Regulations and consensus standards - identify OSHA, American Welding Society (ANSI Z49.1), and NFPA 51B as primary sources for requirements and best practices for establishing hot work safety program ...

to emphasize safe hot work practices. The victims were employees of Stringer's Oilfield Services, an independent contract firm hired by Partridge-Raleigh to perform maintenance on oil storage tanks at ...

CSB Chairperson Moure-Eraso has released a statement regarding the dangers of working in hot conditions on tanks containing biological or organic matter. His statement lists three serious hot work ...

An HWO must always obtain a Hot Work Permit before beginning hot work. A Fire Watch is posted to monitor the safety of hot work operations and watch for fires. Fire watches are posted by a PAI if the ...

"Safe Welding, Cutting, and Hot-Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries," in preparing and conducting welding on the day of the accident. Stringer's and Partridge-Raleigh also ...

WHICH THE MAYOR SAYS GO BEYOND STATE AND FEDERAL The findings of an independent review on the heat safety policies and practices of Baltimore's Department of Public Works has been released ...

Hot work should not be performed if the work can be avoided or performed in a safer manner. When practical, objects to be welded, cut, or heated must be moved to a designated safe location, e.g., a ...

The Department Supervisor or delegated Fire Safety Supervisor is responsible for authorizing the hot work job by reviewing and signing the permit to verify that all precautions were followed. A ...