SAFETY IN GAS

CUTTING
 ACETYLENE CYLINDERS

Maroon in colour.
Acetylene gas (C2H2) is dissolved in
acetone (liquid) and stored at 250
psi, in a specially designed cylinder.
Acetylene cylinders has a volume of
8.5 m3.
Cross Sectional View of DA
Cylinder
OXYGEN CYLINDERS

Oxygen is a colourless,
tasteless, and odourless
gas and is slightly heavier
than air.
Oxygen cylinder is black
in colour.
Oxygen stored at 2200 psi
Oxygen cylinders has a
volume of 6.9 m3
 CYLINDER STORAGE

 Well ventilated room

 No open flame in the store
 10 m distance from oxygen and acetylene
cylinders
 No materials that are prone spontaneous
combustion
 Should not be stored in direct sunlight.
Storing
Accessories
Regulators
 UNLOADING FROM TRUCK
Never drop
Use wooden Ramp and coir matters (50cm
thick)
Keep the top of the cylinder up
 Roll the cylinder keeping it upright
 Lifting cylinders by crane

Use of cradle
4-leg bridle sling
D-shackle and lifting lug
 Use of Cylinder trolley

Shifting cylinders at site

Avoid Rolling & Manual
carrying
Use trolley
 RIGHT OPERATION

Keep the cylinder upright and away from

hot jobs.
Fix the DA and oxygen regulator to the
respective cylinders after ensuring free
from dirt or grease.
Connect the cutting hoses to the regulators
and cutogen with hose clamps.Blue or black
hoses for oxygen and red for DA.
 RIGHT OPERATION

Open the cylinder and check for leakage by

soap water test at the joints.The same to be
followed for the oxygen cylinder.Close the
cylinders .
Purge the oxygen line and then the DA line
one after the other and close the valves.
 RIGHT OPERATION

Open the DA regulator,the torch valve and

light the gas. Then open the oxygen valves
to the required pressure.

After cutting start closing from oxygen and

then DA.
 CUTTING NOZZLE

Material Nozzle size Pressure

thickness in
mm Kg/sq..cm

12 1/32” 1.4

25 3/64” 3.0

50 1/16” 4.0
 HAZARDS

– FLASH BACK.
– BACK FIRE.
– GENERAL FIRE.
– EXPLOSION.
FLASH BACK
– RETROGRESSION OF THE FIRE UPTO
THE CYLINDER.

BACK FIRE
RETROGRESSION OF THE FIRE IN THE
CUTOGEN.
 REASONS

When the blow pipe becomes hot.

Nozzle blocked.
Nozzle close to the job.
Job close to the ground.
Pressure difference between flame pressure
and the hose pressure.
 FIRE ON CYLINDER
try to put out the fire
 close the valve if it gets put out
otherwise inform fire dept. and keep on
cooling the cylinder with water
never pour water on hot cylinder
 EXPLOSION

Reasons:
Fire on cylinder (pouring water on hot
cylinder)
Cylinder exposed to external heat
Rough handling
 PPE

Helmets with face shields

Black glass - din value 4 to 5
Leather gloves
Leather apron
Safety shoes
SAFETY IN WELDING
 SAFETY IN WELDING

The body of the welding machine should be

earth.

The terminals of the welding cables should

be provided with lugs and kept tight.
 SAFETY IN WELDING

The joints in the cables should be made

with terminals, kept tight and well
insulated with heat resistant tape.

The cable should be free from joints

atleast for a length of three meters from
electrode holder to avoid shock hazard.
 SAFETY IN WELDING

Other electrical cables should not be kept

laid with welding cables, to avoid
insulation damage.

For the return lead only proper cable

should be used. Using rods, angles,
channels etc. Should be avoided.
 SAFETY IN WELDING

Never change electrode with bare hands or

wet gloves, when standing on wet floors.
 HAZARDS

 Fire
 Shock
 Health hazards
 HEALTH HAZARDS

 Exposure to various toxic gases generated

during welding may produce one or more of the
following effects:
Inflammation of the lungs (chemical
phenomonitis)
Pulmonary edema (swelling and accumulation
of fluids)
Chronic bronchitis.
Asphyxiation.
 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE STANDARDS
RELATING TO WELDING FUME
CONSTITUENT
OES
CHEMICALS LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Aluminum oxide 10.0 mg/m3
Cadmium 0.05 mg/m3 0.05 mg/m3
Chromium III 0.5 mg/m3
VI 0.05 mg/m3
Copper 0.2 mg/m3
Fluoride 2.5 mg/m3
Iron 5.0 mg/m3
Lead 0.15 mg/m3
Manganese 5.0 mg/m3
Nickel(insoluble) 0.5 mg/m3
( Soluble) 0.1 mg/m3
Ozone 0.1 p.p.m 0.3 p.p.m
Welding fume 5.0 mg/m3
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN
ASSESSMENTS

Welding position
Welding location
Duration of exposure
 Preventive Measures

 Elimination or substitution
Modification of the process or
engineering
Local exhaust ventilation
General dilution ventilation
Personal protective equipment
 Personal Protective Equipment
 FACE SHIELD WITH ATTACHED HELMET
 EYE
– GOGGLES, FACE-SHIELD.
– DIN VALUE OF BLACK GLASS 12 to 14 .
 HAND
– LEATHER HAND GLOVES (FLAME RESISTANT)
 BODY
– LEATHER APRON & LEG GAURD.
 FOOT
– SAFETY SHOE.
 HAZARDS AT SITE

Working overhead.
Working in confined spaces.
Welding or cutting tanks or vessels.
Tripping hazards.
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