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Safety Quick-Guide
Do not touch hot welded or cut parts with bare hand. If handling is needed, use proper tools
and/or wear heavy, insulated welding gloves to prevent burns.
Allow cooling period before handling parts or working on gun or torch.
Hot parts can cause severe burns.
7. 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 Cutting 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 Protection Association,
P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery March Park, Quincy, MA 02269−9101 (phone: 617−770−3000, web-
site: 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, website: 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−interna-
tional.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 Industry, Title 29, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1910, Subpart Q, and Part 1926, Subpart J, from U.S.
Government Printing Office, Superintendent 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).
Booklet, TLV’s, Threshold Limit Values
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, from American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), 1330 Kemper Meadow Drive, Suite 600, Cincinnati, OH
45240-1634 (phone: 513−742−2020, website: www.acgih.org).
