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TGN Online is a web-based version of SMD's Technical Guidance Notes which has been developed since 2006. Our TGN's are in continuous development based on industry changes, product updates and FAQ, creating the most comprehensive guidance on Health & Safety, design, installation, fall arrest systems, floor & roof deck, stud welding & concrete slabs using metal decking.
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Changes and Updates:-
2023/06/14 ____ 13.6 - TAB-Deck™ – Fibre concrete - correction.
2022/08/08 ____ 8.18 - Forming openings - Section updated
2022/04/22 ____ Best Practice Data Sheet references removed, content from Data sheets added to TGN throughout. This includes the following:-
- 9.1 - Delivery and access
- 10.1 - Safety nets
- 11.0 - Installation - Floor deck and shear studs
- 12.1 - Site considerations
- 4.1 Construction stage and construction deflections
- 4.5 - Bearings / Support
- 4.6 - Fixings
- 6.6 - Shear stud spacing - Section 6.6.1 - Studs to raking beams
- 6.9 Pre-studded beams
- 7.2 - Fixing tool and stud welding gun restrictions
- 7.4 - Durability
- 9.5 Lifting Shear Studs to Level
- 10.1 - Safety nets - Section 10.1.3 - Safety Nets Used in Isolation
- 11.0 - Installation - Floor deck and shear studs - Section 11.0.4 - Perimeter Edge Protection
- 11.0 - Installation - Floor deck and shear studs - Section 11.0.5 - Access to Level
- 11.0 - Installation - Floor deck and shear studs - Section 11.0.6 - Manual Handling
- 11.3 - Unpainted top flanges - Section 11.3.1 - Stud Welding to Painted/Galvanised/Contaminated Beams
- 11.5 - Static generator or mains supply - Section 11.5.1 - Power Supply for Stud Welding
- 11.6 Stud welding, Testing - Section 11.6.1 - Removal of broken ferrules
- 11.7 Stud Welding causing Scorching to beam
- 11.8 - Minimising grout loss - Section 11.8.1 - Grout Loss, Seepage and Concrete Overspill
- 11.9 Void Protection
- 11.10 VoidSafe® Protection System
- 11.11 Disposal of Waste
- 12.1 - Site considerations
- 12.9 - Surface finish
- 12.10 - Surface flatness
- 12.13 Surplus concrete waste
- 13.7 - Off-site cutting
2022/01/05 ____ 4.6 - Fixings - Fixing references updated
2020/11/20 ____ 8.13 - Fixing specification - Fixing specification Updated
2020/01/14 ____ 8.18 - Forming openings - 2. Medium Opening Section updated
2019/11/07 ____ Various Sections updated
- 8.1 - Quality - Table 8.1a updated (SR100+)
- 8.18 - Forming openings - Table 8.18a updated (SR100+)
- 9.2 - Pack size and sheet length limits - Table 9.2a updated (SR100+)
- 13.8 - Service fixings - Section 13.8.2 added
- 13.9 - Plastisol (PF) Coating - New Section added
2018/08/14 ____ Extensively updated to include changed to TR50 and R51+ (throughout)
2017/04/18 ____ 5.4 - Moving concentrated loads updated with additional sub-section - 5.4.2 Typical plant that can be used on the slab during construction
2017/08/09 ____ 9.3 - Offloading, hoisting and storage Paragraph and Fig 9.3a added
2017/08/09 ____ 8.18 - Forming openings New Section added
2017/08/09 ____ 5.6 - Forming service holes Table 5.6a added
2017/11/14 ____ 9.2 - Pack size and sheet length limits Table 9.2b updated
