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Hot Work Rule – Main Campus

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Hot Work Rule Main Campus 

Hot work includes welding, cutting torches, brazing, open flame soldering, grinding that produces sparks, torch-applied roofing or the use of open-flame heaters. Contact EHS at [email protected] for clarification or confirmation that your activity is considered hot work. This does not include common laboratory operations such as the use of a Bunsen burner. 

Hot work conducted by university employees in labs, shops, or other areas on main campus requires issuance of a hot work permit by the University Fire Marshal.  In addition to the hot work permit the following requirements must be fulfilled prior to any hot work being conducted: Any main campus entity that will performing hot work operations will: 

    • This training must be taken every year 
    • The certificate of this training must be included in your facilities safety plan or lab safety plan and updated annually 
    • (For questions within the application like Project Manager, University Work Order Number etc. please put N/A. For the date range please put 1 year from the date of submission). This Hot work permit application will be reviewed by the University Fire Marshall.  
    • This hot work permit approval needs to be uploaded into your SAM documents library. 
    • A new application must be submitted every year. 
  • Maintain a hot work operations usage log within the SAM documents library whenever hot work is performed.   These logs for the hot work performed that will be checked annually by EHS.  This hot work operations log must be filled out every time hot work operations are performed in a university space. You can find the log that must be filled out here:  https://sam.ehs.utah.edu/EHSA/utility/sopdocuments/sopdocumentsFileView?pkey=20599 

Students performing hot work must be trained and supervised during all hot work activities by a competent university employee that has completed the above requirements.  Students are not required to take the state training or apply for a permit, they must work under the permit of the competent employee.  This applies only to University of Utah students enrolled in classes that involve welding or hot work operations and not employees. 

This rule does not apply to University Health Care or Contractors, for the requirements for this group please contact the University of Utah Fire Marshall at [email protected].  

Contractors must apply to perform hot work through the University of Utah Fire Marshall and they need to have a University Liaison. 

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