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This course covers the following information:
Hot Work Safety and the Permitting Process: Hot Work and Its Hazards
- The most common types of hot work operations.
- The fire hazards that are associated with these tasks.
- The types of conditions that may exist in areas where hot work is performed that can give rise to secondary fires or explosions.
Hot Work Safety and the Permitting Process: The Purpose of a Hot Work Permit
- The purpose of a Hot Work Permit.
- How a Hot Work Permit is used to control or eliminate fire hazards in areas where hot work will be performed.
- The types of information that must be recorded on a Hot Work Permit.
- The responsibilities that managers and employees have for creating and maintaining a fire-safe work environment.
Hot Work Safety and the Permitting Process: First Steps in the Permitting Process
- The person who is in charge of the hot work permitting process is referred to as the "permit authorizing individual", or PAI.
- The steps that the PAI will follow in filling out a Hot Work Permit.
- What types of safety precautions are most likely to be required to make a work area fire-safe.
Hot Work Safety and the Permitting Process: Preparing the Area and Performing the Work
- How a Hot Work Permit guides the process of creating and maintaining a fire-safe work area.
- The procedures that the PAI, hot work operator and fire watcher are required to follow in preparing the work area and performing hot work safely.
- What should be done if conditions change while hot work is in progress.
Hot Work Safety and the Permitting Process: Hot Work in Confined Spaces
- The nature of confined spaces and the hazards that are associated with working inside them.
- Why performing hot work in confined spaces can create special hazards.
- The need for extreme caution when performing hot work in confined spaces.