Hot work safety poster

Hot work is any work that makes flames, sparks or heat that could start a fire: welding, cutting, brazing, grinding and torch work. This poster sets out what to check before, during and after hot work, based on the OSHA welding and cutting rules: an authorised permit, combustibles moved at least 35 feet away or covered, an extinguisher ready, a fire watch while sparks fly and for at least half an hour after the work ends.

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The words on the poster

Hot work

Welding, cutting, grinding, brazing: anything that makes sparks or flame.

Before Permit signed. Area checked. Combustibles 35 ft (10.7 m) away, or covered. Gaps in floors and walls covered. Extinguisher at hand.
During A fire watch sees every spark. Including the other side of walls and floors. Anything changes? Stop and re-check.
After Fire watch: 30 min or more. Smouldering fires start late. Check the area, then sign off the permit.

Hot work permits from: ____
Site fire watch time: ____

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.252(a). Your site or insurer may require more.

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How to use it

Putting the Hot work safety poster to work

1
Post it at welding bays and where hot work permits are issued.
2
Use the three panels as the checklist when a hot work permit is signed.
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Brief contractors with it before any hot work on site.
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Your site, insurer or local fire code may ask for a longer fire watch: write it on the poster.

Where the poster goes and how to teach with it, in the order to try them.

Which size to print

24 x 36 in or A2: a main wall or team board, read from a few metres away.
18 x 24 in or A3: a station or notice board. The A3 file also fits 11 x 17 in paper.
Letter or A4: a clipboard, binder or handout, on any office printer.

Every PDF is vector, so it stays sharp at full size. Nothing runs to the edge of the page, so no bleed is needed.