275(1)No employee shall commence a welding, cutting, burning or soldering operation unless the employee has thoroughly inspected the entire area surrounding the area around the operation to ensure that all combustible, flammable or explosive material, dust, gas or vapour has been removed from the area, if possible, or that adequate precautions have been taken to prevent fire or explosion.

275(2)An employer shall not permit any welding, cutting, burning or soldering operation until the precautions required by subsection (1) have been carried out.

275(3)Clause 11.7 of CSA standard W117.2-12 (R2017), “Safety in welding, cutting and allied processes” or a standard offering equivalent or better protection shall be used as a guide to establish suitable fire extinguishing measures and other fire prevention measures.

275(1)No employee shall commence a welding, cutting, burning or soldering operation unless the employee has thoroughly inspected the entire area surrounding the area around the operation to ensure that all combustible, flammable or explosive material, dust, gas or vapour has been removed from the area, if possible, or that adequate precautions have been taken to prevent fire or explosion.

275(2)An employer shall not permit any welding, cutting, burning or soldering operation until the precautions required by subsection (1) have been carried out.

275(3)An employer and an employee shall each ensure that suitable fire extinguishing equipment in good working order is readily available where any welding, cutting, burning or soldering operation or any other allied process using heat application is performed.