Occupation: 46 years experience with a metropolitan Fire Brigade and then Fire Safety Manager for a global brand.
Now sort of retired from the fire safety game, but doing the odd job here and there to keep my grey matter working and as I hate sudoku and havent got the back for an allotment
Location: Sunny London where the streets are paved with gold ;)
This post has made me think that we do not have a formal audit process for checking hot work permits are audited regularly.
The current audit process is currently very ad hoc and relies on when FM staff (or me) having the odd spare 15 minutes, or if I pass by somebody engaged in a hot works activity (our HWP system also covers dusty work that make require a fire alarm isolation). As a result, very few audits are undertaken and no records are kept.
Apologies for slightly hijacking the thread, but can anyone give me any examples of a hot work permit system in terms of how often? Who carries out this audit? and what penalties are given where a contractor or staff member if they are not complying with conditions of the permit?
