1926.350 (a) (2) When cylinders are hoisted, they shall be secured on a cradle, slingboard, or pallet. The valve of a fuel gas cylinder shall not be cracked where the gas would reach welding work, sparks, flame, or other possible sources of ignition. Oxygen cylinders and fittings shall be kept away from oil or grease. 1926 Subpart CC App A - Standard Hand Signals, 1926 Subpart CC App B - Assembly/DisassemblySample Procedures for Minimizing the Risk of Unintended Dangerous Boom Movement, 1926 Subpart CC App C - Operator CertificationWritten ExaminationTechnical Knowledge Criteria, Severe Storm and Flood Recovery Assistance. 0000025889 00000 n
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Boxes used for the storage of gas hose shall be ventilated. English 02/15/2023 . Clogged torch tip openings shall be cleaned with suitable cleaning wires, drills, or other devices designed for such purpose. 1917.152 (c) (3) Fill in the necessary boxes that are colored in yellow. Workers, supervisors, fire wardens, and contractors should be trained specific to their roles. If the leak continues, the cylinder shall be tagged, removed from service, and moved to a location where the leak will not be hazardous. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Outreach Training Program (10- and 30-hour Cards), OSHA Training Institute Education Centers, Severe Storm and Flood Recovery Assistance. 1926.1429 - Qualifications of maintenance & repair employees. 1926.858 - Removal of steel construction. Any employee who enters the space, or that employee's authorized representative, must be provided with an opportunity to observe the testing required by this paragraph (e)(2)(vi). Employees shall be protected from radiant energy eye hazards by spectacles, cup goggles, helmets, hand shields or face shields with filter lenses complying with the requirements of this paragraph. Drums and containers which contain or have contained flammable or combustible liquids shall be kept closed. CocoDoc makes it very easy to edit your . 1926 Subpart R App D - Illustration of the Use of Control Lines To Demarcate Controlled Decking Zones (CDZs): Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying With 1926.760(c)(3). Fuel gas cylinders shall be placed with valve end up whenever they are in use. Yann Wehrling, vice-prsident de la rgion le-de-France, charg de la Transition cologique, et Patrice Leclerc, maire de Gennevilliers et Prsident du groupe Front De Gauche la . When the Hot Work Permit is emailed to the applicant the UA Project Manager is copied. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965. 1926.702 - Requirements for equipment and tools. 1926.854 - Removal of walls, masonry sections, and chimneys. Oxygen shall not be used for ventilation, cooling or cleaning clothing or work areas. Before hot work is commenced on surfaces covered by a preservative coating of unknown flammability, a test shall be made by a designated person to determine the coating's flammability. 1926 Subpart R App E - Training: Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.761. 1926.406 - Specific purpose equipment and installations. Defective hose shall not be used. The employer must ensure a safe method of entering and exiting the space. A Hot Work Permit is required whenever any hot work activity is conducted outside of an area designated for hot work. Nothing shall be placed on top of a manifold, when in use, which will damage the manifold or interfere with the quick closing of the valves. No damaged or defective cylinder shall be used. The results of tests and monitoring performed under 1926.1204(e), accompanied by the names or initials of the testers and by an indication of when the tests were performed; The rescue and emergency services that can be summoned and the means (such as the equipment to use and the numbers to call) for summoning those services; The communication procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry; Equipment, such as personal protective equipment, testing equipment, communications equipment, alarm systems, and rescue equipment, to be provided for compliance with this standard; Any other information necessary, given the circumstances of the particular confined space, to ensure employee safety; and. 1926.906 - Initiation of explosive charges-electric blasting. Open end fuel gas and oxygen hoses shall be immediately removed from enclosed spaces when they are disconnected from the torch or other gas-consuming device. When electrode holders are left unattended, electrodes shall be removed and holders placed to prevent employee injury. If it is necessary to enter the permit space to eliminate or isolate hazards, such entry must be performed under 1926.1204 through 1926.1211. HOT WORK SAFETY GUIDE . Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour. 1926.1103 - 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.). Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work. Surfaces covered with preservative coatings shall be stripped for at least 4 inches (10.16 cm) from the area of heat application or employees shall be protected by supplied air respirators in accordance with the requirements of 1910.134 of this chapter. Includes how employers must control respiratory hazards in the space; testing the internal atmosphere; and what to document for each entry. 1926.1419 - Signalsgeneral requirements. "Hot work" means riveting, welding, flame cutting or other fire or spark-producing operation. Structures or pipelines acting continuously as ground return circuits shall have joints bonded and maintained to ensure that no electrolysis or fire hazard exists. 1926.350 (a) (2) When cylinders are hoisted, they shall be secured on a cradle, slingboard, or pallet. 1926.1433 - Design, construction and testing. ___ A Fire Watch has been posted, if it is required, during hot work operations and for 30 minutes after work has been completed. 1926.1408 - Power line safety (up to 350 kV)equipment operations. Hose connections shall be kept free of grease and oil. 0000210649 00000 n
Where relocation is impractical, combustibles shall be protected with flame proof covers, shielded with metal, guards, curtains, or wet down material to help prevent ignition of . The atmosphere within the space must be continuously monitored unless the entry employer can demonstrate that equipment for continuous monitoring is not commercially available or periodic monitoring is sufficient. Torches shall not be lighted from matches, cigarette lighters, other flames or hot work. Fuel gas shall be used only as follows: Before regulators are connected to cylinder valves, the valves shall be opened slightly (cracked) and closed immediately to clear away dust or dirt. 1926.853 - Removal of materials through floor openings. Welding & cutting operations, conducted outside authorized hot work areas, includes extensive procedures for fire prevention. For quick closing, valves on fuel gas cylinders shall not be opened more than 1 12 turns. 1926.1107 - 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine (and its salts). 1926.152 Flammable liquids. Transporting, moving, and storing compressed gas cylinders. Warm, not boiling, water shall be used to thaw cylinders loose. 1926.860 - Selective demolition by explosives. Only cable free from repair or splice for 10 feet (3 m) from the electrode holder shall be used unless insulated connectors or splices with insulating quality equal to that of the cable are provided. Any employee who enters the space, or that employee's authorized representative, must be provided an opportunity to observe the pre-entry testing required by this paragraph. Areas can be protected with the use of welding pads, blankets, or curtains, clearing combustibles from a 35-ft (11-m) radius space around the hot work, or moving the hot work to an area free of combustibles. Variations of one or two shade numbers are permissible to suit individual preferences. Hot work. Provide the following information to each entity entering a permit space and any other entity at the worksite whose activities could foreseeably result in a hazard in the permit space: The information received from the host employer; Any additional information the controlling contractor has about the subjects listed in paragraph (h)(1) of this section; and. Suitable fire extinguishing equipment shall be immediately available in the work area and shall be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use. 1926.450 - Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart. Ensure that all hot work requests have "Hot Permit Required" selected as the purpose. 1926.352 (a) When practical, objects to be welded, cut, or heated shall be moved to a designated safe location or, if the objects to be welded, cut, or heated cannot be readily moved, all movable fire hazards in the vicinity shall be taken to a safe place, or otherwise protected. 0000003523 00000 n
1926.856 - Removal of walls, floors, and material with equipment. 1926.305 - Jacks-lever and ratchet, screw, and hydraulic. 1926.13 - Interpretation of statutory terms. 1926.704 - Requirements for precast concrete. Any employee exposed to the same atmosphere as the welder or burner shall be protected by the same type of respiratory and other protective equipment as that worn by the welder or burner. The entry permit that documents compliance with this section and authorizes entry to a permit space must identify: The date and the authorized duration of the entry permit; The authorized entrants within the permit space, by name or by such other means (for example, through the use of rosters or tracking systems) as will enable the attendant to determine quickly and accurately, for the duration of the permit, which authorized entrants are inside the permit space;
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1926.1205 (c) 1926.61 - Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels. 1926.1437 - Floating cranes/derricks and land cranes/derricks on barges. F. FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (As per Section 2604 of FDNY Fire Code) Separation from combustibles. CFR Toolbox Law about. The contrast may be made by different colors or by surface characteristics readily distinguishable by the sense of touch. 67 0 obj
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Metals coated with mercury-bearing materials. 1926.307 - Mechanical power-transmission apparatus. 29 CFR 1910.146 Permit Required - Confined Spaces; 29 CFR 1926.1206 Confined Spaces in Construction 1926.153 - Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas). Other OSHA regulations, however, do not (although it is often advisable to retain certain documents even if retention is. Permits usu-ally are valid only for the length of the working shift; but never more than 24 hours. In confined or enclosed spaces, hot work involving the following metals shall only be performed with local exhaust ventilation meeting the requirements of paragraph (f)(1) of this section or by employees wearing supplied air respirators in accordance with 1910.134; Zinc-bearing base or filler metals or metals coated with zinc-bearing materials; Metals containing lead other than as an impurity, or coated with lead-bearing materials; Cadmium-bearing or cadmium-coated base metals; and. The basic precautions for fire prevention in welding or cutting work are: 1910.252 (a) (1) (i) Fire hazards. 0000052058 00000 n
The OSHA 300 Log must be maintained by employers unless there is an exemption, based on the NAICS code or the size of . Before it begins work at a worksite, each employer must ensure that a competent person identifies all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directs may work, and identifies each space that is a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary. 1926.1001 - Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, crawler tractors, compactors, and rubber-tired skid steer equipment. 1926.804 - Definitions applicable to this subpart. 0000020449 00000 n
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When there are changes in the use or configuration of a non-permit confined space that might increase the hazards to entrants, or some indication that the initial evaluation of the space may not have been adequate, each entry employer must have a competent person reevaluate that space and, if necessary, reclassify it as a permit-required confined space. Fuel gas and oxygen manifolds shall be placed in safe, well ventilated, and accessible locations. Welding, cutting and heating (hot work)[12] (See also 1917.2, definition of Hazardous cargo, materials, substance, or atmosphere). If a plug or safety device leaks, the cylinder shall be tagged, removed from service, and moved to a location where the leak will not be hazardous. The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) incorporated NFPA 51B by reference at 29 CFR 1910.252. . If a leak should develop at a fuse plug or other safety device, the cylinder shall be removed from the work area. 1926.606 - Definitions applicable to this subpart. Except as specified in paragraphs (f)(3)(ii) and (f)(3)(iii) of this section, when hot work is performed in a confined space the employer shall ensure that: General mechanical or local exhaust ventilations shall be provided; or. Ground connections shall be mechanically and electrically adequate to carry the current. 1926.1420 - Signalsradio, telephone or other electronic transmission of signals. Getting a hot work permit before performing hot work is just one of steps involved in a hot work . 1926.706 - Requirements for masonry construction. Pressure regulators. Hit the arrow with the inscription Next to move from field to field. 1926.758 - Systems-engineered metal buildings. 1926.951 - Medical services and first aid. Those measures can include, but are not limited to, the lockout or tagging of equipment and procedures for purging, inerting, ventilating, and flushing permit spaces. If continuous monitoring is not used, periodic monitoring is required. The employer shall ensure that employees performing hot work in the open air that involves any of the metals listed in paragraphs (f)(3)(i) and (f)(3)(ii) of this section shall be protected by respirators in accordance with the requirements of 1910.134, and those working on beryllium-containing base or filler metals shall be protected by supplied air respirators, in accordance with the requirements of 1910.134. 1926.432 - Environmental deterioration of equipment. 1926.64 - Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. %\9
If the object to be welded, cut, or heated cannot be moved and if all the fire hazards cannot be removed, positive means shall be taken to confine the heat, sparks, and slag, and to protect the immovable fire hazards from them.