ESAB B Series Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual page 15

SECTION 1
1.8 Safety References -- Regulations, Standards, Guidelines
1.8.1 USA
The following recognized publications on safety in welding and cutting
operations are recommended. These publications have been prepared
to protect persons from injury or illness and to protect property from
damage, which could result from unsafe practices. Although some of
these publications are not related specifically to this type of industrial
cutting apparatus, the principles of safety apply equally.
•
"Precautions and Safe Practices in Welding and Cutting with
Oxygen-Fuel Gas Equipment," Form 2035. ESAB Cutting
Systems.
• "Precautions and Safe Practices for Electric Welding and Cutting,"
Form 52-529. ESAB Cutting Systems.
• "Safety in Welding and Cutting" - ANSI Z 49.1, American Welding
Society, 2501 NW 7th Street, Miami, Florida, 33125.
• "Recommended Safe Practices for Shielded Gases for Welding and
Plasma Arc Cutting" - AWS C5.10-94, American Welding Society.
• "Recommended Practices for Plasma Arc Welding" - AWS C5.1,
American Welding Society.
• "Recommended Practices for Arc Cutting" - AWS C5.2, American
Welding Society.
• "Safe Practices" - AWS SP, American Welding Society.
• "Standard for Fire Protection in Use of Cutting and Welding
Procedures" - NFPA 51B, National Fire Protection Association, 60
Batterymarch Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110.
• "Standard for Installation and Operation of Oxygen - Fuel Gas
Systems for Welding and Cutting" - NFPA 51, National Fire
Protection Association.
• "Safety Precautions for Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Helium, Carbon
Dioxide, Hydrogen, and Acetylene," Form 3499. ESAB Cutting
Systems. Obtainable through your ESAB representative or local
distributor.
• "Design and Installation of Oxygen Piping Systems," Form 5110.
ESAB Cutting Systems.
• "Precautions for Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in
Cylinders", CGA Standard P-1, Compressed Gas Association.
Literature applicable to safe practices in welding and cutting with
gaseous materials is also available from the Compressed Gas
Association, Inc., 500 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10036.
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