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DEFINITION:
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Hot Work is any temporary operation involving open flames or equipment producing heat or spark
TYPICAL LIST OF HOT WORKS:
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List of typical hot work includes: welding, heat treating, grinding, thawing pipe, hot riveting, soldering, brazing, powder-driven fastener operations, torch applied roofing, glass blowing, using a heat gun to heat/soften floor tiles, and similar activities involving spark, flame, or heat.
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COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH HOT WORK OPERATIONS:
BUILDING SYSTEMS:
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With regard to building systems, ensure that:
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Fire sprinklers, if existing, are kept operational
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Building ventilation protected from smoke and fumes
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Fire alarm system kept operational; detectors disabled only if necessary, i.e., if they would likely be activated by the work;
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HNC Project Manager requires at least 24 hours notice to identify the need and disable detectors
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Only HNC is authorized to disable fire alarm devices
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Cutting and welding equipment in good operating condition and UL listed when applicable
PERSONNEL / OCCUPANT PROTECTION:
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With regard to building occupants, ensure that:
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Workers and occupants protected from smoke, fumes, and toxic materials by use of exhaust ventilation or other approved safety measures.
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Vision screens/barriers in place
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Confined space entry permit/procedures in place when applicable
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Energized equipment locked/tagged out of service when applicable
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Workers properly trained in use of equipment
Within 35 feet of the area, ensure that:
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Floors swept clean of combustibles
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Combustible floors swept down & covered with damp sand, metal or other spark/heat shields
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Combustible and flammable materials removed
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Flammable liquids, dust, lint, and oily deposits removed
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Explosive atmosphere in area eliminated
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Fixed combustibles and flammables covered with fire-resistive covers, guards, and/or shields
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Wall and floor openings covered with non-combustible covers
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Fire-resistive covers suspended beneath work to collect sparks
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WORK ON OR NEAR WALLS FLOORS OR CEILINGS:
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Prior to the start of work ensure that:
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All holes, cracks and penetrations are sealed with non-combustible material
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Construction is non-combustible and without combustible covering or inulation. Otherwise, combustible covering or insulation. Otherwise, combustibles are to be shielded/protected
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Combustibles moved away from opposite side of wall and second fire watch provided where required
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WORK ON ENCLOSED EQUIPMENT (tanks,ducts,plenums,etc.)
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Confined space entry permit/procedures
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Compressed gases out of confined space
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Equipment empty, cleaned of residues, pressure released, purged of vapors, and gas valves shut off
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FIRE WATCH (at work site)
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Fire watcher is to be present 30 minutes before for combustible clean-up, during and for 30 minutes after operation to ensure that no smoldering fires exist.
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Fire watcher is to search for any smoldering or flaming ignition and extinguish any such sources.
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Fire watcher is to be supplied with hose and/or fire extinguishers of proper size and type and be properly trained in use.
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Fire watcher is to be trained in emergency procedures and activating fire alarm
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The permit applicant or their representative is to protect all combustibles from hot work ignition sources. This includes sealing of floor and wall penetrations.
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Fire watcher is to stop hot work if any of the safety precautions cannot be met
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Fire watcher is to locate the nearest fire alarm pull station before hot work begins and pull the alarm immediately if an emergency occurs.
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Fire watcher is to have access to a telephone to dial contact
