Hot work permit, signed on one phone.
Tick the checks, set when the work ends. Get the fire-watch time and a permit to sign.
- Cover floor and wall openings within 35 ft
- Check for flammable vapors
- Fire watch until 4:30 PM: 1 hour after the work ends (NFPA 51B). OSHA's floor is 30 minutes.
- Many GCs want the area checked again until 7:30 PM.
- Cut and weld a pipe support, level 2: the PDF goes to the GC when it's signed.
Free, no sign-up. A starting point: check it against the rule cited.
What the permit covers
The work and where it is, who does it, who authorizes it, who is the fire watch, the 35 ft checks, the extinguisher, covered openings, a check for flammable vapors, and the time it ends. The permit is good for that job and that shift only.
After the fire watch, Dozer keeps the signed permit with the site's daily log, so the GC and the insurer can see it.
A starting point, not legal or safety advice. Check it against the regulation cited and your own site.
Tomorrow, the crew signs it on one phone.
Dozer writes the JHA and the toolbox talk from what you say and what the cameras saw yesterday. The crew signs on the foreman's phone, and it files itself in the site's day.
- One JHA per task, per day, in under a minute
- The toolbox talk that matches the work
- Signatures on one phone, no clipboard
- Filed with the daily log, ready for an inspector
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Questions crews ask
When do you need a hot work permit?
For welding, cutting, brazing, grinding or torch work anywhere outside a shop set up for it. OSHA requires the fire precautions (29 CFR 1926.352 in construction, 1910.252 in general industry); most GCs and insurers require a written permit.
How long does the fire watch last after hot work?
NFPA 51B calls for a fire watch for at least 1 hour after the work ends. OSHA's minimum is 30 minutes. Many GCs and insurers also want the area checked again for a few hours after that.
What is the 35-foot rule?
Move combustibles at least 35 ft from the work, or cover them with fire-resistant blankets, and cover floor and wall openings within 35 ft. If you can't, a fire watch is required during the work.
Who signs a hot work permit?
The person doing the work and the permit authorizing individual (often the super or the GC's safety lead). The fire watch is named on the permit.
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