Handbook-Safety Practices

50 RECOMMENDED REFERENCES The following nationally recognized publications on safety in welding and cutting operations are recommended to the reader. These publications have been prepared for the protection of persons from injury and illness and the protection of property from damage by fire and other causes arising from welding and cutting. A. Publications available from the American Welding Society, P.O. Box 351040, Miami, FL 33135; 1. ”Welding Safety and Health Information Packet” - SHP 2. ”Safety in Welding and Cutting” - ANSI Z49.1. 3. ”Recommended Safe Practices for the Preparation for Welding and Cutting of Containers and Piping That Have Held Hazardous Substances” - AWS F4.1. 4. ”Method for Sampling Airborne Particulates Generated by Welding and Allied Processes” - ANSI AWS F1.1. 5. ”Fumes and Gases in the Welding Environment, 1979”. 6. ”Effects of Welding on Health” - EWH. 7. ”Operator’s Manual for Oxy Fuel Gas Cutting” - AWS C4.2 8. ”Safety and Health Fact Sheets” - SHF B. Publications available from the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269 1. ”Cutting and Welding Processes” - NFPA 51B. 2. ”Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes” - NFPA 51. 3. ”Standard for Oxygen Systems at Consumer Sites” - NFPA No. 50. 4. ”Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases” - NFPA No. 58. 5. ”National Electrical Code” - NFPA 70. Continued on next page...