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Know your safety regs! If you don’t Get a HOT WORK permit. Plan ahead.
comply you may be investigated, It’s the law, you need one for Minimise the risk.
sentenced, fined - even jailed. EVERY job, BEFORE you start.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order If Hot Work is unavoidable, you must have • Do you have the correct firefighting
2005 and the Management of Health & a Hot Work Permit in place BEFORE work equipment for your working area?
Safety at Work Regulations 1999 state starts. The Hot Work form summarises • Do you have a fire blanket to protect
that all employers and self-employed what work is to be carried out, how and flammable items?
persons must carry out risk assessments when it is to be done and what precautions • Have you cleared the area of combustible
for fire risks, and put any necessary are needed. materials?
controls in place. • Are you aware of your emergency exit
A Hot Work Permit is completed and and assembly point?
If you’re investigated by the HSE for a issued by someone who understands the • Is the storage and disposal of flammable
“material breach” of safety legislation, fire risks fully: for example a supervisor materials adequate?
they charge you ‘Fees for Intervention’. on the site, or you as the contractor • Have you completed a Hot Work permit?
At £129 per hour, fees apply regardless of responsible for work. The site supervisor
prosecution and can exceed the cost of a authorises the permit for use, and signs off REMEMBER that in order for a fire to start,
fine. The HSE can also issue a Prohibition the work on safe completion. you need all 3 of the following elements:
notice (ceasing work until improvements
are made) or an Improvement notice To stay Hot Work compliant, copy and OXYGEN From the air as well as artificial,
(forcing improvements to be made). Should complete the form on pages 17 and 18 oxidising materials or oxygen in cylinders.
customers look your business up online, of this booklet for every job. For more
they’ll also see any enforcement in the copies, download a printable pdf version FUEL Flammable liquid like paints, varnish,
search results. at www.firechiefglobal.com/hotworkpdf white spirit, adhesives, solvents, wood and
packaging materials, shavings and oily rags.
Companies and individuals found
negligent of the Health & Safety at Work HEAT Smoking, lights, naked flames,
Act 1974 can be fined up to £450,000*. electrical, gas or oil fired heaters, sparks from
Those deemed responsible can also face Hot Work, faulty electrical equipment, etc.
a custodial sentence.
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*assuming turnover of <£2m

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