Hot Work Hold Point for Welding or Cutting Duct
Treat welding, torch cutting, grinding, and spark-producing work as a permit-and-area-control task. Site hot-work rules decide when it can proceed.
Stop if
- Before we weld or cut here, is the permit active, who is the fire watch, and what needs protection on the other side and below?
Watch out
- Do not start because “it is only one cut” or assume the spark path ends where you can see it.
Check
- Confirm hot-work permit and authorized operator requirements
- Remove or protect combustibles above, below, and behind the work
- Check concealed spaces and the opposite side of penetrations
- Stage required fire watch and extinguisher
- Confirm ventilation, coatings, insulation, and nearby systems are safe for hot work
Steps
- Confirm hot-work permit and authorized operator requirements
- Remove or protect combustibles above, below, and behind the work
- Check concealed spaces and the opposite side of penetrations
- Stage required fire watch and extinguisher
- Confirm ventilation, coatings, insulation, and nearby systems are safe for hot work
Say this to your foreman
Before we weld or cut here, is the permit active, who is the fire watch, and what needs protection on the other side and below?
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