Hot Work Permits

Health Safety Environment and Fire

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 Work Permits
Why are we here?

A work permit (also known as a “permit to

work”) is a document that includes a description
of the work to be performed, the hazards
involved, the precautions to take, the required
authorizations, and other elements. It is a written
record authorizing a specific work at a specific
location, and for a specific time.

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Types of Work Permits
According to OISD 105, there are four types of
work permits:-

• Hot Work Permit

• Cold Work Permit
• Confined space entry work permit
• Electrical Work Permit

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 Hot Work Permits
A hot work permit is required for work involving the use of
a flame or other sources of ignition.
Examples of hot work are:

welding
burning
brazing
propane soldering
oxyacetylene cutting
grinding ferrous metals

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Unsafe Hot Work

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Work Activity
A. Application (to be completed by SNF Representative)
Contractor/Company
Plant Area: Description of work:
Permit is required from:
(Maximum Validity: - 1 week)
B. Checkpoints of Applicable Work Activities
Hot Work/Explosive
Atmosphere
1. Are loose combustible material
removed?
2. Are non-movable combustible
material covered?
3. Fire extinguisher is available near
the hot work carried out?
4. Are gas cylinders secured in
upright position and fitted with
pressure gauges and flash back
arrestor; within cylinder trolley?
5. Is work area screened to contain
spark & insulation provided to
control transmission of heat if
required?
6. Adequate PPE are in place?
7. Hot work equipment is in good
working condition?
8. All Grinding machines are fitted
with guard (grinding machine
guard).?
Electrical/Machine
Safety
1. Authorized electric person is doing
the electric work.
2. Lockout Tagout of all energy
source done before start of work
3. Electric operator has required PPE
for electric work.
4. Area is not wet & conductive
material removed.
5. Insulated tools are used during
work.
6. Supervision is adequate?
7. Isolation is done with adequate
communication to all concern?
8. Guards available on the portable
hand tools?
C. Issue (to be completed by SNF Representative)
Permission is given for the work to proceed subject to the conditions specified above:
Signed:
Hot Work Working at Height Radiography Confined Space
Electrical Lifting Operation Excavation Work Other
Request by: Date:
Time Date Time Date
To:
Hot Work/Explosive Working at height (Work Confined Spaces
Atmosphere above 500MM) 1- Confined space has been isolated
1.Are all the workers identified and from all energy & connected
9. All portable electric tool are trained? pipelines.
double insulated? 2.Is adequate means of safe access 2- Confined space is Adequately
10. Plug and cords are free from and egress available with cleaned, Ventilated & lightened.
defects? complete working platform, 3- Work is continuously monitored &
11. All electrical wires have 3-pin guardrails, and toe boards? one standby person is available.
plug? 3.Full body safety harness is 4- Hand lamp used in Confined space
12. Extension board with ELCB available without any physical is of 24 V.
(earth leakage circuit breaker) damage with double lanyard &
provided? shock absorber & identified
13. Proper Exit / Escape route approved anchorage point is
provided or present? available?
4.Work equipment (guard rail, toe
board, working platform, personal
fall protection system. Etc…..) Are
Work Permit in SNF
inspected?
5.Unsafe floor and side openings
respectively are temporally
covered or barricaded
Flopam India Pvt.
Lifting Operation
1. Lifting equipment & accessories are
Excavation Works
1. Rigid Barrier i.e. Hard Barricading
Chemical Works Ltd.
identified & test certificates are is provided for the excavations 1. Communication is made to all
available. between 0.5 & 1.2 meters in depth concerned authorities before
at safety distance of 1.5 mts? starting the work?
2. Crane operator, Riggers, lifting 2. Is protective system is 2. Is area identified and protected
coordinator & supervisors are implemented for the excavation (barricaded)?
identified & are competent more than 1.2 mts? 3. Adequate PPE is available for the
3. Area is barricaded 3. Underpinning, shoring, bracing workers to be worn during the
4. Ensure people do not work, pass or etc. has been done where it is chemical job?
stand below suspended load. required to support the adjacent 4. Workers are aware of the possible
structure hazards related to the chemical
4. Procedure/process available for being handled?
implementing protective and 5. Adequate measure has been taken
Lockout/Tagout supportive system for the in case of any mis happenings due
1- Isolate following applicable energy excavation works more than 1.2 to chemicals?
sources by lockout & tagout mts?
a- Electric 5. Are ladders in place as a means of
b- Pneumatic adequate access and egress and
c- Hydraulic extended 3ft above the edge of
d- Mechanical excavations?
e- Thermal 6. Are adequate PPE available at
2- Verify Lockout tagout site?
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Name: Date: Time: Company:
 Hot Work Permits
Procedures:

Before beginning any hot work,

contact the Supervising engineer to
have a Hot Work Permit issued after
they inspect that everything is in a
good condition.

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 Hot Work Permits
• Permits are to be issued by the contractor for the
specific job being done, and for a specific time period.
The time period is usually for the working shift, but
may never exceed twenty-four hours.

• The Supervising Engineer has the responsibility

to verify that all necessary precautions have
been taken at the worksite by the contractor.

• The work Permit has to be returned back by the

issuing authority within 30 minutes of job completion
everyday.
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 Hot Work Permits
Necessary Precautions

• Cutting and welding equipment in good repair.

• Proper Electrical Connections with Industrial standard

instruments and equipments.

• Copper welding lead/cable, Gas hoses, backflow

preventers, fire blankets and other joints and connections
of cutting and welding equipment must be in good repair
and condition before the permit is issued.
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 Hot Work Permits - Summary
• Jobs like electric arc welding, brazing, gas soldering, and
oxygen-acetylene cutting and welding require hot work permits
to be issued by the supervising engineer before any work begins.

• Permits are issued for a specific job, for specific time frame,
to a specific person.

• All necessary equipment must be on site and in good working

order before work begins.

• Permits are to be returned to the person who issued them.

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