---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.110"
title: "30"
number: "250.110"
heading: "What must I include in my welding plan?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.110"
---

# §250.110. What must I include in my welding plan?


You must include all of the following in the welding plan that you prepare under [§ 250.109](/cfr/30/250.109.md):

- (a) Standards or requirements for welders;
- (b) How you will ensure that only qualified personnel weld;
- (c) **Practices and procedures for safe welding that address—**
  - (1) Welding in designated safe areas;
  - (2) Welding in undesignated areas, including wellbay;
  - (3) Fire watches;
  - (4) Maintenance of welding equipment; and
  - (5) **Plans showing all designated safe-welding areas.**
- (d) How you will prevent spark-producing activities (i.e., grinding, abrasive blasting/cutting and arc-welding) in hazardous locations.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.