Recognize hazards and help avoid fires started by hot work processes with the NFPA 51B Hot Work Safety Toolkit.
Hot work is dangerous, especially when it's in proximity to combustible materials. Gaining awareness of the hazards of hot work through an ability to reference, interpret, and apply the requirements of NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work is essential to helping to ensure a safe job site wherever hot work is performed.
The NFPA 51B Hot Work Safety Toolkit bundles the print edition of NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work, with access to Hot Work Safety Certificate Online Training at 20% off the total list price. You get the nation's most comprehensive document on hot work safety along with in-depth instruction in identifying hot work dangers and vital safety procedures from the experts involved in writing the codes and standards.
Stay up to date with the most current requirements for hot work fire prevention.
NFPA 51B is a valuable resource for anyone conducting hot work operations in any setting. The standard outlines a system of hazard recognition that identifies the potential for fuels to ignite as a result of poorly managed hot work ignition sources and offers control strategies to ensure hot work processes do not start fires.
The 2019 edition provides the most current requirements for preventing fires during hot work and includes:
- New definitions for “fire protection system,” “fire monitoring,” “fire watch,” and new language was added in Chapter 5 to help you differentiate between fire watch and fire monitoring requirements
- New requirement for fire extinguishers to comply with NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Reorganized content clarifying the permit issuance process
- An updated requirement for fire watches to remain onsite for at least one hour (revised from a half-hour) after hot work is complete
- Annex changes that address proper preparation of areas deemed nonpermissible due to impaired fire protection systems, clarify the process for re-inspections of hot work areas during each shift, and provide comparisons between hot work by-product and combustible material ignition temperatures
Receive the training you need to help reduce fire in hot work settings.
This engaging, self-paced online training is designed by NFPA® experts to assist in developing awareness and understanding in identifying hot work dangers and following essential safety procedures. You get 90 minutes of reliable instruction in helping keep your workplace secure during activities classified as hot work. This accessible online training takes an in depth look at hot work dangers along with the vital safety procedures that can help promote worker safety and reduce risks.
You can obtain a Hot Work Safety Certificate after taking the course by passing an assessment of learning. Upon completion of the training, you should be able to:
- Describe the various types of hot work.
- Identify relevant standards, regulations, and ordinances applicable to hot work.
- Describe the three-step approach to hot work safety.
- Identify common fuel sources and ignition sources.
- Define and identify hot work and hot work hazards.
- Describe hot work evaluation requirements.
- Describe hot work safety team roles and responsibilities.
- Describe hot work permit requirements.
- Read and understand a hot work permit.
Get the fundamental resources and instruction to help you create and manage hot work safely and efficiently.
There are dangers inherent to hot work that can be mitigated by following the requirements of NFPA 51B. Increase your knowledge base and skill-set and enhance your professional standing with the NFPA 51B Hot Work Safety Tool Kit.