NFPA 51B 2019

Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work This standard presents provisions to prevent injury, loss of life, and loss of property from fire or explosion as a result of hot work projects such as welding, heat treating, grinding, and similar applications producing or using sparks, flames, or heat. Important Notices and Disclaimers Additional Notices and Disclaimers 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