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 52 of 53 8 50 P E RM IT P RO G RA M The c utt ing we ldi n g hot wor k pe rmit s hould be issued to the pe rson w ho w il l be pe rf ormin g the hot wor k The pe rmit i s is sue d onl y a ft e r the d e sig n a te d pe rson or their a lt e rna t e ha s ins pe c ted th e wor k a re a a nd sa ti sfa c toril y c ompl e ted the inspec ti on c he c kli st on the pe rmit All t he que sti ons on t he pe rmit shoul d be a nswe r e d y e s be for e the pe rmit i s is s ue d The pe rmit s hould be a tt a c h e d to t he we ldi n g e quipm e nt I mm e diat e l y upon c ompl e ti on of the hot wor k the pe rmit s hould be r e turne d to t he pe rson w ho a uthoriz e d it or a n a lt e rn a te a nd si g ne d of f T he p e rmit s hould be f il e d for re view b y the p e rson a uthoriz ing the hot wor k The pe rson a uthoriz ing the hot wor k shoul d a lso maintain a c utt ing we ldi ng hot wor k log a nd moni tor the pe rmits be ing iss ue d C utt ing we ldi ng a nd other hot wor k done b y c ont ra c tors shoul d a lso be s a f e l y man a g e d usi n g the sa me p e rmit s y stem Eve r y c on tra c tor w orkin g a t a f a c il it y shoul d be a wa r e the r e quire ments for c re de nti a l s e x pe rie nc e a nd a dhe re nc e to t he plant s hot wor k pe rmit p rogr a m The s e re quire ments shoul d a lso be wr it ten into an y bid c ontr a c t docume nts t he insure d u se s 60 M INIM UM PR E CA UT IONS F OR CU T T ING WE L DIN G AN D HOT WORK P e rf orm hot wor k in a p r ope rl y a rr a n g e d mainten a nc e shop unl e ss t he job c a nnot be move d to i t Ensur e e quipm e nt i s in g ood c ondit ion Thoroug h l y c h e c k a ll va lves re g ul a tors hose s a nd torc he s Do not use we ldi n g c utt ing or oth e r hot w ork e quipm e nt i n a buil ding if spr inkl e rs a re out of se rvic e Move c ombus ti bles a t l e a st 35 fe e t f rom hot wor k ope ra ti ons I f c ombus ti bles c a nnot be move d the y must be prot e c ted b y meta l g u a rds or b y fl a mepr oof c urt a ins or c ove rs r a ther th a n ord inar y tar pa uli ns P rohibit hot wor k unti l s urr ounding floor s ha v e b e e n swe pt cl e a n a nd i f c ombus ti ble w e t down P rohibit hot wor k unti l al l wa ll a nd floor ope nin g s withi n 35 f e e t of the ope ra ti ons ha ve be e n ti g htl y c ove r e d or o ther w ise pr otec ted w it h meta l g ua rds or fla m e proof ta r pa uli ns P rohibit hot wor k unti l re sponsi ble pe rsons ha ve b e e n a ssi g ne d to w a tch f or da nge rous spa rks in the a re a a nd on f loors a b ove a nd be low S e c ure g a s c utt ing a nd w e ldi ng c y li nde rs so the y wi ll not be upse t or da ma g e d a nd re pl a c e prote c ti ve c a ps on a ll c y l inder s not a c tuall y in us e C a re full y c onne c t t he g ro und c lamp whe n usi n g e l e c tric a l a rc we ldi ng e qui pment S ince a n im prope rl y m a de g round c a n be a sourc e of i g nit ion t he g ro und c lamp shou l d be c onne c t e d a s c lose to t he wor k a s poss ibl e so t ha t i t m a y be e a sil y obse rv e d Ar ra n ge for a pa trol of th e a re a includin g floor s a bove a nd be low du ring a n y br e a k in t he wo rk suc h a s lunch or r e st per i ods a nd fo r a t l e a st half a n hour a ft e r the wo rk ha s be e n c ompl e ted Doc u m e n t Identif icat ion S E L 034 P age Nu m b e r 5 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 Dat e J une 30 2015