Safety Manual

• If approval for hot work is granted, issuing and posting hot work permits which list all required precautions • Establishing a fire watch during and for no less than 30 minutes after completion of thehot work

Fire Watch Personnel A fire watch is a designated employee who monitors the hot work area for fires while work is being performed and for 30 minutes after its completion. Duties of the fire watch personnel include: • Maintaining continuouswatch over hot work activity during and for 30 minutes after work has been completed • Monitoring adjacent areas for fires • Extinguishing small, controllable fires with extinguishing equipment available in hot work area • Activating fire alarm if an uncontrollable fire occurs • Signing the hot work permit 30 minutes after the work is complete and re-postingsigned permit in hot work area • After the hot work and mandatory 30- minute monitoring period is complete, periodically returning to the area where the hot work was completed to check for fires for three hours • Ensuring that the supervisor has conducted a final inspection after the fire watch period has concluded and signs off on the permit • Having a supervisor find another trained person to relieve him/her if thedesignated individual must leave for any reason Employees • Ensure all fire prevention and fire protection measures have been taken before anytorch cutting or welding begin • Acquire all PPE deemed necessary during the completion of an activity hazardassessment • Ensure all PPE’s is worn properly for the specific hazard involved • Ensure all equipment is in good working condition • Responsible for bringing hazards to the attention of his/her supervisor for correctionas soon as the hazard is recognized • Remove any damaged equipment from service, take corrective action to have it repaired or replace and notify their supervisor • Secure authorization for the cutting or welding operations from the company’s designated person. • Protect combustibles from ignition by the following: − Have the work moved to a location free from dangerous combustibles. − If the work cannot be moved, have the combustible moved to a safe distancefrom the work or have the combustibles properly shielded against ignition.

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