FN: 13.02.

01/HSE-OCP-06/F-
CHECKLIST FOR 01/R1
HOT WORK (WELDING, GRINDING & GAS CUTTING) Rev. No: 00
Date: 05.09.2019

Name of Project: Work Location:

Sub-Contractor: Date: Time: Shift: Day □ / Night □
S.N Description Yes No NA Remarks
1 Whether approved Method Statement for specific work is available?
Has Job Safety Analysis (JSA) along with LMRA prepared for hot work as per the method
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statement?
All the workers have been explained regarding safe work-procedures, including the specific
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identified activity for which the PTW is being issued?
Whether Suitable Emergency arrangement including Evacuation system, Ambulance/Emergency
4 vehicle with driver & first aider, Fire extinguisher/ fire hose, fire watch (trained person looking out
for fire incidents, exclusively) is available and kept standby in case of gas leakage, fire & explosion?
5 Are competent welder/gas cutter/grinder engaged to perform activity?
6 Are all power cables underground or over head as per safety standards?
7 Is the work area free from any combustible material?
All floor openings and cut outs covered with fire blanket (in addition to covering the floor opening
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and cut outs with reinforcement mesh/hard barricading)?
Ensure availability of metal tray or fire retardant cloth beneath & sides of working place to arrest
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hot molten slag / spatter /spark?
Before hot work, whether closed container (eg. Storage tank) / existing hydrocarbon pipe line
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purged/pigging for flammable vapours?
Welding Related Work:
11 Is welding machine routed through RCCB/ELCB?
12 Is voltage reduction devise (VRD) installed/inbuilt in welding machine?
13 Is Power cable for welding machine guarded / protected and free from persons tripping / falling?
14 Is return path cable of welding machine is free from damage?
15 Is electrode holder insulated and in good condition?
Whether standard lugs & connector (spark free clamp) used for cable joint & connection with rigid
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crimping?
17 Receptacles are provided for collecting welding buts?
Grinding Related Work:
18 Is wheel guard available in the Grinding machine?
20 Is the expiry date for grinding wheel checked at Stores before issue?
21 Is RPM of grinding wheel is > Grinding Machine?
22 Is ring test for Grinding wheel conducted at Store / work location?
23 Is dead man switch inbuilt in grinding machine?
24 Is cord strain reliever (glands) available in grinding machine?
Gas Cutting Related Work:
25 Is gas cylinder trolley available?
26 Are two flash back arrestors fitted at torch and cylinder end?
27 Are proper crimp clamp use at both ends of gas cutting hoses?
28 Are gas hoses checked visually & with soap solution for any leakage?
29 All regulator, pressure gauges and cutting torch are in good condition?
30 Is worker having necessary work specific PPE?
If hot work in specific location (such as height, confined space, underground, on shore, oil & gas
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field etc.), specific PTW obtained?
NOTE: Before issuing PTW, Site Safety In-charge and Execution Engineer/Supervisor shall ensure the above points are checked and complied.
• The above Checklist is mandatory at every site & manufacturing units of TPL wherever Hot Work is involved.
• Wherever the Checklist prescribed by client/ customer is mandated for compliance, the same shall be followed.

Signature of the Execution Engineer/Supervisor Signature of Site Safety In-charge/ Supervisor

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