Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Wood Trusses

This updated booklet produced by the (TPI) and WTCA is the truss industry’s new and improved guide for jobsite safety and truss performance. This 8.5″ x 11″ edition (3-hole punched and spiral bound) replaces BCSI 1-03 and includes the most current information regarding the handling, installation, restraining and bracing of metal plate connected wood trusses.

The new edition of BCSI now includes information on:

• Hoisting and placement of truss bundles


• Long span truss installation


• Hip set assembly and bracing


• Design and installation of permanent restraint/bracing/reinforcement for trusses and individual truss members


• Toe-nailed connections for attaching trusses at bearing locations

Commentary and Recommendations for Handling, Installing and Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses (Summary Sheet), HIB-08; Published by: Truss Plate Institute