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Why Hot Work Keeps Killing: 15 CSB Investigations and the OSHA Rules Behind Them

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has investigated 15 fatal hot-work incidents since 2001, and they share one pattern: a flammable atmosphere in or around a tank, and no gas monitoring before the torch. This study lays out the CSB record, the seven lessons it drew, and the exact OSHA standards that cite what the CSB investigates.