Welding and Cutting

1.
Do’s
Wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
2. Protect other workers from flashes.
3. Have an adequate fire extinguisher readily available.
4. Provide fire watch if needed.
5. Remove combustible materials from the vicinity of cutting and
welding operations.
6. Secure all connections, couplings and fittings on your rig.
7. Inspect equipment before use.
8. Contain sparks and slag created by welding or burning operations.
9. Protect welding leads and burning hoses by covering or suspending.
10. Store gas cylinders upright with the valve end up.
11. Separate oxygen and acetylene in storage by 20 feet or a five‐foot,
half‐hour rated fire wall.
12. Clear debris from work area after work is completed.

1.
Don’ts
Cut or weld in an area with oily rags, dust or other combustible material nearby.
2. Weld in an area unless other workers have a welding screen to protect them from
the welding arc.
3. Transport bottles with gauges installed.
4. Use worn cable.
5. Use worn hoses.
6. Wear clothes of synthetic fabrics.
7. Assist anyone cutting or welding unless you are wearing eye protection.
8. Leave your area of work without notifying others of the burn hazard.
9. Work in an area that is not grounded.
10. Weld or cut hot tanks or pipe without proper precautions.
11. Run welding leads and burning hoses through doorways.
12. Attempt to transfer compressed gas from one cylinder to another.
13. Use valve protection caps to lift cylinders.
 Ladder Use

Do’s
1. Properly set-up and use the ladder in accordance with safety
instructions and warnings. Wear suitable footwear with non-slip
soles.
2. Center body on the ladder and keep belt buckle between the rails
while maintaining a firm grip.
3. Haul materials with a line rather than carry them up an extension
ladder. Use extra caution when carrying anything on a ladder.
4. Climb facing the ladder, move one step at a time and firmly set one
foot before moving the other. Maintain 3 points of contact whilst
working from a ladder.
5. Have another person help with a heavy ladder. Have another person
hold the ladder while you are working on it.
6. Move materials with extreme caution. Be careful pushing or pulling
anything while on a ladder. You may lose your balance or tip the
ladder.

Don’ts
1. DON'T stand on the top 3 steps (including stepladder top) of a swing back
stepladder or the top 3 rungs of an extension ladder.
2. DON'T climb a closed stepladder. DON'T climb on the back of a stepladder.
DON'T stand or sit on a stepladder top or tool tray.
3. DON'T climb a ladder if you are not physically and mentally up to the task.
4. DON'T climb a closed ladder, it may slip out from under you. DON'T place
the base of an extension ladder too close to or too far away from the
building.
5. DON'T overreach, lean to one side or try to move a ladder while on it. Climb
down and then reposition the ladder closer to your work.
6. DON'T exceed the maximum load capacity or duty rating of a ladder. DON’T
permit more than one person on a stepladder or an extension ladder.
 Gas Cylinders

Do’s
1. You must always keep cylinders in a secure and upright position.
2. Keep the protective valve cap in place when a cylinder is not in
use.
3. Mark the cylinder 'Empty’ or 'MT' when the gas has been used.
4. Keep oil and grease away from oxygen cylinders (oil and oxygen
can ignite spontaneously).
5. Open valves slowly, using the valve wheel or T-handle wrench
provided by the supplier.
6. Store oxygen and fuel gas cylinders at least 20 feet apart or
separated by a 5 foot high noncombustible barrier.
7. If the cylinder is too heavy to handle use a hand truck to move it,
or ask a co-worker for help.

Don’ts
1. Don't permit sparks, flames, or molten metal to contact the
cylinder.
2. Never mix the valves of acetylene and oxygen
3. Never use grease or oil on valves.
4. Don't lift cylinders without safety caps in place.
5. Never use oxygen to blow or dust off your work clothes.
6. Don't roll cylinders horizontally on the ground.
7. Never drop cylinders on the ground or other work surfaces.
8. Don't store oxygen cylinders with other fuel gas cylinders.
9. Never use a leaking gas cylinder. Take it out of service
immediately.
 Spray Painting

Do’s
1. Provide disposable coveralls. Discard these at the end of the shift.
2. Provide chemical resistant gloves, ex. nitrile. Single-use gloves are preferred.
3. Tell workers to discard single-use gloves every time they take them off.
4. Provide a disposable cover to protect the visor from spray.
5. Provide a well-ventilated, flameproof store with spill containment and
6. spill clean-up kits.
7. Segregate incompatible materials, and segregate waste.
8. Minimize the amount of product stored.
9. Keep lid on containers when not in use.
10. Provide eyewash equipment close to the work site.
11. Provide appropriate firefighting equipment.
12. Label and segregate waste.
13. Clean the mixing and spraying equipment with any extraction turned on.
14. Clean the area after the task, or as specified in working procedures.
15. Keep a small spill clean-up kit nearby during painting.
16. Deal with spills immediately – use air-fed Respiratory Protection Equipment (RPE)
for large spills of hardener.
17. Always open cans and mix paints inside the room.
18. Clean mixing equipment as soon as possible after use.
19. Spray guns contain paint residues. Clean them only in dedicated enclosed and
extracted gun washing equipment.
20. If this is not possible, use air-fed breathing apparatus for spraying washings in
extracted booth or room with the extraction turned on

Don’ts
1. Do not smoke while painting during spray painting, it is advisable
to avoid smoking.
2. Do not paint in closed rooms.
3. Do not practice using spray paints in a closed area or room.
4. Do not spray in arch form any time you are spray painting, avoid
using arch method to spray.