FIRE PREVENTION DURING HOT WORK OPERATIONS

1. FIRE PREVENTION DURING HOT WORK OPERATIONS Herman Jett, Area Manager Cal/OSHA Consultation Service Santa Fe Springs, CA (562) 944-9366

2. SECTION 4848(b) TITLE 8 GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS (GISO) • Effective September 29, 2010: • New requirements for, Fire Prevention and Suppression Procedures during hot work operations. (NFPA) 51B-2009, replaced (NFPA) 51B-1999 to mandate that: • (b) Welding blankets, curtains and pads shall be approved for their intended use in a accordance with Section 3206 of these Orders. • These requirements shall apply to GISO 4794(a) and 4850(a)

3. NFPA 51B-2009, CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS • New requirement for listed or approval of welding blankets, pads, and curtains, • Updated hot work permit information, • Clarification of the 35 foot rule, • Alternative hot work methods, • Contractors hazard awareness standards, and • New requirements for personal protective equipment.

4. DEFINITIONS Approval According to GISO Section 3206 • Products. Materials, devices, systems, or installations that have been approved, listed, labeled, or certified as conforming to applicable governmental or nationally recognized standards, or applicable scientific principles. The approval listing, labeling, or certification of conforming, shall be based upon and evaluation performed by a person, firm, or entity with appropriate registered engineering competence or by a person, firm, or entity, independent of the manufacturer or supplier of the product, with demonstrated competence in the field of such evaluation. • The term approved also refer to products, materials, devices, systems, or installations that have been approved, listed, labeled, or certified by a National Recognized Testing laboratory, (NRTL).

5. DEFINITIONS • GISO 3206 • The Division may require proof in addition to the previous slide. • When Cal/OSHA requires approval and that information is not available, engineering calculations, stress, analyses and other data for each item shall be submitted to the division for approval

6. DEFINITIONS • Listed: • Equipment, materials or other services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction • Shall: • Mandatory requirement. • Should: • Recommendation or advised.

7. DEFINITIONS • Standards: • The regulations setting minimum requirements with the use of the word “Shall.” • Designated Area: • A permanent location designed for hot work, i.e., Maintenance/welding shop. • Hot Work: • Burning, welding, or similar operations capable of initiating a fire. • Permit: • A document issued by the authority having jurisdiction authorizing a performance.

8. DEFINITIONS • Permissible/Permit required area: • An area that is made fire safe by removing or protecting combustibles from ignition sources. • Permit Authorizing Individual: (PAI) • Theperson designated by management to authorize hot work. • Welding and Allied Processes: • Arc welding, Oxy-fuel gas welding, open-flame soldering, brazing, thermal spraying, oxygen cutting, and arc cutting. • Authority Having Jurisdiction: (AHJ) • An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or procedure.

9. DEFINITIONS • Welding Blanket: ANSI/ASC Z49.1-94 ANSI/FM 4950 • A heat-resistant fabric designed to be placed in the vicinity of a hot work operation. Intended for use in horizontal application with light to moderate exposures • Welding Curtain: ANSI/ASC Z49.1-94 ANSI.FM 4950 • A heat resistant fabric design to be placed in the vicinity of hot work operation. Intended for use in vertical applications. • Welding Pad: ANSI/ASC Z49.1-94 ANSI/FM 4950 • A heat-resistant fabric designed to be placed directly under a hot work operation such as welding or cutting, intended for horizontal application with exposure resulting from molten substances or heavy welding.

10. DEFINITIONS • Qualified Person: • A person designated by the employer who by reason of his/her training and experience has demonstrated his/her ability to safely perform his/her duties and, where required, is properly licensed in accordance with federal, state, or local laws and regulations.

11. DEFINITIONS • Competent Person: • One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surrounding or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

12. RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOT WORK • Management Shall: • Establish permissible areas for hot work operations. • Designate a PAI. • Be responsible for ensuring all equipment is in safe operating condition. • Ensure that only approved apparatus are used. • Ensure that all individuals involved in hot work operations, including contractors are familiar with this applicable standards. (NFPA 51B 2009) • Ensure that all individuals involved in hot work operations are properly trained. • Advise all contractors about site specific flammable materials and other hazardous processes

13. RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOT WORK • The PAI Shall: • In conjunction with management, be responsible for safe operations during hot work activities. • Consider the safety of the hot work operator and fire watch with respect to PPE. • Determine site-specific flammable materials and hazardous processes. • Ensure the protection of combustibles from ignition by: • Alternative methods • Scheduling • Relocating. • Protection

14. RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOT WORK NOTE: If the area cannot be made safe the hot work shall not be performed. • The PAI Shall: • Determine fire protection requirements. • Decide if a fire watch is needed. • Where fire watch is not needed, make a finial check ½ hour after the completion of hot work.

15. HOT WORK OPERATOR • The Hot Work Operator Shall: • Handle all equipment safely • Have PAI approval before starting hot work. • Check all equipment to ensure safe operating condition. • Cease hot work operations if unsafe conditions develop.

16. FIRE WATCH • The Fire Watch Shall: • Be trained to understand the inherent hazards associated with hot work operations. • Ensure that safe conditions are maintained. • Have the authority to stop the hot work operations if unsafe conditions develop.

17. FIRE WATCH • The Fire Watch Shall: • Have fire-extinguishing equipment available and trained in its use. • Be familiar with sounding alarm procedures. • Only try extinguishing fires within the capacity of the fire equipment. • Be permitted to perform other tasks, but those task shall not distract from fire watch responsibilities.

18. CONTRACTORS • Shall discuss with their clients the project, including the type of hot work to be performed. • Mutual Responsibility: • Management, contractors, the PAI, the fire watch, and the operator share a mutual responsibility for safety in hot work operations.

19. FIRE PREVENTION PRECAUTIONS • Always wear the proper personal protective clothing. • Hot work shall only be performed in area that has been made fire safe. • Designated , or • Permit-required areas. • Signs shall be posted designating hot work areas.

20. FIRE PREVENTION PRECAUTIONS • Combustibles kept at least 35 feet away when possible, or • Use of listed or approved welding blanket, welding pads, or equivalent • Wooden floors wet down. • Caution should be taken when using electrical equipment on wet floor

21. NONPERMISSIBLE AREAS • Hot Work Shall not be permitted in the following areas: • Areas not authorized by management. • In building where sprinklers are impaired. • In areas where explosive atmospheres exist, i.e., mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air.

22. HOT WORK DECISION TREE

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24. FIRE WATCH DECISION TREE

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26. FIRE WATCH DECISION TREE

27. ALTERNATIVES TO HOT WORK • Include: • Mechanical removal • Manual hydraulic shears • Mechanical bolting • Screwed, flanged, or clamped pipe • Reciprocating saw • mechanical pipe cutter • Approved self-drilling or compressed air-actuated fasteners

28. PREPARING FOR AN ENFORCEMENT VISIT • Staying prepared by: • Maintaining an effective written Injury and Illness Prevention Program; (IIPP) • Responsibility; • Compliance; • Communication; • Hazard assessment; • Accident investigation; • Hazard correction; • Training; • Recordkeeping; • And, any other required written programs;

29. PREPARING FOR AN ENFORCEMENT VISIT • Staying Prepared by: • Maintain your form 300; • Maintain your form 301; • Post form 300A; • www.californiaosha.info/; • Document all training and safety meetings; • Be receptive when they arrive, however, you do have the right to refuse entry; • Correct hazards in time agreed upon;

30. MULTI-EMPLOYER • Exposing; your employees were exposed to the hazard; • Creating; you or your employees caused the hazard; • Correcting; you are responsible for maintaining/abatement; • Controlling; you have overall control of safety and health on the job site;

31. DUAL-EMPLOYER • Primary; • The employer providing the employee; • usually provides training, PPE, Workers’ Comp., IIPP, and pay check; • Secondary • The employer receiving/using the employee; • Ensure employees are trained prior to putting to work; • Injuries suffered while under this employers supervision goes on his/her Form 300;