HOT WORK PERMIT

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Hot Work losses are among the top causes of losses at properties insured by FM Global. And outside contractors
cause over half of those losses. In a study for the ten years 1987 through 1996, contractors caused
236 fires and explosions while doing hot work at properties insured by FM Global. In the same study, employees
caused 165 fires as well. These statistics show that one should not assume a contractor will automatically
adhere to safe practices simply because they are contractors and ‘‘do hot work all the time’’. This study
also points out that safe practices should be followed by everyone all of the time, including in-house personnel.
In another FM Global study of 616 hot work losses, 539 losses were caused by cutting or welding torches,
and next in order were plumbers’ and painters’ torches at 37 losses.

A hot work permit system is the recommended way of managing "hot work Risks"