Welding Safety Welcome to your Welding Safety Is it a written and communicated policy that only authorized and trained personnel are permitted to use welding, cutting or brazing equipment? Yes No Do all operator have a copy of the appropriate operating instructions and are they directed to follow them? Yes No Compressed gas cylinders are to be regularly examined for obvious signs of defects, deep rusting, or leakage? Yes No Are cylinders supposed to be kept away from sources of heat? Yes No Does it need to be a documented prohibited workplace practice to use cylinders as rollers or supports? Yes No Is care to be used in handling and storage of cylinders, safety valves, relief valves, and the like, to prevent damage? Yes No Are signs reading: DANGER NO-SMOKING, MATCHES, OR OPEN LIGHTS, or the equivalent required to be posted in the area? Yes No Are cylinders, cylinder valves, couplings, regulators, hoses, and apparatus to be kept free of oily or greasy substances? Yes No Is red used to identify the acetylene (and other fuel-gas) hose, green for oxygen hose, and black for inert gas and air hose? Yes No Are firewatchs to be assigned when welding or cutting is performed, in locations where a serious fire might develop? Yes No Are employees who are exposed to the hazards created by welding, cutting, or bracing operations to always wear personal protective equipment and clothing? Yes No Before hot work is begun, are things/areas such as used drums, barrels, tanks, and other containers so thoroughly cleaned that no substances remain that could explode, ignite, or produce toxic vapors? Yes No Name Email Time's up Related Share
