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HOTWORK Toolbox Talk

Hot work operations, which involve open flames or produce heat and sparks, can lead to significant property damage if not properly managed. A Hot Work Permit is required to ensure safety procedures are followed, including maintaining cleanliness, removing combustibles, and having fire extinguishers available. Employees should communicate any safety concerns to their supervisors to prevent potential hazards.

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HOTWORK Toolbox Talk

Hot work operations, which involve open flames or produce heat and sparks, can lead to significant property damage if not properly managed. A Hot Work Permit is required to ensure safety procedures are followed, including maintaining cleanliness, removing combustibles, and having fire extinguishers available. Employees should communicate any safety concerns to their supervisors to prevent potential hazards.

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Toolbox Talk: Hot Work

Fires involving hot works may be rare, but when they occur, the damage to property is often
substantial. Sparks and / or smouldering material can quickly spread and cause fires that are
hard to bring under control.
Investigations into the causes of hot work fires often find they could have been avoided if
proper safety procedures had been implemented / followed.
A Hot Work Permit is required for any temporary operation involving open flames or producing
heat and/or sparks, which could ignite nearby items unless they are protected. This includes, but
is not limited to, welding, burning, cutting, brazing, grinding, and soldering.
The Hot Work Permit is really nothing more than a formal checklist to ensure that potential
safety issues are addressed in the area you will be doing the work and that someone else agrees
it is safe to do the work.
Requirements of the Hot Work Permit may include:
• Keeping a good standard of housekeeping / floors to be swept clean.
• Flammable liquids, dust, lint, and oily deposits to be removed.
• Ducts and air vents to be protected or shut down to prevent sparks from being carried to
other combustibles.
• All combustibles to be removed where possible. Otherwise, the area will need to be protected
with fire resistive tarpaulins or metal shields.
• Portable fire extinguisher, suitable for the type of possible fire, to be readily available at the
work area.
• Depending on the area and the work being done, a Fire Watch person may be needed in the
area during and after the work is completed.

Some think of the Hot Work Permit as just another piece of paper to fill out while trying to get
the job done. However, enough fires have occurred during these types of operations that a
formal checklist is required.
The Hot Work Permit helps us all ensure that the area is safe for such operations so that we
have a place to return to work to tomorrow.

NB: AFTER THE TALK FEED BACK FROM EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE GIVEN AS NOTES

If you are unsure about safety arrangements, feel that equipment / systems are not working
sufficiently / damaged, or have any concerns / issues about anything, raise it to your line
manager / supervisor.

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