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APPENDIX F<br />

Keep loose tools off steps and top platform.<br />

Tie off stepladder if longer than 12 ft.<br />

Step ladders cannot exceed 20 ft in height.<br />

10.2.14 Compressed Gas Cylinders<br />

Always keep cylinders upright. Tie off vertically with strong wire, rope or chain, or keep<br />

chained in cylinder cart.<br />

Do not drop or roll the cylinders.<br />

Use a rack for lifting cylinders to and from upper elevations. Never lift a cylinder by the<br />

control valve or a valve cover.<br />

Always replace valve covers when gauges are removed. Valve covers must be placed on all<br />

cylinders before they are moved.<br />

Store oxygen cylinders 20 ft away from other cylinders, or separate by a solid approved<br />

divider. Do not store any cylinders inside a building.<br />

Keep oil and grease away from oxygen valves.<br />

Cylinders are to be kept at a safe distance or shielded from welding and cutting operations.<br />

They are not to be placed where they can contact an electric circuit.<br />

Acetylene cylinders must always be stored upright.<br />

Use only regulators specifically approved for the type of gas in the cylinder (read the front of<br />

the gauges for this information). Never modify regulators or use adapters.<br />

10.2.15 Welding and Burning<br />

Electric<br />

Proper eye protection with shading will be worn.<br />

Keep leads out of walkways.<br />

Shield arcs to protect others from direct arc rays.<br />

Remove rod from electrode holder before laying it down. Put rod butts in a container, not on<br />

the floor.<br />

Proper grounding from work to machine is a must.<br />

Turn off machine at end of shift.<br />

Gas<br />

Proper eye protection with shading will be worn.<br />

Kirtland AFB<br />

Base-Wide Health and Safety Plan F-68 April 2004

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