0000054814 00000 n Cylinders, cylinder caps and valves, couplings, regulators, hose, and apparatus shall be kept free from oil or greasy substances and shall not be handled with oily hands or gloves. Ground return cables shall have current-carrying capacity equal to or exceeding the total maximum output capacities of the welding or cutting units served. hot work have been covered with a wet rag. 6, 1979, as amended at 55 FR 42328, Oct. 18, 1990; 58 FR 35179, June 30, 1993], Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Regulators and gauges. Where practicable all combustibles shall be relocated at least 35 feet from the work site. 0000035922 00000 n The employer shall ensure that only manual electrode holders intended for arc welding and cutting and capable of handling the maximum current required for such welding or cutting shall be used. 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. Hot work areas shall not be less than 35 feet from combustible materials and combustible waste Permits can be requested at any time by using the on-line application form. The permit acts as a checklist to ensure precautions are taken to prevent the ignition of inflammable or combustible materials in a 35-foot area surrounding the work. 1926.350 (a) (2) When cylinders are hoisted, they shall be secured on a cradle, slingboard, or pallet. OSHA Laws & Regulations 1926 Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) By Standard Number Standard Number > 1926 1926 - Table of Contents 1926 Subpart A - General 1926.1 - Purpose and scope. 1926.652 - Requirements for protective systems. 1926.1204 - Permit-required confined space program. 1926.703 - Requirements for cast-in-place Concrete. Fire extinguishing equipment suitable for the location shall be immediately available and shall be maintained in readiness for use at all times. 1926.65 - Hazardous waste operations and emergency response. Before a regulator is removed from a cylinder valve, the cylinder valve shall always be closed and the gas released from the regulator. Once again, thoroughly examine all OSHA codes for details. 1926.552 - Material hoists, personnel hoists, and elevators. 1926.153 - Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas). 1926.703 App - General Requirements for Formwork. 1926.1213 - Provision of documents to Secretary. The following terms are defined for the purposes of this subpart only: Acceptable entry conditions means the conditions that must exist in a permit space, before an employee may enter that space, to ensure that employees can safely enter into, and safely work within, the space.. 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. 0000052058 00000 n Current Edition: 2019 The contrast may be made by different colors or by surface characteristics readily distinguishable by the sense of touch. Assuming a hot work permit is required, it must be issued by a "Permit Authorizing Individual (PAI)." It is the responsibility of the department employing and supervising Get Form. Chemical storage guidelines, flammables. 1926.965 - Underground electrical installations. 1926.449 - Definitions applicable to this subpart. Employees in areas not protected from the arc by screening shall be protected by appropriate filter lenses in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (h) of this section. They shall not be hoisted or transported by means of magnets or choker slings. Fuel gas shall not be used from cylinders through torches or other devices which are equipped with shutoff valves without reducing the pressure through a suitable regulator attached to the cylinder valve or manifold. Any precautions that the host employer or any previous controlling contractor or entry employer implemented for the protection of employees in the permit space. ___ Smoke detectors in the area of hot work have been covered to prevent false alarms. 0000008494 00000 n 1926 Subpart Y App A - Examples of Conditions Which May Restrict or Limit Exposure to Hyperbaric Conditions, 1926 Subpart Y App B - Guidelines for Scientific Diving, 1926 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances, 1926.1101 App A - OSHA Reference Method - Mandatory, 1926.1101 App B - Sampling and Analysis - Non-mandatory, 1926.1101 App C - Qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures - Mandatory, 1926.1101 App D - Medical Questionnaires; Mandatory, 1926.1101 App E - Classification of Chest X-Rays - Mandatory, 1926.1101 App F - Work practices and engineering controls for Class I Asbestos Operations - non-mandatory, 1926.1101 App H - Substance Technical Information for Asbestos - Non-Mandatory, 1926.1101 App I - Medical Surveillance Guidelines for Asbestos, Non-Mandatory, 1926.1101 App J - Smoking cessation program information for asbestos, non-mandatory, 1926.1101 App K - Polarized Light Microscopy of Asbestos - Non-Mandatory. Appropriate precaution shall be taken to prevent ignition of highly flammable hardened preservative coatings. 1926 Subpart G - Signs, Signals, and Barricades. The following requirements apply to entry into permit spaces that meet the conditions set forth in paragraph (e)(1) of this section: Any conditions making it unsafe to remove an entrance cover must be eliminated before the cover is removed. An employer may use the alternate procedures specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section for entering a permit space only under the conditions set forth in paragraph (e)(1) of this section. 29 CFR 1904.0. 1926.1406 - Assembly/Disassemblyemployer procedures--general requirements. 1926.97 - Electrical protective equipment. Training. The entry employer must then reevaluate the space and reclassify it as a permit space as appropriate in accordance with all other applicable provisions of this standard. 1926.251 - Rigging equipment for material handling. Hose connections shall be kept free of grease and oil. 1926 Subpart R App H - Double Connections: Illustration of a Clipped End Connection and a Staggered Connection: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.756(c)(1). 1926 Subpart L App A - Scaffold Specifications, 1926 Subpart L App B - Criteria for Determining the Feasibility of Providing Safe Access and Fall Protection for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers. No welding, cutting, or heating shall be done where the application of flammable paints, or the presence of other flammable compounds, or heavy dust concentrations creates a hazard. When the hot work operation is such that normal fire prevention precautions are not sufficient, additional personnel shall be assigned to guard against fire during hot work and for a sufficient time after completion of the work to ensure that no fire hazard remains. 1926 Subpart L App D - List of Training Topics for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers. . When oxygen and fuel gas hoses are taped together, not more than four (4) of each 12 inches (10.16 cm of each 30.48 cm) shall be taped. When you edit your document, you may need to add text, put on the date, and do other editing. 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. 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. If, when the valve on a fuel gas cylinder is opened, there is found to be a leak around the valve stem, the valve shall be closed and the gland nut tightened. 1926.12 - Reorganization Plan No. A space classified by an employer as a permit-required confined space may only be reclassified as a non-permit confined space when a competent person determines that all of the applicable requirements in paragraphs (g)(1) through (4) of this section have been met: If the permit space poses no actual or potential atmospheric hazards and if all hazards within the space are eliminated or isolated without entry into the space (unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so without entry is infeasible), the permit space may be reclassified as a non-permit confined space for as long as the non-atmospheric hazards remain eliminated or isolated; The entry employer must eliminate or isolate the hazards without entering the space, unless it can demonstrate that this is infeasible. Contractors are required to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations as well as any specific requirements that are set in place by Cornell University. For additional details not covered in this subpart, applicable technical portions of American National Standards Institute, Z49.1-1967, Safety in Welding and Cutting, shall apply. Defective hose shall not be used. Suitable fire extinguishing equipment shall be immediately available in the work area and shall be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use. 1926.958 - Materials handling and storage. The hot work permit helps the permit authorizing individual, hot work operator, and fire watch recognize potential hazards. 1926.1421 - Signalsvoice signalsadditional requirements. 1926.1211 - Rescue and emergency services. 1926.1001 - Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, crawler tractors, compactors, and rubber-tired skid steer equipment. 0000006146 00000 n When cylinders are transported by powered vehicles, they shall be secured in a vertical position. Fuel gas and oxygen hoses shall be easily distinguishable from each other by color or sense of touch. 1926.906 - Initiation of explosive charges-electric blasting. 3. Fill in the necessary boxes that are colored in yellow. 1926.1203 (c) Each employer who identifies, or receives notice of, a permit space and has not authorized employees it directs to work in that space must take effective measures to prevent those employees from entering that permit space, in addition to complying with all other applicable requirements of this standard. A copy of the contractor's written Hot Work Permit Procedures shall be available for EH&S review. Get access to thousands of forms. 0000006757 00000 n Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work This standard presents provisions to prevent injury, loss of life, and loss of property from fire or explosion as a result of hot work projects such as welding, heat treating, grinding, and similar applications producing or using sparks, flames, or heat. Create this form in 5 minutes! Hit the arrow with the inscription Next to move from field to field. 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