To establish procedures defining a system of control that will allow work involving possible sources of ignition to be carried out safely, eliminating the danger of fire to surrounding areas in ...

Many will recognize that quote as belonging to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but the words just as easily could have been spoken by a maintenance person refusing to complete a hot-work permit. Hot-work permit ...

Hot work continues to be a leading cause of industrial fires, consistently in the top five across all industries, and it has been responsible for many of industry's most severe fire losses. Hot work ...

A new safety bulletin issued by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) warns of hot work hazards and identifies seven key lessons aimed at preventing worker deaths during hot work in and around storage ...

A Hot Work Permit is required for any temporary operation involving open flames or producing heat, spark, or smoke. Hot Work includes but is not limited to cutting, welding, soldering, brazing, ...

Hot work operations include welding, brazing, torch cutting, grinding, and torch soldering. These operations create heat, sparks, and hot slag that have the potential to ignite flammable and ...