Cutting, heating and welding equipment
9 Cutting, heating and welding equipment
The occupier of land on which cutting, heating or welding equipment, as defined in AS 1674 (Safety in welding and allied processes), is used as part of a business conducted on the land must ensure, while the equipment is being used:
a fire extinguisher of a type that is appropriate in accordance with AS 2444 (Portable fire extinguishers and fire blankets –
Selection and location), having regard to the equipment being used, is readily accessible to the person using the equipment; and
where there is a possibility of danger by fire to life or property, a protective screen surrounds the area in which the equipment is being used.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
A person using cutting, heating or welding equipment, as defined in AS 1674 (Safety in welding and allied processes), whether in the open air or in an enclosed space, must ensure all welding dross or residue that may be a source of ignition for flammable or combustible material or that may cause a fire is contained within the immediate vicinity of the equipment and properly extinguished.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
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