Complete the Form for a Hot Work Permit review. After review, you will be notified of an approval or more information required.
General Safety Requirements:
- For metal coatings ― A JHA will be completed where coating removal may result in contaminant exposure above acceptable limit.
- Recently welded or flame cut work must be marked "HOT" or effectively guarded to prevent contact by a worker, if a worker not directly involved in the hot work is likely to enter the work area.
Requirements within 35 ft (11 m) of hot work:
- Flammable liquid, dust, lint, and oily deposits removed.
- Explosive atmosphere in area eliminated.
- Floors swept clean and trash removed.
- Combustible floors wet down or covered with damp sand or fire-resistive / non-combustible materials or equivalent.
- Personnel protected from electrical shock when floors are wet.
- Other combustible storage material removed or covered with listed or approved materials (welding pads, blankets, or curtains; fire-resistive tarpaulins), metal shields, or non-combustible materials.
- All wall and floor openings covered.
- Ducts and conveyors that might carry sparks to distant combustible material covered, protected, or shut down.