A hot works risk assessment template has the same rows on every site because the hazards of cutting, welding and grinding are the same, and different controls on every site because the building is not. The fire from sparks and heat. The fumes. The gas cylinders, which are a DSEAR row under the 2002 Regulations cited below. The occupants and the trades nearby. The controls: the permit, the clearance of combustibles within the stated distance, the extraction, the cylinders secured with arrestors, the fire watch during and after. The risk assessment template on this site prints them, free and without an account.
The fire
Combustibles cleared or covered within the distance the assessment sets, openings sealed, extinguishers at the task, the fire watch during the work and for the period after it that the assessment sets. The permit is the control that makes the others happen in order.
The fumes and the cylinders
Local extraction, ventilation, respiratory protection as the process needs. The cylinders upright, secured, with flashback arrestors, stored away from the task, the DSEAR row written. Cylinders stand upright, secured, with the keys in the valves.
The people nearby
Occupants informed, the area barriered, the hours agreed, the fire alarm's detectors isolated and reinstated as the building's procedure requires, with the reinstatement recorded. The neighbours are told before the work starts, not after the alarm.
Into the method
The permit and the clearance at the steps before the first spark; the watch as the last step. The HSE's guidance, cited below, gives risk assessment as five steps: identify hazards, assess the risks, control the risks, record your findings, review the controls, and says that if you employ 5 or more people you must record your significant findings. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps the assessment with the permit; the template prints it. From the vendors' own pricing pages, cited below: SafetyCulture lists its Premium plan at $29 per seat per month billed monthly or $24 billed annually, with a free plan for small teams; Contractor Foreman lists its Basic plan at $49 per month for one user. DailyLogDesk Pro is $29 per month for the whole site team.
Questions people ask about hot works risk assessment template
Who issues the hot works permit?
The site or the building's responsible person; the contractor's assessment names the permit as a control.
How long should the fire watch last?
The period the assessment sets for the materials and the building; the row states it and the method places it.
Is the template free?
Yes, without an account.