30 CFR § 56.14213 - Ventilation and shielding for welding.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s56.14213"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 56.14213 - Ventilation and shielding for welding."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "56.14213"
section_name: "Ventilation and shielding for welding."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "56"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "56"
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# 56.14213 Ventilation and shielding for welding.

(a) Welding operations shall be shielded when performed at locations where arc flash could be hazardous to persons.

(b) All welding operations shall be well-ventilated.