Hot work permit — post-work checklist
Checks to complete before closing a hot work permit: equipment made safe, the area and its surroundings inspected for smouldering, fire watch and final check completed, fire detection restored, hot debris collected and the area handed back.
12 itemsWorkplace safetyVersion 2Updated
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Category: Permit — post-work checklist
- Permit type: Hot Work
- Filled in on each permit concerned, before the permit is closed.
Imported as a draft: it is not used until you review it and click Activate on the HSE template. Once activated, it is used on every new permit of this type and replaces the checklist in use.
Checklist items
Hot work equipment switched off and made safe
Welding sets switched off, gas cylinder valves closed, hoses bled and coiled, and the equipment removed or secured.
Pass / FailCritical: a failure blocks the permitWork area and surroundings inspected for smouldering and hot spots
Including the floor below, the other side of walls and partitions, ceiling voids, ducts and any opening sparks could have reached.
Pass / FailCritical: a failure blocks the permitFire watch completed after the work (minutes)
The time the fire watch actually stayed after the end of the work. Many standards and insurers ask for at least 60 minutes.
NumberRequiredFire watch kept for the full duration set on the permit
With an extinguisher at hand and no other task until the end of the watch.
Pass / FailCritical: a failure blocks the permitFinal check of the area done at the end of the monitoring period
A last walk through the area and its surroundings, at the end of the periodic checks required by the site procedure.
Pass / FailCritical: a failure blocks the permitResult of the final check
ChoiceRequired- No anomaly found
- Anomaly found and treated
- Fire or smouldering found: alarm raised
Fire detectors and sprinkler zones isolated for the work are back in service
Restoration confirmed with the alarm receiving point. Answer « Pass » if nothing was isolated.
Pass / FailCritical: a failure blocks the permitHot debris collected in a metal container
Slag, electrode stubs, grinding dust and offcuts collected once cold, in a closed metal container.
Pass / FailCritical: a failure blocks the permitProtective blankets, screens and covers removed once cold, and the area left clean
Pass / FailoptionalThe area owner has inspected the area and accepted it back
The person in charge of the area confirms it can return to normal use.
Pass / FailCritical: a failure blocks the permitPhoto of the area after the work
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Equipment: Workplace safety
Industries: Manufacturing, Facilities, Energy and utilities, Construction, Food and beverage
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