{"id":"7694acb4-bf35-4e6c-b35d-0d146a751433","task":"Confirm the OSHA general-industry separation requirements for storing oxygen cylinders away from fuel-gas cylinders in a welding shop","domain":"OSHA compliance","steps":["Retrieve 29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4) directly from osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.253","Confirm subsection (b)(4)(iii): oxygen cylinders in storage must be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease) by a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m), OR by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high with a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour","Check the additional cylinder-handling provision requiring cylinders be kept far enough from actual welding/cutting operations that sparks, hot slag, or flame cannot reach them, or that fire-resistant shields be provided","If the shop uses an oxygen manifold system rather than individual cylinders, check the separate manifold-specific separation and capacity provisions in section (c), which carry different distance and capacity thresholds","Confirm which OSHA standard applies to the work being done — general industry (1910.253) vs. construction (1926.350), since construction sites use a parallel but separately numbered standard"],"gotchas":["The 20-foot / 5-foot-barrier rule applies to storage separation specifically — the requirement for keeping cylinders away from active welding/cutting sparks is a related but distinct provision within the same section, do not conflate the two","Manifold systems (section (c)) have their own separation and capacity thresholds distinct from the basic cylinder-storage rule in (b)(4) — do not apply the 20-foot storage rule to manifold-specific questions without checking the manifold subsection"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T21:38:20.417Z","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/7694acb4-bf35-4e6c-b35d-0d146a751433"}