Understanding Maritime Hot Work Permit Requirements

Understanding Maritime Hot Work Permit Requirements

In the maritime industry, hot work activities like welding, cutting, burning, abrasive blasting, and other heat-producing operations are essential but come with significant safety risks. Due to the flammable materials and confined spaces commonly found on ships, hot...
OSHA Hot Work Permit Requirements: What You Need to Know

OSHA Hot Work Permit Requirements: What You Need to Know

In any industry, hot work activities like welding, cutting, and grinding are an integral part of the manufacturing and maintenance process. However, these activities come with extensive  dangers of fire and explosion risks, too. To mitigate these hazards and to ensure...
Fire Watch Duties During Hot Work

Fire Watch Duties During Hot Work

Hot work activities include riveting, welding, flame cutting, and other fire or spark-producing operations, frequently a part of the construction and shipbuilding industries.(1) Although these tasks are mandatory in many operations, they are highly flammable and can...
Heat Illness Prevention: Awareness and Employer Responsibilities

Heat Illness Prevention: Awareness and Employer Responsibilities

When it comes to heat illness, employers have a critical duty, as highlighted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Extreme heat leads to numerous fatalities and thousands of heat-related illnesses among workers each year. Between 1992 and 2017,...