OSHA Keeps Welding Paperwork Approval Rolling
Published Date: 3/20/2025
Notice
Summary
OSHA is asking for public feedback to keep the paperwork rules for welding, cutting, and brazing safe and clear. This affects employers who follow these safety standards, with no new costs or big changes—just an extension of current rules. Comments are due by May 19, 2025, so don’t miss your chance to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Paperwork rules continued; small burden increase
OSHA is asking OMB to extend approval of the current paperwork (information collection) rules for the Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard. The agency reports total estimated burden hours rising from 5,619 to 5,960 hours (an increase of 341 hours), respondents increasing from 21,070 to 22,352, and total responses increasing from 84,280 to 89,408. Comments on this extension are due by May 19, 2025.
Required welding equipment inspection records
If you employ welders, Section 1910.255(e) requires periodic inspections of resistance welding equipment by qualified maintenance personnel and a written certification record. The record must show the inspection date, the signature of the person who performed the inspection, and the equipment serial number or other identifier, and it must be made available to an OSHA inspector upon request.
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