Welding Machine Safety Requirements

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Welding machine safety requirements.

Employees exposed to the hazards created by welding cutting or brazing operations shall be protected by personal protective equipment in accordance with the requirements of 1910 132. For welding on natural gas pipelines the technical 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. Given the nature of welding the obvious potential for danger requires safety considerations to be an integral part of the design process and manufacturing of the equipment involved. Explains the requirements imposed by 29 cfr 1926 353 c 2 i and 29 cfr 1926 354 c 1 when welding cutting or heating is performed in an enclosed space on metals coated with lead bearing paint.

Welding equipment safety standards address the proper design manufacture installation and use of the varied and complicated equipment used for welding. Appropriate protective clothing required for any welding operation will vary with the size nature and location of the work to be performed. All press welding machine operations where there is a possibility of the operator s fingers being under the point of operation shall be effectively guarded by the use of a device such as an electronic eye safety circuit two hand controls or protection similar to that prescribed for punch press operation 1910 217. Consensus standard ansi z49 1 2012 safety in welding cutting and allied processes provides guidance in the safe setup and use of welding and cutting equipment and the safe performance of welding and cutting operations.

Not only do mechanized welding processes make it easy to satisfy osha welding safety requirements they are also likely to be better for the welder s short term and long term health than manual welding. Assurance of consideration of safety in design is obtainable by choosing apparatus complying with the requirements for electric arc welding apparatus nema ew 1 1962 national electrical manufacturers association or the safety standard for transformer type arc welding machines ansi c33 2 1956 underwriters laboratories both of which are. An employer must also provide operations equipment that is compliant with the osha welding safety guidelines and conduct the required testing of that equipment using an osha approved welding equipment checklist. The employer needs to ensure that the lighting conditions are adequate for the work undertaken giving extra lighting where.

See also requirements for health safety information and training.