The worker had entered the pipe to perform either welding or cutting with an acetylene torch. The pipe was 24 inches in diameter, and the man was about 40 feet inside the pipe when the fire broke out.

Cutting torch design is similar to that of the common welding torch. Fuel gas and oxygen are continually mixed to produce the preheating flame. A separate pipe is connected to allow the supply of pure ...

Gas and equipment supply company Airgas recently funded the purchase of a plasma torch for Riverside High School’s welding lab, with a company representative stating that the new equipment will ...

This program does not apply to areas that are specifically designed and equipped for such operations, i.e., designated welding areas. Definitions. Hot work is any work that produces a possible source ...