Hot Work and Welding Facilities Management Checklist

1. Are only authorized and trained personnel permitted to use welding, cutting or brazing equipment?

2. Are all valve protectors always placed on cylinders when the cylinders are not in use or connected for use?

3. Are cylinders located or stored in areas where they will not be damaged by passing or falling objects or subjects to tampering by unauthorized persons?

4. Are cylinders legibly marked to clearly identify the gas contained?

5. Before a regulator is removed, is the valve closed and gas released from the regulator?

6. Are fuel gas cylinders and oxygen cylinders separated by distance, fire resistant barriers, etc., while in storage?

7. If welding creates hazardous air emissions, is the welding area appropriately marked and is local exhaust ventilation equipment in use?

8. Is respiratory protection or mechanical ventillation available to workers if required?

9. Are empty compressed gas cylinders appropriately marked and their valves closed?

10. Unless secured on special trucks, are regulators removed and valve-protection caps put in place before moving or storing cylinders?

11. When welding is done on metal or heat-conductive walls, are precautions taken to protect combustibles on the other side?

12. Is combustible scrap, debris, and waste stored safely and removed from the work area before starting work?

13. Are fire watchers assigned when welding or cutting is performed in locations where a fire might develop?

14. Are workers engaged in grinding or cutting observed to wear proper PPE (I.e. Face shield, safety glasses, leather gloves, steel-toed shoes.)?

15. Are workers engaged in grinding or cutting observed to have proper tool guards, deflectors, and other safety devices properly attached?

16. Are all reasonable precautions taken to avoid fire, such as use of welding blankets; welding curtains; a dedicated fire extinguisher, etc?

17. Does the organization have a "Hot Work Permit" system in place to authorize hot work in non-shop areas of the facility?

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