SAFE HOT WORK PROCEDURES

Code No: 701

Video Running Time: 24 minutes

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Hot Work on board ship has been the cause of various disastrous yet avoidable accidents. Hot Work is dangerous and must be controlled. This is the vital controlling message of this video package.

After the idea has been established in the minds of the audience, the training package explains that the recommended means of control for Hot Work is the Permit to Work System. The Hot Work Permit is designed to eliminate or at least reduce the risk of injury or damage on board ship. It is issued only after a thorough risk assessment and only in conditions where Hot Work is unavoidable.

The ship's department heads - the Master, the Chief Engineer and the First Officer - must ensure that the proposed Hot Work is necessary, cannot be delayed, cannot be substituted and cannot be transported to a machinery space which is suitable for safe hot working. The video continues by illustrating the meticulous investigation and risk assessment that is conducted by the Master of the vessel before he agrees to issue a Hot Work Permit, including seeking permission from the Operators of the vessel.

Concurrently, the video shows the preparation work, the isolation of the area where the Hot Work is going to be performed and gives the legal and safety parameters in force on board ship. Finally, we see Hot Work being carried out safely by illustrating electrical welding, gas welding and grinding inside a tank or enclosed space.