Fire safety when welding

A major work risk found in welding and cutting has to do with fire and explosions. Flying sparks are generally responsible for fires and explosions that occur during welding or cutting. Sparks can move up to 35 meters from the work area, so it is important to do a thorough examination of the neighborhood in which the welding operation would be performed to remove flammable materials.

Materials that are easily flammable or combustible in a building will include paper, cloth, clothing, wood, plastic powder, chemicals and liquids, and flammable gases. Hardwood floors are a major danger and particular attention should be paid to nearby partitions and ceilings.

Outside of buildings, however, combustible or combustible materials will consist of dry leaves, shrubs, and grass. If an area has flammable gases, vapors, liquids or dust, that area is potentially flammable and special precautions must be taken before welding or cutting can continue in this neighborhood.

When working with welding or cutting, certain precautions must be observed to avoid a fire hazard. Ideally, the welding or cutting operation should be performed in an isolated location away from where flammable and combustible materials are found. However, when this is not possible, such materials must be immediately removed from the neighborhood where the welding or cutting operation is performed.

Sometimes it is also impossible to move the object to be welded or cut, and it is also impossible to eliminate the proximity of combustible and combustible materials. In this case, guards must be placed between the object to be welded or cut and the hazardous materials.

All doors, window cracks or other openings in the area where welding or cutting is performed must be covered or blocked with fire-resistant material. It would also be helpful to get a qualified fire department to the area where the work is being done. The Fire Watch Security Guards would pay attention during welding or cutting operation and for a period after welding or cutting operation.

It is important to be well protected with flame retardant clothing. For welders working with scaffolding or other forms of air welding, a seat belt is an important part of their safety equipment. However, it is known that seat belts burn due to flying sparks due to nylon straps. In such a situation, the harness must be covered with a fire-retardant apron, and sleeves or other cover should be worn in areas that are vulnerable to burns, such as shoulders and legs.