Hot Work Permit FormÌýavailable in French.
For assistance, please contact fireprevention [at] mcgill.ca
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Information on Hot Work Procedures
All members of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ community, contractors and professionals requiring Hot Work to be done must follow this procedure. The goal is reduce the risk of fire-related disruptions and costs to the University.
When no safe alternative to the hot work is available and the work cannot be relocated to a safe location outside of the building, the hot work procedure must be followed.
Responsibilities:
Permit User
Hot Work Permit user must:
- Obtain 80% passing grade from the web based, training session. Provide results to Fire Prevention.
- Participate in the information session given by Emergency Measures and Fire Prevention.
- Read the instruction manual
- Request a Fire Protection equipment shutdown permit - 2 working day notice. ($3000 fine for unfounded alarms)
- Name a Site Safety Person for the hot work that will authorize the work on site, on the day of the work.
- Identify the continuous fire watch for the hot work, for breaks and following hour.
- Identify occasional monitoring for up to three hours after the fire watch.
- Submit a request for a hot work permit
- Provide warning signage and the permit for the site.
- Return permit viaÌýfireprevention [at] mcgill.ca (email).
Site Safety
The person responsible for site safety must:
- Obtain 80% passing grade from the web based, training session. Provide results to Fire Prevention.
- Participate in the information session given by Emergency Measures andFire Prevention.
- Ensure smoke detection has been deactivated before the hot work starts
- Ensure fire watch is on site and planned monitoring will follow
- Review permit with the worker – both parties must sign the permit
- Post warning signage and permit on site. Recuperate after monitoring has concluded
- Authorize work to proceed only when precautions are taken and fire watch is on site
- Ensure a continuous fire watch during the hot work, during breaks and the following hour.
- Ensure disabled fire detection is reactivated as soon as work is completed
- Verify that the site monitoring is in place after fire watch is completed
- Interrupt hot work if site becomes unsafe or no longer meets permit conditions.
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Hot Work & Equipment Shut Down Information Session
This training is mandatory for all ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ representatives or staff that issue a hot work permit, that are responsible for safety on hot work sites and/or that request a fire protection equipment shutdown (FS-002).Ìý This session is also an important asset for any ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ staff that perform hot work.
Duration:Ìý1 hr
Cost:Ìý0$ Ìý Ìý
Pre-requisite:ÌýHot work online session offered through FM Global. Register by contacting Fire Prevention viaÌýemailÌý- requiresÌýtwoÌýweeks' notice.Ìý
Content:
- How to use the new hot work permit
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to use the new shutdown form
- The requirements for fire watch and site monitoring of hot work sites
- Auditing process
Register here
Permit Requests
Instruction Manuals
Video Resources
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