30 CFR 77.1112
§ 77.1112 Welding, cutting, or soldering with arc or flame; safeguards.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 77.1112, § 77.1112 Welding, cutting, or soldering with arc or flame; safeguards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/134158
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(a) When welding, cutting, or soldering with arc or flame near combustible materials, suitable precautions shall be taken to insure that smoldering metal or sparks do not result in a fire.
(b) Before welding, cutting, or soldering is performed in areas likely to contain methane, an examination for methane shall be made by a qualified person with a device approved by the Secretary for detecting methane. Examinations for methane shall be made immediately before and periodically during welding, cutting, or soldering and such work shall not be permitted to commence or continue in air which contains 1.0 volume per centum or more of methane.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.