Torch, Propane, MAPP, or Butane
This activity is listed as:
🔶 | Orange | Requires submission of safety plan and approval by EHS |
The process to receive approval for this tool is:
- Check below to see that your use falls within guidelines
- Complete, sign, and submit the MIT remote making risk acknowledgement
- 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
- Submit your remote making safety plan
- You will be contacted to discuss the plan, feasibility, modifications, etc.
- EHS will approve use of this tool once/if all safety and feasibility requirements are met
- 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)
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)