Welding, cutting and similar operations Jurisdiction Germany Year 1990 Published in German Original/other title [German] Schweissen, Schneiden und verwandte Arbeitsverfahren Source Carl Heymanns Verlag KG, Luxemburger Strasse 449, D-W-5000 Köln 41, Germany, Apr. 1990. 31 + 48p. Illus. Serial number VBG 15 Descriptors [Primary] Germany (Federal Republic of), heat treatment, metalworking industry, welding and cutting [Secondary] acetylene, age limit, directive, explosion hazards, fire hazards, gas welding and cutting, oxygen, personal protective equipment, safe working methods, ventilation, women, work in confined spaces Subject category Industries and occupations Abstract Revised version of these safety regulations (updating document abstracted under CIS 78-1119) applying to welding, cutting, brazing, heating, hardening, metallising and other metalworking processes involving the use of gas/oxygen or gas/compressed air mixtures, to similar processes using electric power, and to thermit welding. General provisions respecting minimum age for admission to employment, employment of women, personal protective equipment, ventilation, work in confined spaces, fire and explosion hazards, hazardous work in or on tanks. Special provisions concerning gas and oxygen installations and gas welding, arc welding materials and operations, safe working methods for resistance welding, welding under water or in compressed air, and safety measures for thermit welding. Annex: information sheet on the prevention of acetylene container explosions, more detailed rules for application of the regulations, and comments. CIS No. 93-708 Database ID 60023