Welding & Hot Work

Welding and hot work consultants control fire and health hazards from cutting, welding, and grinding under OSHA 1910.252 and NFPA 51B — hot work permit program development, fire watch requirements and training, designated hot work area evaluations, and the 35-foot combustible clearance rule that drives most permit decisions. Health-side services include welding fume exposure assessments against OSHA limits, with attention to hexavalent chromium under 1910.1026 for stainless steel work, and ventilation recommendations from source capture to area exhaust. Expect a permit system sized to how much hot work your site actually performs, fire watch practices that survive the post-incident question of who was watching and for how long, and fume controls justified by sampling data rather than guesswork.