Belte r r a Cor p or at ion S afety M an ual D oc I D C H S M BE L 2 0 1 7 Pa g e 2 49 of 53 8 Doc u m e n t C r e ation Dat e Ma y 2 2015 Im p le m e n tat ion Dat e J une 30 2015 10 INTRODUC T ION 11 S COP E The prov isi ons set out i n thi s pol ic y a ppl y to an y wor k done a t B e lt e r ra or a C ustom e r site using a we lder tor c h or g rindin g a nd is to be stric tl y a dh e re d to b y a ll pa rtie s The us e of H ot W ork Per mi t whe n that hot wor k take s pl a c e a w a y fr om t he de sig na t e d hot wor k a re a s is manda tor y 12 P U R P OS E To mi nim i z e the r isk of f ire e x plosi on or sim il a r oc c urr e nc e c a us e d b y e q uipm e nt t ha t produc e s a r c s spa rks f lame s h e a t or ot he r sourc e s of i g nit ion and tha t which inc ludes w e ldi ng c utt in g a nd br a z ing proc e sses 20 P OL ICY I t i s the poli c y of B e lt e rr a C orpor a ti on that a ll re a sona ble sa fe t y p re c a uti ons be take n be for e fla me he a t or spa rk p roduc in g e quip ment is use d in an y a re a of the bra n c h or c ustom e r sites The c ondit ions e x ist ing in t he a re a wh e r e hot wor k is t o be pe r for med sha ll be e va luat e d b y a re sponsi ble supe rvisor y pe rsonne l or it s de si g na te to assur e that ne c e ssar y pre pa r a ti ons ha ve be e n made The e va luation wil l be e v ide nc e d b y the issuan c e o f a Hot W ork Per mi t which must be post e d in t he a re a b e for e hot wor k ma y be g in 30 WHE N TO S AY NO S ome a re a s si mpl y c a nno t be ma de sa f e for hot wo rk H ot wor k mus t be pr o hibi ted W he re li nt conditi ons a re se ve re b e y ond c o rr e c ti on O n pa rtiti ons wa ll s c e il ing s or roof s with combus ti ble c ove rin g s e g e x pa nde d plastic insul a ti on On pa rtiti ons of c ombus ti ble sa ndwic h t y pe c onst ruc ti on On pipe or othe r me t a ls t ha t ca n c ondu c t enou g h h e a t t o ig nit e n e a rb y c ombus ti bles W he re ther e a re l a r g e a mount s of c ombus ti bles tha t ar e im pr a c ti c a l t o mov e or c ove r fo r e x a mpl e pa pe r stor a ge c onsum a ble or fla mm a ble li quid s tora g e rooms Doc u m e n t Identif icat ion S E L 034 P age Nu m b e r 2 of 5 Doc u m e n t C r e ation Dat e Ma y 2 2015 Im p le m e n tat ion D ate J une 30 2015