NFPA 51B : 2014
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FIRE PREVENTION DURING WELDING, CUTTING, AND OTHER HOT WORK
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Hardcopy
Superseded date
26-08-2021
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Language(s)
English
Published date
01-01-2014
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Chapter 1 - Administration
Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 - Definitions
Chapter 4 - Responsibility for Hot Work
Chapter 5 - Fire Prevention Precautions
Chapter 6 - Sole Proprietors and Individual Operators
Chapter 7 - Public Exhibitions and Demonstrations
Annex A - Explanatory Material
Annex B - Significant Hot Work Incidents
Annex C - Informational References
Gives general requirements to help ensure those involved with hot work are addressing fire and explosion hazards prevention and safety practices in areas where combustible materials could spark or ignite from the hot work being performed.
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2009 Edition is also available in Spanish Language, See NFPA 51B SPANISH. (03/2012) Availability Date: 07/09/2018. (05/2018)
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Standard
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26
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National Fire Protection Association
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Superseded
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| NASA-STD-8719.11B:2020 | STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY |
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| NFPA 1 : 2021 | FIRE CODE |
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| NFPA 651 : 1998 | MACHINING AND FINISHING OF ALUMINUM AND THE PRODUCTION AND HANDLING ALUMINUM POWDERS |
| NFPA 14 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF STANDPIPE AND HOSE SYSTEMS |
| API 2016 : 2001 | GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING AND CLEANING PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
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| NFPA 85D : 1989 | PREVENTION OF FURNACE EXPLOSIONS IN FUEL OIL FIRED MULTIPLE BURNER BOILER FURNACES |
| NFPA 231C : 1998 | RACK STORAGE OF MATERIALS |
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| NFPA 43D : 1994 | STORAGE OF PESTICIDES |
| NFPA 85I : 1989 | STOKER OPERATION |
| NFPA 8501 : 1997 | SINGLE BURNER BOILER OPERATION |
| ANSI Z117.1 REDLINE : 2009 | COMPARISON DOCUMENT OF ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFINED SPACES (FOR VERSIONS 1995, 2003 AND 2009) |
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| CAN/CSA-W117.2-12 (R2017) | Safety in welding, cutting, and allied processes |
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| NASA STD 8719.11 : 2008 | SAFETY STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
| NFPA 85C : 1991 | PREVENTION OF FURNACE EXPLOSIONS & IMPLOSIONS IN MULTIPLE BURNER BOILER FURNACES |
| NFPA 85 : 2015 | BOILER AND COMBUSTION SYSTEMS HAZARDS CODE |
| API RP 74 : 2001 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATION |
| API RP 2201 : 2003 | SAFE HOT TAPPING PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES |
| NFPA 43A : 1990 | STORAGE OF LIQUID AND SOLID OXIDIZERS |
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| API 2009 : 2002 | SAFE WELDING, CUTTING, AND HOT WORK PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES |
| NFPA 57 : 2002 | LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) VEHICULAR FUEL SYSTEMS CODE |
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| ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 : 2009 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING CONFINED SPACES |
| NFPA 43B : 1993 | STORAGE OF ORGANIC PEROXIDE FORMULATIONS |
| NFPA 654 : 2017 | PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLE PARTICULATE SOLIDS |
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| NFPA 601 : 2015 | SECURITY SERVICES IN FIRE LOSS PREVENTION |
| AWS WHC2.05 : 0 | WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 5: FLUX CORED ARC WELDING |
| ANSI Z117.1 REDLINE : 2009 | COMPARISON DOCUMENT OF ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFINED SPACES (FOR VERSIONS 1995, 2003 AND 2009) |
| AWS D3.6M : 2010 | UNDERWATER WELDING CODE |
| AWS C5.3 : 2000 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON ARC GOUGING AND CUTTING |
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| NFPA 484 : 2015 | COMBUSTIBLE METALS |
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| NFPA 655 : 2017 | PREVENTION OF SULFUR FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS |
| CSA N393:13 (R2018) | Fire protection for facilities that process, handle, or store nuclear substances |
| AWS WHC2.14 : 0 | WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 14: OXYGEN CUTTING |
| AWS D5.2 : 1984 | WELDED STEEL ELEVATED TANKS, STANDPIPES, AND RESERVOIRS FOR WATER STORAGE, STANDARD FOR, |
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| NFPA 231 : 1998 | GENERAL STORAGE |
| NFPA 61D : 1989 | PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSIONS IN THE MILLING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION |
| NFPA 61A : 1989 | PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSIONS IN FACILITIES MANUFACTURING AND HANDLING STARCH |
| NFPA 61C : 1989 | PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSION IN FEED MILLS |
| ISA RP12.12.03 : 2002 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS SUITABLE FOR USE IN CLASS 1 AND 2, DIVISION 2, CLASS 1 ZONE 2 AND CLASS 3, DIVISION 1 AND 2 HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS |
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