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29 CFR 1926.352: Fire prevention

Subpart J—Welding and Cutting

184citations since 2015
144employers cited
72%serious, willful or repeat
$1,600median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.352 184 times since 2015, against 144 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $634,865 at their current amounts.

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1926.352(d) · 62 citations

(d) Suitable fire extinguishing equipment shall be immediately available in the work area and shall be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use.

1926.352(c) · 29 citations

(c) 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.

1926.352(a) · 24 citations

(a) 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.

1926.352(e) · 24 citations

(e) When the welding, cutting, or heating operation is such that normal fire prevention precautions are not sufficient, additional personnel shall be assigned to guard against fire while the actual welding, cutting, or heating operation is being performed, and for a sufficient period of time after completion of the work to ensure that no possibility of fire exists. Such personnel shall be instructed as to the specific anticipated fire hazards and how the firefighting equipment provided is to be used.

1926.352(b) · 18 citations

(b) If the object to be welded, cut, or heated cannot be moved and if all the fire hazards cannot be removed, positive means shall be taken to confine the heat, sparks, and slag, and to protect the immovable fire hazards from them.

1926.352(i) · 18 citations

(i) Drums containers, or hollow structures which have contained toxic or flammable substances shall, before welding, cutting, or heating is undertaken on them, either be filled with water or thoroughly cleaned of such substances and ventilated and tested. 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.

1926.352(f) · 5 citations

(f) When welding, cutting, or heating is performed on walls, floors, and ceilings, since direct penetration of sparks or heat transfer may introduce a fire hazard to an adjacent area, the same precautions shall be taken on the opposite side as are taken on the side on which the welding is being performed.

1926.352(j) · 3 citations

(j) Before heat is applied to a drum, container, or hollow structure, a vent or opening shall be provided for the release of any built-up pressure during the application of heat.

Industries cited most

  • Construction 143
  • Manufacturing 22
  • Wholesale Trade 7
  • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 6
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 1

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