1 Hot work task identification
The principal and/or their delegate, in consultation with the Health and Safety Representative and employee must identify all tasks which have the potential to generate heat, flames or sparks. Examples include:
- welding
- burning
- flame cutting
- brazing or soldering
- plasma cutting
- grinding
- metal spraying
The principal and/or their delegate must ensure that hot work tasks are identified and recorded in the ‘Hazard type’ column of OHS Risk for example, 'fire and explosion'.
Chapter 1 of the Hot Work Procedure on identify all tasks which have the potential to generate heat, flames or sparks
Reviewed 28 January 2021