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Permits
Hot work
The area, the time it runs out, and who signed it.
On the file
What is being cut or welded, who is watching, and when the watch ends.
Duty
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Where it is used
At the work, for the time the permit runs.
What it does
- What is being cut or welded, and what is around it.
- Fire watch, and how long it stays after the work stops.
- Closed when the watch ends, not when the welder leaves.
On the file
- What is being cut or welded
- What is around it
- The fire watch, by name
- How long the watch stays after the work stops
- When it was closed
- The reason, if it was closed early
Why digital
Against a paper file, a spreadsheet, or a folder in the cabin.
- The fire watch is a named person with a time, not a box ticked.
- It cannot be closed early without a reason.
The duty
UK law. We name it. We do not invent a badge.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Control ignition sources. A hot-work permit is that control on a site.
HSE hot work guidance
Fire watch during, and after.
Who uses it
The person doing the hot work, and a named fire watch.
Sits with
It is a permit to work. It does not close when the welder leaves.
What good looks like
The watch is a person and a time. It closes when the watch ends.