This Article clarifies that both the provisions of Section 5.17 and the CSA Standard W117.2 apply to welding and cutting operations
Compliance with these requirements will:
· minimise the risk to persons using welding or cutting equipment, and
· minimise the possibility of welding and cutting operations igniting flammable or combustible
materials
The operation of acetylene generating systems and the storage and generation of welding fuel gases shall conform to NFPA 51,”Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes
Acetylene gas shall not be piped through copper or high copper content alloy, tubing, piping or fittings
Cylinders stored inside buildings shall conform to the requirements
Gas fuel cylinders, whether full or empty, whose valves are not in a recessed or protected location shall have their caps in place and their valves tightly closed when not in actual use
Torches, regulators, hoses and other oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment which have been damaged shall not be used