Torch, Propane, MAPP, or Butane

This activity is listed as:

🔶OrangeRequires submission of safety plan and approval by EHS

 

The process  to receive approval for this tool is:

  1. Check below to see that your use falls within guidelines
  2. Complete, sign, and submit the MIT remote making risk acknowledgement
  3. Develop your Remote Making Safety Plan with your faculty/staff oversight; look at the remote making safety plan form for guidance since you will need to fill out the form in Step 4
  4. Submit your remote making safety plan
  5. You will be contacted to discuss the plan, feasibility, modifications, etc.
  6. EHS will approve use of this tool once/if all safety and feasibility requirements are met
  7. As pre-COVID, staff/faculty are responsible for making sure the safety plan is followed

Minimum required PPE and precautions (more may be required based on circumstance)

  • Safety glasses

  • Gloves

  • Long pants and closed toed shoes

Hazards to be addressed in Safety Plan

  •  Fire, igniting materials in work area
  • Fumes, combustion products and flux fumes
  • Heavy metal exposure if using solder with lead or antimony
  • Flammable gas storage

Most important safety considerations (issues, resources, advice, warnings)

  • N/A

Most important considerations in the use of the tool/technology (issues, resources, advice, warnings)

  • N/A

Links or info about video/images and complementary or alternative tools/tech to consider

  • N/A

Forms and contact information required to obtain approval to use this technology/tools

Related MIT Resources: MIT Environment, Health and Safety | Office of the Vice President for Research | MIT Project Manus