Regulations and consensus standards - identify OSHA, American Welding Society (ANSI Z49.1), and NFPA 51B as primary sources for requirements and best practices for establishing hot work safety program ...

to emphasize safe hot work practices. The victims were employees of Stringer's Oilfield Services, an independent contract firm hired by Partridge-Raleigh to perform maintenance on oil storage tanks at ...

As the summer heats up, employers should make sure that they have the appropriate safety ... work schedule at 20% of the normal workload. Gradually increase the amount of time spent in a hot ...

CSB Chairperson Moure-Eraso has released a statement regarding the dangers of working in hot conditions on tanks containing biological or organic matter. His statement lists three serious hot work ...

Hot work should not be performed if the work can be avoided or performed in a safer manner. When practical, objects to be welded, cut, or heated must be moved to a designated safe location, e.g., a ...

"Safe Welding, Cutting, and Hot-Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries," in preparing and conducting welding on the day of the accident. Stringer's and Partridge-Raleigh also ...