Hot Work Program

Fire Watch Responsibilities

• Ensure proper fire fighting equipment is readily available;
  
  
• Locate the nearest fire alarm pull station;
  
  
• Inspect hot work area before any hot work is conducted;
  
  
• Extinguish fire ONLY when within trained capabilities to safely do so; and
  
  
• Stay on watch at least ONE hour after hot work has been completed.

A Fire Watch is also REQUIRED whenever protective measures are necessary for the following conditions:

• Appreciable combustible material is within 35 feet of the point of operation;
  
  
• Appreciable combustibles more than 35 feet away may be easily ignited by sparks;
  
  
• Wall or floor openings within 35 feet expose combustibles in adjacent areas including confined spaces.
  
  
• Combustibles could be ignited by conduction or radiation through metal partitions, walls, ceilings, or roofs.