Hot Works: Stop Fires Before They Start
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Explain how hot works start fires, sometimes hours later; choose cold work methods where possible; and prepare the area and follow the hot work permit.
- Assign to
- Anyone who welds, cuts, grinds, solders or uses a torch at work
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain how hot works start fires, sometimes hours later.
- Choose cold work methods where possible.
- Prepare the area and follow the hot work permit.
- Carry out a fire watch and final checks.
The course
- 01Why hot works start fires
- 02Avoid it if you can
- 03Permit and preparation
- 04The fire watch
The decision they practise
In “Andy at 15:30”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “How a Friday weld becomes a Saturday fire” and “Two ways the weekend could go”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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