Hot work fire watch
Read these 4 points to the crew before work, ask the questions, and get signatures. Based on 29 CFR 1926.352.
Say this
- Move or cover anything that can burn.
- Extinguisher in hand reach.
- Fire watch stays during the work and after it ends (30 to 60 minutes).
- Check the other side of walls and the floor below for sparks.
Ask the crew
- Where on this site today does "hot work fire watch" matter most?
- What would you do first if it went wrong?
- Who do you tell, and how?
Hazards on today's tasks
- Hot work and welding: Fire from sparks and slag
- Hot work and welding: Burns
- Hot work and welding: Welding fumes, worse on galvanized or painted metal
- Plumbing rough-in: Fire from soldering and brazing
- Plumbing rough-in: Solvent cement vapors
- Plumbing rough-in: Right-angle drill twisting wrists
How to give it
Hold it where the work is, at the start of the shift, standing up. Read each point out loud, then point at the real thing on this site: the trench, the ladder, the machine, the cord. Ask the questions and wait for answers; the quiet ones often know the most. Keep it to about 5 minutes so it gets done every day.
Write down anything the crew raises and fix it before the work starts. Everyone signs, including subs and visitors working that shift. Keep the signed sheet with the day's JHA; it's your record that the training happened (29 CFR 1926.352, and 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)).
Sign-in
| Name | Signature | Date |
|---|---|---|
Goes with the JHA for hot work and welding, plumbing rough-in.
Questions crews ask
How long is the hot work fire watch toolbox talk?
About 5 minutes: read the 4 points, ask the questions, and have the crew sign.
Which OSHA rule is it based on?
29 CFR 1926.352.
Tomorrow, the crew signs on one phone.
Free for one site and one camera. $99 a site after. Crew is always free. 7 days of everything free, no card.