1926.854 - Removal of walls, masonry sections, and chimneys. Electrodes shall not be struck against a cylinder to strike an arc. For welding, cutting and heating on steel pipelines containing natural gas, the pertinent portions of regulations issued by the Department of Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety, 49 CFR part 192, Minimum Federal Safety Standards for Gas Pipelines, shall apply. Entry into the permit space under the terms of paragraph (e)(1) of this section is performed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (e)(2) of this section. Hose couplings shall be of the type that cannot be unlocked or disconnected by means of a straight pull without rotary motion. 1926.452 - Additional requirements applicable to specific types of scaffolds. Use of fuel gas. Helmets and hand shields shall not have leaks, openings or highly reflective surfaces. Drums, containers or hollow structures that have contained flammable or combustible substances shall either be filled with water or cleaned, and shall then be ventilated. Continuous forced air ventilation must be used, as follows: An employee must not enter the space until the forced air ventilation has eliminated any hazardous atmosphere; The forced air ventilation must be so directed as to ventilate the immediate areas where an employee is or will be present within the space and must continue until all employees have left the space; The air supply for the forced air ventilation must be from a clean source and must not increase the hazards in the space. 0000052752 00000 n 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. When welders are exposed to their own arc or to each other's arc, they shall wear filter lenses complying with the requirements of paragraph (h) of this section. 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. 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; Insulated connectors of equivalent capacity shall be used for connecting or splicing cable. Arc welding and cutting cables shall be insulated, flexible and capable of handling the maximum current required by the operations, taking into account the duty cycles. ___ A Fire Watch has been posted, if it is required, during hot work operations and for 30 minutes after work has been completed. 1917.152 (c) (3) Shall not have objects that might either damage the safety device or obstruct the valve placed on top of the cylinder when in use. 2 A Project Permit authorizes an employer serving as a Project Administrator to conduct permit-required activity at specific location (s) 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. 1926.1213 - Provision of documents to Secretary. Grounding circuits shall have resistance low enough to permit sufficient current to flow to cause the fuse or circuit breaker to interrupt the current. Cylinders containing oxygen or acetylene or other fuel gas shall not be taken into confined spaces. 0000006146 00000 n 0000003987 00000 n 1926.64 - Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. 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. Articles from Wex Table of Popular Names Parallel Table of Authorities 1926.354 - Welding, cutting, and heating in way of preservative coatings. 1926.965 - Underground electrical installations. They shall not be intentionally dropped, struck, or permitted to strike each other violently. Get access to thousands of forms. Fire extinguishing equipment suitable for the location shall be immediately available and shall be maintained in readiness for use at all times. When electrode holders are left unattended, electrodes shall be removed and holders placed to prevent employee injury. 1926.703 - Requirements for cast-in-place Concrete. 1926.450 - Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart. Bulk sulphur is excluded from this prohibition if suitable precautions are followed, the person in charge is knowledgeable and the person performing the work has been instructed in preventing and extinguishing sulphur fires. 1926.913 - Blasting in excavation work under compressed air. Use the e-signature solution to e-sign the form. When work is finished, when cylinders are empty, or when cylinders are moved at any time, the cylinder valve shall be closed. Defective hose, or hose in doubtful condition, shall not be used. This section applies to all hot work operations, except as provided in subsections (a) (1) and (a) (2). 1926.964 - Overhead lines and live-line barehand work. 0000031614 00000 n 1926.1437 - Floating cranes/derricks and land cranes/derricks on barges. Cylinders shall be moved by tilting and rolling them on their bottom edges. )*@w>Hk'z&wjf6pM[OKo/!I:;jq:wicxLc;_Ka.\kS,0|;\KeO&)>W0upx!YeY[|I}Ug*uo/c[>/+ jMMM*YD2.Z=Vj %K2`.\Y+ The Hot Work Permit is key to managing hot and preventing fires. 1926.1426 - Free fall and controlled load lowering. Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Outreach Training Program (10- and 30-hour Cards), OSHA Training Institute Education Centers. 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. Warm, not boiling, water shall be used to thaw cylinders loose. 1926.1408 - Power line safety (up to 350 kV)equipment operations. Boxes used for the storage of gas hose shall be ventilated. 1926.951 - Medical services and first aid. U |`" endstream endobj 68 0 obj <>>> endobj 69 0 obj <> endobj 70 0 obj >/PageUIDList<0 247>>/PageWidthList<0 612.0>>>>>>/Resources<>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/Properties<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Tabs/W/Thumb 62 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 612.0 792.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 71 0 obj <> endobj 72 0 obj <> endobj 73 0 obj <> endobj 74 0 obj <> endobj 75 0 obj <> endobj 76 0 obj <> endobj 77 0 obj <>stream Hot Work Permit . 1926.1432 - Multiple-crane/derrick liftssupplemental requirements. If this action does not stop the leak, the use of the cylinder shall be discontinued, and it shall be properly tagged and removed from the work area. |_W+ 1926 Subpart H - Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal. 1926.1103 - 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.). Chemical storage guidelines, flammables. 1926.152 Flammable liquids. 0000033273 00000 n 1926.60 App A - Substance Data Sheet, for 4-4'-METHYLENEDIANILINE, 1926.60 App B - Substance Technical Guidelines, MDA, 1926.60 App C - Medical Surveillance Guidelines for MDA, 1926.60 App D - Sampling and Analytical Methods for MDA Monitoring and Measurement Procedures. 1926.305 - Jacks-lever and ratchet, screw, and hydraulic. Cylinders shall be kept far enough away from the actual welding or cutting operation so that sparks, hot slag, or flame will not reach them. Some of the rules apply to dangerous jobs like hot worksuch as welding and cuttingrequired for activities as diverse as bio-pharmacy, food production, nuclear power generation, and aviation. 1926.1001 - Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, crawler tractors, compactors, and rubber-tired skid steer equipment. Oregon OSHA provides a variety of publications, including; guide books, brochures, forms, hazard alerts, fact sheets, posters, cards, stickers, reports, and checklists on a variety of workplace health and safety topics. The employer must ensure a safe method of entering and exiting the space. 0000021444 00000 n Getting a hot work permit before performing hot work is just one of steps involved in a hot work . 1926.441 - Batteries and battery charging. When entrance covers are removed, the opening must be immediately guarded by a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary barrier that will prevent an accidental fall through the opening and that will protect each employee working in the space from foreign objects entering the space. Oil and grease hazards. 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. INTRODUCTION . Training. For Compliance With . Nothing shall be placed on top of a cylinder or associated parts when the cylinder is in use. 2. 0000007871 00000 n 1926.20 - General safety and health provisions. 0000065715 00000 n 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. 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.. 0000004560 00000 n Employees exposed to radiation shall have their skin covered completely to prevent ultraviolet burns and damage. 1926.353 - Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting, and heating. In confined or enclosed spaces, hot work involving the following metals shall only be performed with general mechanical or local exhaust ventilation that ensures that employees are not exposed to hazardous levels of fumes: Chromium-bearing metals or metals coated with chromium-bearing materials. (This action is generally termed "cracking" and is intended to clear the valve of dust or dirt that might otherwise enter the regulator.) 1926.66 - Criteria for design and construction of spray booths. 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. Adapters shall not be used to permit the interchange of hose. 0000066083 00000 n A hot work permit is a legal document that is required in certain situations where work is being performed that may generate heat, sparks, or flames. If the workplace contains one or more permit spaces, the employer who identifies, or who receives notice of, a permit space must: Inform, in a timely manner and in a manner other than posting, its employees' authorized representatives and the controlling contractor of the existence and location of, and the danger posed by, each permit space. 1910.252 (a) (1) (ii) Guards. 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. A Hot Work . Hot work permit procedures can be found in the relevant standard operating procedure (SOP), safe work practice manual, or operations or maintenance guide that the stationary source uses to inform personnel when and how to perform hot work. 0000016958 00000 n 1926.706 - Requirements for masonry construction. Permits can only be issued when the RMS Fire Prevention staff is at work, RMS office hours are weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm (holidays excluded). Building: Location: Description of Hot Work: Name of Hot Work Operator: 1926.65 App A - Personal Protective Equipment Test Methods, 1926.65 App B - General Description and Discussion of the Levels of Protection and Protective Gear, 1926.65 App E - Training Curriculum Guidelines - Non-mandatory. Arc welding or cutting equipment having a functional defect shall not be used. Where required by your AHJ, use this fillable PDF form to complete and submit your AHJ Hot Work Permit application electronically - saves time printing and scanning! Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Outreach Training Program (10- and 30-hour Cards), OSHA Training Institute Education Centers, Severe Storm and Flood Recovery Assistance. 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. Hot work areas shall not be less than 35 feet from combustible materials and combustible waste When not in use, manifold and header hose connections shall be capped. 0000065789 00000 n 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 . 1926.55 - Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists. 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. hb`````P}AX8v00 x(dAn^>OM 5a&FAA@2 (h `@y mA`93N03d7(`pa8 TPj~!A2uWqV )2,[X{0=# 1926.961 - Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection. Fires are often the result of the "quick five minute" job in areas not intended for welding or cutting. 1926.652 - Requirements for protective systems. 1926.30 - Shipbuilding and ship repairing. 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. 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. Hose couplings shall not unlock or disconnect without rotary motion. 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. 1926 Subpart CC - Cranes and Derricks in Construction. Highly flammable coatings shall be stripped from the area to be heated. 1926 Subpart R App F - Perimeter Columns: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.756(e) To Protect the Unprotected Side or Edge of a Walking/Working Surface. a. OSHA amended 29 CFR Part 1960 to implement its "Multi-Employer Worksite Policy" in the federal sector, as stated in 60 Federal Register (FR) 35040. No damaged or defective cylinder shall be used. Hot Work permit Every job site involving Hot Work requires a permit to document the hazards and the safeguards in place to ensure the planned hot work does not cause a fire. 1926 Subpart M App A - Determining Roof Widths - Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.501(b)(10), 1926 Subpart M App B - Guardrail Systems - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(b), 1926 Subpart M App C - Personal Fall Arrest Systems - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(d), 1926 Subpart M App D - Positioning Device Systems - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(e), 1926 Subpart M App E - Sample Fall Protection Plan - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(k), 1926 Subpart N - Helicopters, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors. 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. Some of these requirements include: 29 CFR 1926.352 - Welding, and Cutting Fire Prevention FCC Hot Work Program New York State Fire Code (NYSFC) Chapter 35 They shall not be located within enclosed spaces. Oxygen and fuel hoses shall not be interchangeable. 1926.904 - Storage of explosives and blasting agents. 0000028894 00000 n 1926.11 - Coverage under section 103 of the act distinguished. 1926.65 - Hazardous waste operations and emergency response. 1926.1208 - Duties of authorized entrants. 350 - 354) Welding, Cutting and Soldering Safety (Hot Work) (Standard Operating Procedure) Purpose . 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. 0000210649 00000 n [12] The U.S. Coast Guard, at 33 CFR 126.15(c), requires prior permission of the Captain of the Port if welding or other hot work is to be carried out at a facility where dangerous cargoes as defined by 33 CFR 126.07 are located or being handled. 0000036037 00000 n 1926.50 - Medical services and first aid. 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. 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. 1926.962 - Grounding for the protection of employees. Use of fuel gas. 1926 Subpart L App E - Drawings and Illustrations. Hose shall be inspected before use. If there is no controlling contractor present at the worksite, the requirements for, and role of, controlling contactors in this section must be fulfilled by the host employer or other employer who arranges to have employees of another employer perform work that involves permit space entry. @0 CP KkW@M | Rd~3wO`;Kvn5wse>Ed}< E]GN6p:K}qc[uvB_ks1WeO.){}4WKicZjz.,vK`nRQWxyKf!Krd^W`Og37wr6S5BMP_/JVp 0 Such personnel shall be instructed as to the specific anticipated fire hazards and how the firefighting equipment provided is to be used. 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 . Torches shall be lighted by friction lighters or other approved devices, and not by matches or from hot work. Cable lugs, where used as connectors, shall provide electrical contact. If a regulator attached to a valve stops a leak, the cylinder need not be removed from the workplace but shall be tagged and may not be used again before it is repaired; and. A single hose having more than one gas passage shall not be used. 0000053217 00000 n 1926.1403 - Assembly/Disassemblyselection of manufacturer or employer procedures. 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). Torches shall be inspected before each use for leaking shut-off valves, hose couplings and tip connections. 1926.200 - Accident prevention signs and tags. Local exhaust ventilation shall consist of movable hoods positioned close to the work and shall be of such capacity and arrangement as to keep breathing zone concentrations below hazardous levels. Manifold hose connections, including both ends of the supply hose that lead to the manifold, shall be such that the hose cannot be interchanged between fuel gas and oxygen manifolds and supply header connections. 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. Fuel gas and oxygen hoses shall be easily distinguishable from each other by color or sense of touch. 67 0 obj <> endobj xref 0000008381 00000 n When parallel sections of oxygen and fuel gas hose are taped together, not more than 4 inches out of 12 inches shall be covered by tape. HOT WORK SAFETY GUIDE . 0000012747 00000 n 1926.651 - Specific Excavation Requirements. 0000005574 00000 n 1926.350 (a) (2) When cylinders are hoisted, they shall be secured on a cradle, slingboard, or pallet. 1926.858 - Removal of steel construction. Here's a condensed version: Monitor all hot work in your facility. 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. Metals coated with mercury-bearing materials. 0000002304 00000 n Who Issues the Permit? The hot work permit helps the permit authorizing individual, hot work operator, and fire watch recognize potential hazards. 1926.61 - Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels. Cylinders shall be placed where they cannot become part of an electrical circuit. 0000052485 00000 n 4. 1926.1410 - Power line safety (all voltages)equipment operations closer than the Table A zone. 0000019582 00000 n hot work training. 1926 Subpart R App E - Training: Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.761. 1926.905 - Loading of explosives or blasting agents. 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. 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. C [^. 1926.251 - Rigging equipment for material handling. Fuel gas and oxygen manifolds shall be placed in safe, well ventilated, and accessible locations. Exposed metal parts shall be insulated. No person other than the gas supplier shall attempt to mix gases in a cylinder. Structures or pipelines, other than those containing gases or flammable liquids or conduits containing electrical circuits, may be used in the ground return circuit if their current-carrying capacity equals or exceeds the total maximum output capacities of the welding or cutting units served. osha hot work permit requirements 1926. hot work procedure. 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. 1926.1441 - Equipment with a rated hoisting/ lifting capacity of 2,000 pounds or less. 0000020682 00000 n An OSHA "permit" is an employer-created and signed document that details the safeguards in place to protect an employee who's been assigned a particularly dangerous job function like working in a confined space, welding and cutting, or working on "live" electrical equipment. Other OSHA regulations, however, do not (although it is often advisable to retain certain documents even if retention is. This type of work can include welding, flame cutting, grinding, soldering, brazing and other activities that have the potential to cause fires or explosions.