to be as skilled as the in-house QC manager, but they do need to be able to understand basic elements of ANSI/TPI 1 Chapter 3 requirements related to the construction of a truss. They should understand the following: 1. Member to member gap 2. General orientation of the connector plate 3. Rotation of the connector 4. Missing plates 5. Broken lumber 6. Embedment of the connector.
Second: Teach stacking 101 The stacker needs to be trained to stack trusses uniformly as to reveal problems and issues. As I detail in my previous article, How Important are Neatly Stacked Trusses?, important points to remember include the following: 1. Tight banded packs create laminated packages that strengthen the pack. 2. A carefully placed nail near the overhang as each truss is stacked can aid in alignment. 3. Blocking is absolutely necessary in order to prevent lateral stress on truss members. 4. Like trusses should be banded together if at all possible. 5. The longer the span, the more bands required.
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