Safety Manual

• Hazardous locations as rooms containing flammable or combustible vapors • Closed containers that have held flammable liquids or other combustibles • Electric shock • Infrared and ultraviolet eye damage

Safe Work Practices • Placing work at an optimal height to avoid back strain or shoulder fatigue • Using fall protection equipment for work on elevated surfaces more than 6 feet above the floor or ground surface • Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as applicable for the work conditions

• Following special precautions when welding or cutting in a confined space • Posting warning signs to mark just-completed welding or cutting surfaces • Following safe housekeeping principles • Using equipment as directed by the manufacturer instructions or practices

• Removing any butane lighters, matches, or other combustibles from pockets prior to performing work • Not performing welding work with oily clothing. Leathers may need to be wornover clothing. • Following fire protection and prevention practices during the welding operation • Using proper ventilation techniques during welding operations • Cutting or welding shall be permitted only in areas that are or have been made fire safe. When work cannot be movedpractically, as in most construction work, the area shall be made safe by removing combustibles or protecting combustibles from ignition. • All welding equipment will be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications

Special Precautions Where any of the following conditions exist, additional precautions shall also be taken above the basic precautions. The final protection measures will be determined by the hot work approver prior to beginning work.

Floor Openings/Coverings The floors shall be protected from exposure to flames, sparks, slag or other hot materials whenever there are combustible floors or materials on the floor, floor openings or cracks in the floors. Protections may include: • Fire-resistant shields or material • Wetting down floors

• Covering floors with damp sand • Sweeping combustibles from floor • Additional protections deemed necessary by the hot work approver

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