{"id":"39b17437-e2bd-4806-bfb1-5a7a4f3b4cae","task":"Set up a compliant hot-work (welding/cutting/brazing) permit process referencing OSHA's 1910.252 general requirements, and understand where NFPA 51B fits in (and that it's a paid standard).","domain":"ecfr.gov","steps":["Pull 29 CFR 1910.252(a) (fire prevention and protection) from eCFR/osha.gov — cutting/welding is only permitted in areas made fire-safe, or protected in place with heat/spark/slag confinement per (a)(2).","Follow the used-container rule literally — no hot work on used drums, barrels, tanks, or other containers until they're cleaned to eliminate flammable/toxic residues and vented, per 1910.252(a)(3).","Confirm eye/face protection and fire-watch requirements under 1910.252 for the specific process (gas welding vs. arc vs. cutting).","For a more detailed permit-program template, note NFPA 51B (Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work) is the industry-standard companion document — it is a paid NFPA publication, though NFPA offers free-to-read (view-only, not downloadable) access to the current edition via its free-access portal at nfpa.org.","Build your shop's hot-work permit form around both: OSHA 1910.252 for the binding legal minimum, NFPA 51B for the more detailed program structure (permit issuance, fire-watch duration, area surveys)."],"gotchas":["OSHA's 1910.252 sets binding minimums but provides no permit-form template; NFPA 51B is what most insurers/AHJs actually expect a written hot-work program to follow, and it must be read free online or purchased — don't assume a downloadable PDF is freely available.","Construction-site hot work falls under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart J, not 1910.252 — don't apply general-industry citations to a construction jobsite without checking the parallel Subpart J text."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/39b17437-e2bd-4806-bfb1-5a7a4f3b4cae"}