Welding: OSHA welding, cutting and brazing rules
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What this page covers
Welder certification tests, welding procedure and performance qualification, private welding codes and standards, and welding technique are not covered. These pages are not welder certification prep. Licensing and certification rules differ by State and program, so check yours. goraedu is an independent study site built from official sources. It does not train, test, license or certify anyone, and its questions are not a license or certification exam. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OSHA, the U.S. EPA, any State or any certification body.
Practice sets for this trade
OSHA Construction: Welding and cutting
Construction welding and cutting, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart J
OSHA General Industry: Welding, cutting and brazing
General industry welding, cutting and brazing, 29 CFR 1910 Subpart Q
OSHA General Industry: Fire protection
Fire protection, 29 CFR 1910 Subpart L
OSHA General Industry: Personal protective equipment
Personal protective equipment, 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I
Key rules, in the regulation's words
Where welding or cutting is done on a construction site, suitable fire extinguishing equipment must be immediately available and ready for use.
“Suitable fire extinguishing equipment shall be immediately available in the work area and shall be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use.”
29 CFR 1926.352(d)
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