Shop Safety Mini Series: Torch Safety

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• Personal Author:
  Harris Z
• Description:
  Perhaps some of the most versatile and useful tools in a shop environment are torches. They can be used for brazing, soldering, cutting, bending, and other tasks. Types of Torches: Oxy-acetylene torches use a combination of highly flammable acetylene gas and oxygen to make a flame burning 6,330 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the only torch able to cut steel. Oxy-acetylene torches are widely used to heat steel for bending and cutting, welding when electricity is not readily available, and other specialty tasks such as underwater welding and cutting, heat treating stone, and fire polishing glass. Acetylene tanks and hoses are typically red, and oxygen tanks and hoses are usually green or black. Plumber's torches can be found in many shops as well, since they are more compact. Most of these are propane fueled, burning at about 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit. They are mainly used for soldering copper pipes or loosening stuck fasteners and are not powerful enough to cut, braze, or melt most metal. They can also be found fueled by butane, propylene, or a blend of gases. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Welding
• Keywords:
  Cutting Tools Injury Prevention Safety Practices Soldering Workshops
• Publisher:
  Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070086
• Citation:
  Tyler, TX: Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2020 Apr; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Shop safety mini series: torch safety
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c923bb9e89cb4896e47f896298c64392119984a6df5b03465293456eee9e2442bbcc4752e38b1fe03c7178bdb6b7a62880f2873e4010b23f46c6f8ec97d5b90b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208381/cdc_208381_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 286.54 KB ]