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4-2. Principal Safety Standards
Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes,
ANSI Standard Z49.1, from American Welding Society, 550 N.W.
LeJeune Rd, Miami FL 33126 (phone: 305-443-9353, website: www.aws.org).
Recommended Safe Practices for the Preparation for Welding and Cut-ting of Containers and Piping
, American
Welding Society Standard AWS F4.1, from American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd, Miami, FL 33126
(phone: 305-443-9353, website: www.aws.org).
National Electrical Code
, NFPA Standard 70, from National Fire Protec-tion Association, P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery
March Park, Quincy, MA 02269–9101 (phone: 617–770–3000, website: www.nfpa.org and www. sparky.org).
Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Cylinders
, CGA Pamphlet P-1, from Compressed Gas Association, 1735
Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1004, Arlington, VA 22202–4102 (phone: 703–412–0900, web-site:
www.cganet.com).
Code for Safety in Welding and Cutting
, CSA Standard W117.2, from Canadian Standards Association, Standards
Sales, 178 Rexdale
Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3 (phone: 800–463–6727 or in Toronto 416–747–4044, website:
www.csa–in-ternational.org).
Practice For Occupational And Educational Eye And Face Protection,
ANSI Standard Z87.1, from American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036–
8002 (phone: 212–642–4900, website: www.ansi.org).
Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work
, NFPA Standard 51B, from National Fire
Protection Association, P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery March Park, Quincy, MA 02269–9101 (phone: 617–770–3000,
website: www.nfpa.org and www. sparky.org).
OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Indus-try, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Part 1910, Subpart Q, and Part 1926, Subpart J, from U.S. Government Printing Office, Super-intendent
of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250 (there are 10 Regional Offices––phone for Region 5,
Chicago, is 312–353–2220, website: www.osha.gov).
