Welding, cutting, and brazing

Employee training

Subpart Q - Welding, cutting and brazing

Fire watchers need to have fire extinguishing equipment readily available and be trained in its use. They have to be familiar with facilities for sounding an alarm in the event of a fire. They must watch for fires in all exposed areas, try to extinguish them only when obviously within the capacity of the equipment available, or otherwise sound the alarm. A fire watch is to be maintained for at least a half hour after completion of welding or cutting operations to detect and extinguish possible smoldering fires.

Management must insist that cutters or welders and their supervisors are suitably trained.

The employer must include the potentially hazardous materials employed in fluxes, coatings, coverings, and filler metals, all of which are potentially used in welding and cutting, or are released to the atmosphere during welding and cutting, in the program established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§1910.1200). The employer shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of such materials and safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the provisions of §1910.1200.