Welding, Cutting, and Brazing
Standards
Welding, cutting, and brazing is addressed in specific OSHA standards for general industry, maritime, and construction. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to welding, cutting, and brazing.
OSHA Standards
General Industry (29 CFR 1910) |
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1910 Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment | ||
1910 Subpart I App B, Nonmandatory Compliance Guidelines for Hazard Assessment and Personal Protective Equipment Selection |
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1910 Subpart Q - Welding, Cutting and Brazing | ||
1910.251, Definitions. |
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1910.252, General requirements. |
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1910.253, Oxygen-fuel gas welding and cutting. |
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1910.254, Arc welding and cutting. |
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1910.255, Resistance welding. |
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1910 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances | ||
1910.1026, Chromium (VI). |
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Maritime (29 CFR 1915, 1917, 1918) |
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1915.51, Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting and heating. |
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1915.53, Welding, cutting and heating in way of preservative coatings. |
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1915.54, Welding, cutting and heating of hollow metal containers and structures not covered by § 1915.12. |
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1915.55, Gas welding and cutting. |
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1915.56, Arc welding and cutting. |
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1915.57, Uses of fissionable material in ship repairing and shipbuilding. |
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1915 Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment | ||
1915 Subpart I App A, Non-mandatory Guidelines for Hazard Assessment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selection, and PPE Training Program |
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1915.501, General provisions. |
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1915.502, Fire safety plan. |
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1915.503, Precautions for hot work. |
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1915.504, Fire watches. |
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1915.505, Fire response. |
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1915.506, Hazards of fixed extinguishing systems on board vessels and vessel sections. |
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1915.507, Land-side fire protection systems. |
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1915.508, Training. |
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1915.509, Definitions applicable to this subpart. |
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1915 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances | ||
1915.1026, Chromium (VI). |
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1917 Subpart G - Related Terminal Operations and Equipment | ||
1917.152, Welding, cutting and heating (hot work) (See also §1917.2, definition of Hazardous cargo, materials, substance, or atmosphere). |
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Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926) |
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1926 Subpart J - Welding and Cutting | ||
1926.350, Gas welding and cutting. |
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1926.351, Arc welding and cutting. |
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1926.352, Fire prevention. |
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1926.353, Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting, and heating. |
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1926.354, Welding, cutting, and heating in way of preservative coatings. |
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1926 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances | ||
1926.1126, Chromium (VI). |
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1926.1127, Cadmium. |
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State Plan Standards
There are 29 OSHA-approved State Plans operating state-wide occupational safety and health programs. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or more stringent requirements.
Additional Federal Register notices
Note: The notices in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Safety Standards in Shipyard Employment for Scaffolds; Welding, Cutting, and Heating; Access and Egress; and Fall Protection. Proposed Rule 67:13117, (March 21, 2002).
- Welding, Cutting and Brazing; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Aproval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. Notice 66:29599-29601, (May 31, 2001).
Additional Directives
Note: The directives in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Shipyard Employment “Tool Bag” Directive. CPL 02-00-162, (May 22, 2019).
- Application of the Permit-Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) Standards, 29 CFR 1910.146. CPL 02-00-100, (May 05, 1995).
- 29 CFR 1926.451(w) and 29 CFR 1926.451(a)(18) As Applied to Welding Required on Float or Ship Scaffolds. STD 03-10-006, (August 16, 1982).
- 29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9) Securing of Compressed Gas Cylinders. STD 03-08-002, (March 11, 1981).
- Replacement Welding Tips. STD 01-14-001, (October 30, 1978).
- Welding, Cutting or Heating of Metals Coated with Lead-Bearing Paint. STD 03-08-001, (October 30, 1978).
Additional Letters of Interpretation
Note: The letters in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Removal of regulators and use of valve protection caps when hoisting compressed gas cylinders (March 30, 2004).
- Employer's responsibility to protect employees from workplace hazards through appropriate hazard control methods (June 05, 2003).
- Welder electrical safety training (March 12, 1998).
- Conflict between requirements of 1910.252 and 1910.146 (July 30, 1993).
- Welding and Noise in confined space (January 06, 1992).
- Wearing of contact lenses while welding (October 22, 1982).
- Methylacetylene-propadiene, stabilized, by definition, is not a liquefied petroleum gas, but is considered as a fuel gas (April 16, 1976).