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Safety Issue:
Dipping and coating operations require
special precautions to protect employee safety.
Your facility is covered by OSHA’s dipping and
coating regulations if you use a dip tank for cleaning,
coating, or changing the character of an object
with some kind of liquid chemical other than water.
Examples include paint dipping, electroplating,
pickling, quenching, tanning, degreasing, stripping,
cleaning, roll coating, flow coating, and curtain
coating. Dipping into molten material is not
covered by the standard.
Legal Issues
OSHA regulation: 29 CFR 1910.123–126.
Comments: The dipping and coating regulations
specify the scope of the standard and definitions
used (1901.123), general requirements for these
operations (1910.124), additional requirements
for operations that use flammable or combustible
liquids (1910.125), and additional requirements
for special operations, such as hardening and
tempering tanks; flow coating, roll coating, or roll
impregnating operations; vapor degreasing tanks;
cyanide tanks; spray cleaning or spray degreasing
tanks; and electrostatic paint detearing.
In addition to the dipping and coating regulations,
several other OSHA standards may apply, depending
on the type of operation. If you use hazardous
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chemicals in the tanks, you will need to follow the
OSHA regulations for that chemical (Subpart Z)
as well as the general requirements for the Hazard
Communication Standard (1910.1200). If your
employees enter the tanks to clean them or perform
other work on them, the permit-required confined
space standard applies (1910.146). The flammable
liquid (1910.106) and welding (1910.251–255)
regulations may have to be adhered to as well.
Other regulations requiring employee training may
include the fire protection and emergency standards
(1910.38), the personal protective equipment
standard (1910.132), and the respirator standard
(1910.134).
Management Issues
Management must be aware of several key issues
concerning compliance with the dipping and
coating standard:
✔ Ventilation. Since this type of operation often
involves flammable and toxic liquids, you must
be certain that there is adequate ventilation so that
the atmosphere around the tanks is not hazardous
to employees.
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✔ Safe work environment. Dipping and coating
operations pose many hazards to employees who
work in and around areas where these operations
take place. In addition to providing adequate
ventilation, you must also take steps to make sure
employees are protected against fire, contamination,
and other hazards.
✔ Safe work practices and procedures. It is
critical to establish and require safe work practices
and procedures for these operations. It is also
essential to train employees to perform their
work safely to prevent injuries and illness.
✔ Cleaning and maintenance operations. When
employees enter tanks to clean them or perform other
work, you must make sure that these employees are
well trained and protected from potential hazards.
In addition, you need to be certain that the work is
carried out in compliance with the requirements of
OSHA’s confined space standard.
Training Issues
Training can make the difference between an
unsafe operation and an injury- and illness-free
one. Your employee training should include ses-
sions on:
✔ Selection, inspection, and use of PPE. It is
essential that employees use proper PPE to protect
against the particular hazards of the substances
used in your dipping and coating operations.
Employees should be trained to select appropriate
PPE, inspect it for damage or wear, and use it
correctly for maximum protection.
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✔ Material Safety Data Sheets. Whenever
hazardous chemicals are used in dipping and
coating operations, employees must be provided
with MSDSs for those chemicals and trained
to interpret the information contained in these
documents.
✔ Safe work procedures and practices.
Employees must be trained to follow all safety
procedures and obey established work practices
without exception.
✔ Disposal of wastes. Employees must be
instructed to follow safe housekeeping rules
and dispose of all wastes produced by these
operations properly.
✔ Personal hygiene. Preventing contamination by
chemicals used in dipping and coating operations is
extremely important. Employees should be trained
to wash thoroughly before breaks and at the end of
their shifts. They must realize the importance of
not spreading contamination outside the work area.
✔ Emergency response. The regulations also
require you to train employees in basic first aid
and emergency response procedures for the
injuries and situations they are likely to face on
the job, given the nature of the substances used in
your operations.
Take Action
Use the information in these checklists to make
sure that your dipping and coating operations are
in compliance with OSHA regulations and that
employees are well protected from the various
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hazards presented by these operations. The quiz

that follows is a good tool for evaluating supervisors’
knowledge of the requirements of the regulations and
the safety rules for dipping and coating operations.

For Further Help

Contact your OSHA area office for more information
about the dipping and coating regulations or for
assistance in implementing your safety program.

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DIPPING AND
COATING OPERATIONS
29 CFR 1910.123
❏ Do you comply with OSHA’s dipping and
coating rules if you clean, coat, or alter the
surface of an object or change its character?
[(a)(1)(i)-(iv)]
❏ Do you also apply the requirements of this
standard to the draining or dying of an object
that has been dipped or coated? [(a)(2)]
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR DIPPING AND
COATING OPERATIONS
29 CFR 1910.124
❏ Is any container that you use as a dip tank
strong enough to withstand any expected load?
[(a)]
❏ Does the ventilation you provide to a vapor
area keep the airborne concentration of any
substance below 25 percent of its lower
flammable limit (LFL)? [(b)(1)]
❏ Do you use tank covers that float on the
surface of the liquid in dip tanks to replace
or supplement ventilation? [(b)(3)]
WHEN YOU USE MECHANICAL
VENTILATION, DOES IT
CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING
STANDARDS:
❏ ANSI Z9.2-1979—Fundamentals
Governing the Design and Operation of
Local Exhaust Systems? [(b)(4)(i)]
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❏ NFPA 34-1995—Standard for Dip Tanks
Containing Flammable or Combustible
Liquids? [(b)(4)(ii)]
❏ ACGIH’s “Industrial Ventilation: A Manual
of Recommended Practice” (22nd ed.,
1995)? [(b)(4)(iii)]
❏ ANSI Z9.1-1971—Practices for Ventilation
and Operation of Open-Surface Tanks?
[(b)(4)(iv)]
❏ NFPA 34-1966—Standard for Dip Tanks
Containing Flammable or Combustible
Liquids? [(b)(4)(iv)]
❏ Does your mechanical ventilation draw the
flow of air into a hood or exhaust duct? [(b)(5)]
❏ Does each dip tank have an independent exhaust
system unless the combination of substances
being removed will not cause a fire, explosion,
or chemical reaction? [(b)(6)(i)-(iii)]
❏ Do you make sure that exhaust air is not
recirculated when any substance in the air
poses a health hazard to employees or exceeds
25 percent of its LFL? [(c)(1)]
❏ Do you make sure that any exhaust air
recirculated from a dipping or coating
operation using flammable or combustible
liquids is free of any solid particulate that
poses a health or safety hazard? [(c)(2)(i)]
❏ Do you monitor recirculated air using approved
equipment? [(c)(2)(ii)]
❏ Do you have a system that sounds an alarm and
automatically shuts down the operation when
the vapor concentration for any substance in
the exhaust airstream exceeds 25 percent of
its LFL? [(c)(3)]
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❏ Do you provide each room having exhaust
hoods with a volume of outside air that is at
least 90 percent of the volume of the exhaust
air? [(d)(1)]
❏ Do you ensure that the outside air supply does
not damage exhaust hoods? [(d)(2)]
❏ When an employee enters a dip tank, do
you meet the entry requirements of OSHA’s
standard for permit-required confined spaces
(1910.146)? [(e)]
❏ Do your employees know the first-aid
procedures appropriate to the dipping or
coating hazards to which they are exposed? [(f)]
❏ Do you provide locker or other storage space to
❏ Do you provide mechanical ventilation or
prevent contamination of employees’ street
clothes? [(g)(1)]
❏ Do you provide an emergency shower and
eyewash station close to the dipping or coating
operation (or in place of this equipment, a
water hose that is at least 4 feet long and at
least three-quarters of an inch thick with a
quick opening valve and carrying pressure of
25 psi)? [(g)(2)]
❏ Do you provide at least one basin with a hot
water faucet for every 10 employees? [(g)(3)]
❏ Do you make sure that employees with sores,
burns, or other skin lesions that require medical
treatment have a physician’s approval before
working in a vapor area? [(h)(1)]
❏ Do you provide treatment for small skin
abrasions, cuts, rashes, or open sores? [(h)(2)]
❏ Do you provide appropriate first-aid supplies
near the dipping or coating operation? [(h)(3)]
❏ Do you provide employees who work with
chromic acid with periodic examinations of
their exposed body parts (especially their
nostrils)? [(h)(4)]
Before permitting an employee to clean the
interior of a dip tank, do you:
❏ Drain the contents of the tank and open the
cleanout doors? [(i)(1)]
❏ Ventilate and clear any pockets where
hazardous vapors may have accumulated?
[(i)(2)]
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❏ Do you inspect hoods and the ductwork of the
ventilation for corrosion damage at least every
3 months during operation and before operation
after a prolonged shutdown?
[(j)(1)(i) and (ii)]
❏ Do you inspect hoods and ductwork to ensure
that airflow is adequate at least once every
3 months during operation and before operation
after a prolonged shutdown? [(j)(2)(i) and (ii)]
❏ Do you periodically inspect all dipping and
coating equipment, including covers, drains,
overflow piping, and electrical and fire
extinguishing systems, and promptly correct
any deficiencies? [(j)(3)]
respirators to protect employees in the vapor
area from exposure to toxic substances released
during welding, burning, or open-flame work?
[(j)(4)]
❏ Have dip tanks been thoroughly cleaned of
solvents and vapors before welding, burning,
or open-flame work is permitted? [(j)(5)]
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR DIPPING AND COATING
OPERATIONS THAT USE
FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUIDS
29 CFR 1910.125
❏ Are your dip tanks made of noncombustible
materials? [(a)]
❏ Do you provide trapped overflow piping that
discharges at a safe location for any tank with
a capacity of greater than 150 gallons or a
liquid surface area of greater than 10 square
feet? [(b)(1)(i) and (ii)]
❏ Do you ensure that overflow piping is at least
3 inches in diameter and has sufficient capacity
to prevent the dip tank from overflowing?
[(b)(2)(i)]
❏ Do piping connections on drains and overflow
pipes allow ready access to the interior of the
pipe for inspection and cleaning? [(b)(2)(ii)]
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❏ Is the bottom of each overflow connection at
least 6 inches below the top of the dip tank?
[(b)(2)(iii)]
❏ Do you provide a bottom drain for dip tanks
that contain more than 500 gallons unless the
tank is equipped with an automatic closing
cover or the viscosity of the liquid at normal
atmospheric temperature does not allow the
liquid to flow or be pumped easily?
[(c)(1)(i) and (ii)]
Do you ensure that bottom drains:
❏ Will empty the dip tank during a fire?
[(c)(2)(i)]
❏ Are properly trapped? [(c)(2)(ii)]
❏ Have pipes that permit the removal of the
dip tank’s contents within 5 minutes after
a fire begins? [(c)(2)(iii)]
❏ Will discharge to a safe location?
[(c)(2)(iv)]
❏ Can be operated manually and
automatically? [(c)(3)]
❏ Is manual operation from a safe and
accessible location? [(c)(3)]
❏ Do you use automatic pumps when gravity
flow from the bottom drain is impractical?
[(c)(4)]
❏ Do any conveyor systems used with dip tanks
shut down automatically when there is a fire
or if the ventilation rate drops below the
required rate (see 1910.124 [b])?
[(d)(1)(i),(ii)]
❏ Do you control all ignition sources in vapor
areas and adjacent areas? [(e)(1)]
❏ Do you ensure that employees electrically bond
and positively ground any portable container
used to add liquid to a tank? [(e)(2)]
Do you make sure that a heating system used
in a drying operation:
❏ Is installed in accordance with NFPA
86-1969? [(e)(3)(i)]
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❏ Has adequate mechanical ventilation that
operates before and during the drying
operation? [(e)(3)(ii)]
❏ Shuts down automatically if any
ventilating fans fail to maintain adequate
ventilation? [(e)(3)(iii)]
❏ Are all vapor areas kept free of combustible
debris and as free as possible of combustible
stock? [(e)(4)(i)]
❏ Are rags and other materials contaminated
with liquids from dipping or coating
operations placed in approved waste cans
immediately after use? [(e)(4)(ii)]
❏ Are waste containers properly disposed of
at the end of each shift? [(e)(4)(iii)]
❏ Do you prohibit smoking in vapor areas and
post readily visible “No Smoking” signs near
each dip tank? [(e)(5)]
Do you provide fire protection for:
❏ Any dip tank with a capacity of at least
150 gallons or a liquid surface area of at
least 4 square feet? [(f)(1)(i)]
❏ Any hardening or tempering tank with a
capacity of at least 500 gallons or a liquid
surface area of at least 25 square feet?
[(f)(1)(ii)]
❏ For every vapor area, do you provide manual
fire extinguishers that are suitable for flamma-
ble and combustible liquid fires? [(f)(2)(i)]
❏ Do you have an automatic fire extinguishing
system that conforms to the requirements of
Subpart L of the OSHA standards? [(f)(2)(ii)]
❏ Can any automatically closing tank covers
also be activated manually? [(f)(3)(i)]
❏ Are tank covers noncombustible or tin clad?
[(f)(3)(ii)]
❏ Are tank covers closed when tanks are not
in use? [(f)(3)(iii)]
❏ Do you maintain the temperature of liquids in
dip tanks below the liquid’s boiling point and
at least 100°F (37.8°C) below the liquid’s
auto-ignition temperature? [(g)(1),(2)]
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR SPECIAL DIPPING AND
COATING OPERATIONS
29 CFR 1910.126
Do you ensure that hardening and tempering tanks:
❏ Are located as far as practicable from
furnaces? [(a)(1)(i)]
❏ Are on noncombustible flooring?
[(a)(1)(ii)]
❏ Have noncombustible hoods and vents for
venting to the outside? [(a)(1)(iii)]
❏ Do you equip each hardening and tempering
tank with an alarm that will sound if the
temperature of the liquid comes within 50°F
(10°C) of its flashpoint (the alarm set point)?
[(a)(2)]
❏ When practicable, do you provide each of
these tanks with a limit switch to shut down
the conveyor supplying work to the tank?
[(a)(3)]
❏ If the temperature of the liquid in these tanks
can exceed the alarm set point, do you equip
the tank with a circulating cooling system?
[(a)(4)]
❏ Do you refrain from using air under pressure
when you fill these dip tanks or agitate the
liquid in them? [(a)(6)]
❏ Do you use a direct low-pressure pumping
system or a 10-gallon or smaller gravity tank
to supply the paint for flow coating? [(b)(1)]
❏ Do you have approved heat-activated devices
to shut down pumping systems in the event of
a fire? [(b)(1)]
❏ Is piping used in flow coating substantially
and rigidly supported? [(b)(2)]
When roll coating, roll spreading, or roll
impregnating operations using flammable or
combustible liquids that have a flashpoint below
140°F, do you prevent static electricity by:
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❏ Bonding and grounding all metallic parts
(including rotating parts) and installing
static collectors? [(c)(1)]
❏ Or maintain a conductive atmosphere in
the vapor area? [(c)(2)]
❏ Do you ensure that the condenser or vapor-
level thermostat on degreasing tanks keep the
vapor level at least 36 inches or one-half the
tank width, whichever is less, below the top
of the tank? [(d)(1)]
❏ When you use gas as a fuel to heat the liquid
in a degreasing tank, do you prevent solvent
vapors from entering the air-fuel mixture (in
other words, make the combustion chamber
airtight)? [(d)(2)]
❏ Are flues on degreasing tanks made of
corrosion-resistant material, and do they
extend to the outside? [(d)(3)]
❏ Do you install a draft diverter if mechanical
exhaust is used on the flue? [(d)(3)]
❏ Do you make sure that solvent mixtures do
not decompose or generate an excessive
amount of vapor? [(d)(4)]
❏ Do you ensure that cyanide tanks have a dike
or other safeguard to prevent cyanide from
mixing with an acid if a dip tank fails? [(e)]
If you spray a liquid in the air over an open-
surface cleaning or degreasing tank, do you:
❏ Enclose the spraying operation? [(f)(1)]
❏ Use mechanical ventilation to provide
enough inward air velocity to prevent the
spray from leaving the vapor area? [(f)(2)]
❏ Do you use only approved electrostatic
equipment in paint detearing operations?
[(g)(1)]
❏ Do you use conveyors to support any goods
being paint deteared? [(g)(2)]
❏ Do you make sure that employees don’t handle
goods being electrostatically deteared? [(g)(3)]
❏ Do you maintain a distance of twice the
sparking distance between goods being
deteared and the electrodes or conductors on
the equipment? [(g)(4)]
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❏ Do you display this minimum distance

conspicuously on a sign located near the
equipment? [(g)(4)]
Does electrostatic equipment have automatic
controls that immediately disconnect the power
supply and signal the operator if:
❏ The ventilation or conveyors fail to
operate? [(g)(5)(i)]
❏ A ground occurs anywhere in the high-
voltage system? [(g)(5)(ii)]
❏ Goods being electrostatically deteared
come within twice the sparking distance of
the electrodes or conductors? [(g)(5)(iii)]
❏ Do you erect fences, rails, or guards made
of conducting material and that are adequately
grounded to separate paint detearing
operations from storage areas and personnel?
[(g)(6)]
❏ Do you protect paint detearing operations
from fire by having automatic sprinklers
or other automatic fire extinguishing system
that complies with OSHA regulations?
[(g)(7)(i),(ii)]
❏ Do you provide drip plates and screens to
collect paint deposits? [(g)(8)(i)]
❏ Do you clean these plates and screens at a
safe location? [(g)(5)(ii)]

Corrective Action Completed (date): ______________________________________

Supervisor: __________________________________________________________
Routed to: ____________________________________________________________

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YES NO

Ventilation

◆ Does your ventilation keep the airborne concentration of any

substance below 25 percent of its lower flammable limit (LFL)? ❏ ❏
◆ Does your mechanical ventilation system draw the air into
a hood or exhaust duct? ❏ ❏
◆ Does each dip tank have an independent exhaust system
(unless the combination of airborne hazardous materials
will not cause fire, explosion, or chemical reaction)? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you make sure that exhaust air is not recirculated when any
substance in the air poses a health hazard to employees or
exceeds 25 percent of its LFL? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you make sure that any recirculated exhaust air from
operations using flammable or combustible liquids is free
of any solid particulate that poses a health or safety hazard? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you monitor recirculated air using approved equipment
to make sure it remains safe for employees to breathe? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you have a warning system that sounds an alarm and
automatically shuts the operation down when the vapor
concentration for any substance in the exhaust airstream
exceeds 25 percent of its LFL? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you provide each room with exhaust hoods supplying a volume
of outside air that is at least 90 percent of the volume of the
exhaust air? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you ensure that the outside air supply does not damage
exhaust hoods? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you inspect hoods and the ductwork of the ventilation for
corrosion damage at least every 3 months during operation
and before operation after a prolonged shutdown? ❏ ❏

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◆ Do you periodically inspect all dipping and coating equipment,
including covers, drains, overflow piping, and electrical and fire
extinguishing systems, and promptly correct any deficiencies? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you inspect hoods and ductwork to ensure that airflow is
adequate at least once every 3 months and before operation
after a prolonged shutdown? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you use tank covers that float on the surface of the liquid
to replace or supplement ventilation? ❏ ❏

Safe Work Environment

◆ Are your tanks strong enough to withstand any expected load? ❏ ❏

◆ Are they constructed from noncombustible materials? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you provide employees with appropriate PPE, including:
—Gloves suitable to protect hands from the liquid being used? ❏ ❏
—Safety glasses with side shields or goggles? ❏ ❏
—Face shields? ❏ ❏
—Respirators as needed? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you provide appropriate first-aid supplies for the type of
liquid being used in the tanks? ❏ ❏
◆ Are first-aid supplies located near the dipping and coating
operation? ❏ ❏
◆ Have you provided emergency showers and eyewash stations
close to dipping and coating operations? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you provide treatment for small skin abrasions, cuts, rashes, or
open sores? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you make sure that employees with sores, burns, or other skin
lesions that require medical treatment have a physician’s approval
before they are allowed to work in a vapor area? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you provide periodic examinations for employees who work
with chromic acid? ❏ ❏
◆ Is there at least one basin with a hot water faucet for every
10 employees? ❏ ❏
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◆ Do you provide lockers or other storage space for employees
to prevent contamination of their street clothes? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you prohibit smoking in vapor areas and post readily visible
“No Smoking” signs near each dip tank? ❏ ❏
◆ Are large dip tanks for operations where flammable or
combustible liquids are used equipped with an automatic
fire extinguishing system or an automatically closing tank cover
that can also be activated manually? ❏ ❏
◆ Do your heating systems used for drying parts shut down automatically
if ventilating fans fail to maintain adequate ventilation? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you provide appropriate fire extinguishers for every vapor area
where flammable or combustible liquids are used? ❏ ❏
◆ Do any conveyor systems used with dip tanks shut down
automatically when there is a fire or if the ventilation rate drops
below the required rate? ❏ ❏

Safety Training

◆ Have you reviewed the hazards involved in dipping and coating

operations with your employees? ❏ ❏
◆ Are employees trained to read and understand MSDSs for the
chemicals used in dipping and coating operations? ❏ ❏
◆ Are employees trained to select, inspect, and use all appropriate
forms of PPE to protect themselves against the hazards of
dipping and coating operations? ❏ ❏
◆ Are employees trained to keep all work areas free of combustible
debris and as free as possible of combustible stock when flammable
or combustible liquids are used in dipping and coating operations? ❏ ❏
◆ Are they trained to keep flames, spark-producing devices, or hot
surfaces away from vapor areas where flammable and combustible
liquids are used? ❏ ❏
◆ Are employees instructed to place rags and other materials
contaminated with liquids from dipping and coating operations
in approved, sealed metal containers immediately after use? ❏ ❏

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◆ Do employees dispose of waste container contents properly
at the end of every shift? ❏ ❏
◆ Are employees trained to electrically bond any portable container
to the dip tank and positively ground it during any transfer of
liquids to prevent static electrical sparks and arcs? ❏ ❏
◆ Have employees been trained in the proper use of fire
extinguishers? ❏ ❏
◆ Do they know how to call for assistance in the event of a fire or
medical emergency? ❏ ❏
◆ Do employees know where first-aid supplies are located? ❏ ❏
◆ Are they trained to perform basic first-aid to treat the kinds of
injuries common to dipping and coating operations? ❏ ❏
◆ Are employees trained to wash thoroughly before breaks and at
the end of their shift before putting on street clothes? ❏ ❏

Cleaning and Maintenance Operations

◆ Before permitting employees to enter a dip tank for cleaning or

to perform other work, do you:
—Drain the contents of the tank and open the clean-out doors? ❏ ❏
—Ventilate and clear any pockets where hazardous vapors may have
accumulated? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you allow only trained and authorized employees to enter
tanks? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you comply with all the requirements of OSHA’s permit-
required confined space standard when employees enter
dipping or coating tanks for any reason? ❏ ❏
◆ Are tanks thoroughly cleaned of solvents and vapors before welding,
burning, or open-flame work is permitted? ❏ ❏
◆ Do you provide mechanical ventilation or respirators to protect
employees in the vapor area from exposure to toxic substances
released during welding, burning, or open-flame work? ❏ ❏

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Dipping and Coating Operations Quiz

Please choose the correct answers for the following:

1. Mechanical ventilation of vapor

6. Hoods and ductwork should be
areas must keep the airborne con- inspected at least once a year.
centration of any substance below
10 percent of its lower flammable __ True __ False
limit (LFL).
Employee training should
__ True __ False

Each dip tank should have an

7. include instruction in how to
electrically bond and positively
ground portable containers.
2. independent exhaust system.
__ True __ False
__ True __ False

Only emergency first responders

3.
It is permissible to recirculate
exhaust air as long as it doesn’t
pose a health hazard to employees
8. need to be trained in basic first
aid for the kinds of injuries
common to dipping and coating
or exceed 25 percent of its LFL. operations.
__ True __ False __ True __ False

4. Any employee may enter a tank to

clean it as long as the tank has
been emptied and sufficient time
9. You must provide lockers or
other storage space for employ-
ees’ street clothes to prevent
has been allowed for vapors to contamination.
evaporate.
__ True __ False
__ True __ False

5. You must provide at least one

basin with hot water for every
10. You must post one “No
Smoking” sign in each vapor
area where flammable or com-
10 employees. bustible liquids are used.
__ True __ False __ True __ False

Answers:
injuries they may face. 9. True. 10. False. You must post a “No Smoking” sign near each tank.
8. False. All employees who work in dipping and coating operations should be trained in basic first aid for the types of
6. False. Hoods and ductwork should be inspected at least once every 3 months or after any prolonged shutdown. 7. True.
ees may enter tanks and then only if all the requirements of OSHA’s permit-required confined space standard are met. 5. True.
removed will not cause a fire, explosion, or other chemical reaction. 3. True. 4. False. Only trained and authorized employ-
1. False. Airborne concentrations must be below 25 percent of LFL. 2. True. Unless the combination of substances being

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