& American Welding Society ANSI Z49.1:2005 An American National Standard Pe se Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied ProcessesKey Words welding say nd heath, canting, welding fines, hazard ‘communication fire prevention, respirators, electric shock, eye protection, noise ANSI Z49.1:2005 An American National Standard Approved by American National Standards Institute duly 15, 2005 Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes Supersedes ANSI Z49.1:1999 Prepared by Accredited Standards Committee 249, ‘Safeyy in Welding, and Cutting Secretariat American Welding Society Abstract This standard covers all aspects of safety and health in the welding cavironment, emphasizing, oxygen gas and arc welding processes with some coverage given to resistance welding. It contains information on protection of personnel ‘nd the general area, ventilation, fice prevention and protection, and confined spaces. A significant section is devoted to precautionary information, showing examples, and an extensive bibliography is included. American Welding Society 350N.W. Lefeune Road, Miami, Flr 3126American National Standard Approval of an American National Standatd requires review by ANSI that the requirements For due provess, consenses, ‘and other criteria for approval have been met by the standards developer. Consensus is established when, in the judgment of the ANSI Board of Standards Review, substantial agroement has been reached by directly and mateialy affected imerests. Substantial agreement means much more than a simple majority, but not necessarily unanimity. Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered, and that a concerted effort be made toward their resolotion. ‘The use of American National Standards is completely voluntary; their existence does not in any respect preclude ‘anyone, whether he has approved tre scandards Or nox; from manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, oF using products processes, or procedures not conforming tothe standards. “The American National Standards Institute does not develop standards and will in no circumstances give an interpreta tion of any American National Standard. Moreover, no person shall have the tight or authority to isate an interpretation cof an American National Standard inthe name of the American National Standards Institute. Request for interpretations should be addressed tothe seertarist or sponsor whose name appears cn the ttle page ofthis standard, CAUTION NOTICE: This American National Standard may be revised oc withdrawn at any ime. The procedures of the American National Standards Institute require that action be taken periodically to teaffitm, revise, a Withdraw this standard. Purchasers of American National Standards may receive current information on all standards by calling or ‘writing the American National Standards Institute. {Intemational Standard Book Number. 0-87171.0234 American Welding Society, S50 N.W. Leleune Road, Miami, FL 33126 (© 2005 by American Welding Society. All tights reserved Printed in the United States of America Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal, personal, or educational classroom use only, oc the internal, personal, oF educational classroom use only of specific liens, i granted by the American Welding Society (AWS) provided tha the appropriate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, Tel: 978-750. ‘8400; online: hnp-iAvww.copyright.com