Fire prevention safety tips

Seamless, sealed, non-combustible walls and floors will help prevent sparks from escaping the hot
work area.

Always keep a serviced fire extinguisher handy and train staff to properly use it.

Keep flammable liquids and combustibles at least 11 meters (35 feet) from the hot work area.

Use thermal barriers to protect flammable liquids and combustibles that can’t be removed.

Sweep the surrounding area before hot working and wet the floors if they’re combustible.

Make sure no one is ever performing hot work alone in the shop.

Stop all hot working activity 30 minutes before lunch, breaks and end of day. It can take a while for
flammable items to combust so have someone there to put the fire out just in case.

Regularly maintain and clean the area to keep it in proper working order.

Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to any employees in the hot work area.

Don’t perform any others tasks that create flammable vapours or combustible dust while hot work is
taking place – even if it’s well away from the hot work area.

Install welding curtains, screens and an exhaust system, if necessary.