Hot Work Permits Are Friction for a Reason
Choose the correct control sequence for hot work near combustible materials.
A contractor asks to grind a bracket near stored packaging because “it will only take five minutes.” What should the supervisor do? Pause the job, clear combustibles or shield them, verify permit conditions and fire watch before work starts Allow it because the task is short and the contractor brought their own grinder Ask the contractor to be careful and keep a bottle of water nearby Move the packaging after the grinding is complete so production is not delayed Correct: Hot-work controls must be in place before ignition sources appear. The other options are weaker because they violate sequence, control…
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