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Oxy-Acetylene Gas Cutting and Heating Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers oxy-acetylene gas cutting and heating activities, including set-up, operation and shutdown.

Activities covered include

  • Assessing the work area and planned hot work
  • Carrying out gas cutting and heating work
  • Shutting down equipment, responding to leaks and checking for delayed fire

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Oxy-Acetylene Gas Cutting and Heating Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers oxy-acetylene gas cutting and heating activities, including set-up, operation and shutdown. It supports planning and risk management for fire, gas release, fumes, hot surfaces and risks to nearby people and property.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Assessing the work area and planned hot work
  • Handling gas cylinders, regulators and hoses
  • Moving, positioning and setting up equipment
  • Managing ventilation, fumes and contaminated air
  • Carrying out gas cutting and heating work
  • Working on containers, tanks, pipes and previously used plant
  • Protecting nearby workers, the public and surrounding property
  • Managing heat, hot surfaces and fatigue
  • Shutting down equipment, responding to leaks and checking for delayed fire

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out oxy-acetylene gas cutting and heating activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Planning and work area assessment
  • Fire or explosion from hot work near flammable liquids, gases, dusts, residues or oxygen-enriched atmospheres
  • Ignition of nearby materials, services or adjoining work areas
  • Unplanned interaction with other trades, mobile plant or public access
Gas cylinders, regulators and hoses
  • Cylinder fall, impact damage or uncontrolled release of pressure
  • Gas leak from damaged cylinders, hoses, fittings or poor connections
  • Flashback causing hose fire or cylinder involvement
  • Oxygen contact with oil or grease leading to rapid ignition
Transport, positioning and set-up
  • Manual handling strain when moving cylinders and equipment
  • Trip hazards from hoses, leads and gear placed across accessways
  • Cylinder instability or hose damage from poor positioning
  • Collision with vehicles, plant or other work groups
Atmosphere, ventilation and fumes
  • Exposure to welding and cutting fumes, gases and airborne contaminants
  • Oxygen depletion or gas build-up in low-lying, enclosed or poorly ventilated areas
  • Spread of leaked gas through ventilation or air-conditioning systems
  • Reduced visibility or worker impairment from contaminated air
Ignition, cutting and heating operations
  • Fire from sparks, slag, hot metal and radiant heat
  • Burns to hands, face, eyes and exposed skin
  • Flashback or uncontrolled flame from faulty equipment or incorrect set-up
  • Injury to nearby workers from sparks, hot metal or glare
Work on containers, tanks, pipes and previously used plant
  • Explosion from residual flammable vapours, sludge, scale or product residues
  • Release of toxic or combustible substances when heat is applied
  • Ignition of residues in associated pipework, vents, drains or surrounding soil
Nearby workers, public and surrounding property
  • Eye injury, burns or struck-by hazards to people nearby
  • Fire spread to neighbouring work areas, stored goods, vegetation or property
  • Unauthorised entry into the hot work area
Heat, hot surfaces and worker fatigue
  • Contact burns from heated workpieces, nozzles and surrounding metal
  • Heat stress, dehydration and reduced concentration
  • Loss of control or mistakes due to fatigue while wearing PPE or working in hot conditions
Shutdown, leak response and post-work fire watch
  • Delayed fire from smouldering materials or retained heat
  • Gas release after shutdown due to valve, hose or fitting failure
  • Unauthorised reuse of unsafe equipment left connected or pressurised

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2.8 Heat and cold; p. 21.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Welding processes — 3.6 Compressed and liquefied gases; p. 23.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of fatigue at work — Provide sufficient breaks while at work; p. 30.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 5. Isolation, locking off and access; p. 34.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

Suitable for Industries

Manufacturing and ProductionDemolitionMetal Fabrication and Welding

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