Turn On Break Permit For Free

This permit applies to all situations where pipe-work requires opening up and where hazardous contents may leak or where residual deposits may be present.

The American Petroleum Institute defines hot work as any work that involves welding, burning, or hot tapping or the use of equipment near an open flame or equipment capable of generating a spark. Cold work describes a situation where the task being performed does not generate any sources of ignition.

Prolonged exposure to extremely cold temperatures can often result in cold stress which includes fatigue and mild to serious health issues such as increased risk of incident/injury, hypothermia frostbite/trench foot and other long-term health effects.

Line breaking means the intentional opening of a pipe, line, or duct that is or has been carrying flammable, corrosive, or toxic material, an inert gas, or any fluid at a volume, pressure, or temperature capable of causing injury.

The entry supervisor is responsible for determining whether acceptable entry conditions exist, authorizing the entry, overseeing entry operations, terminating the entry, and canceling the entry permit. Per the OSHA regulation, the entry supervisor must: Know the hazards. Verify safe entry conditions.

This includes work other than hot work such as Blanking or Deblanking, Connecting and Disconnecting pipe work, Removing and fitting of valves, blanks or blinds, work on pumps, cleaning or mucking out oils and Semi Solid/Solid oily Residues. Cold work permit must be obtained/issued before any such work.

Cold work includes but not limited to: Opening vessels, pipes or enclosed spaces. Where equipment requires decontamination. Mechanical maintenance work. Civil maintenance work. removal of scaffolding. Insulation and painting. Blanking/de-blanking. Disconnecting and connecting pipelines.

Cold Work Permit Cold work permits are used in hazardous maintenance work that does not involve ?hot work?. Cold work permits are issued when there is no reasonable source of ignition, and when all contact with harmful substances has been eliminated or appropriate precautions taken.