Summary Statement
Cutting up large steel vessel with oxyacetylene torches. Workers may be exposed to lead based paint. Potential slip/fall hazard for one of the workers. No cut lines obvious.
A fire extinguisher should be readily available. Positive means should be made to confine sparks and slag. A worker should be assigned as a fire watch during and for a sufficient time afterwards to ensure that there is no possibility of fire.
Fire & Explosions, Noise, Slips & Trips, Lead, Solvents, Adhesives & Paint, Reinforcing Ironworker, Structural Ironworker, Demolition, Images
NIOSH/John Rekus
i000302