['Welding and Cutting']
['Welding and Cutting']
05/09/2024
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As a general industry employer, the welding and cutting regulations are found at 29 CFR 1910.251 to .255.
However, from a general industry standpoint, you will find some inspection requirements at:
1910.252(a)(2)(iv) Authorization. Before cutting or welding is permitted, the area shall be inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations. He shall designate precautions to be followed in granting authorization to proceed preferably in the form of a written permit.
1910.253(e)(6)(iv) Union nuts and connections on regulators shall be inspected before use to detect faulty seats which may cause leakage of gas when the regulators are attached to the cylinder valves.
1910.255(e) Maintenance. Periodic inspection shall be made by qualified maintenance personnel, and a certification record maintained. The certification record shall include the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, for the equipment inspected. The operator shall be instructed to report any equipment defects to his supervisor and the use of the equipment shall be discontinued until safety repairs have been completed.
Our inspections manual adds the following regarding 1910.255(e), “Qualified maintenance personnel must inspect all equipment, including (but not limited to) components such as Interlocks, Guarding, Shields, Switches, Stop buttons, Safety pins, Grounding, and Ventilation. Finally, please note that OSHA does not require a written Welding and Cutting Procedures, so the plan is what you make of it. You get to choose what you want to include in this non-required plan.
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