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NFPA Hot Work Safety ProgramBoston Fire Department and NFPA Hot Work Safety Certificate Program
December 6 and December 7, 2017 Guy R. Colonna, PE, NFPA Division Director
Disclaimer: This presentation was developed by a third party and is not funded by WoodWorksor the Softwood Lumber Board.
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Hot Work Safety
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Why?
• March 26, 2014 Back Bay Fire (Beacon Street)• Loss of life of two members of Boston Fire
Department – Lt. Ed Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy
• Cause of fire = unpermitted (and careless) hot work
• BFD committed to changing practice through regulation and training
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Structure Fires Caused by Hot Work (9/2016)
• U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 4,400 fires involving hot work per year
• Welding torches involved in 34% of hot work structure fires
• Soldering equipment involved in 34% of hot work fires in homes
• 58% of hot work structure fires occurred in or on non-home properties
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What? A true partnership• NFPA, BFD, and Boston Inspectional Services Division
(ISD) began discussions mid-2015• NFPA developed objectives for training as BFD and ISD
assisted with content review• On-line and instructor-led program development
completed in 2015• Boston Metropolitan Building Trades Council• Ordinance signed by Mayor of Boston
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How? NFPA Hot Work Safety Certification• Ordinance issued June 2, 2016• Requires compliance with NFPA 51B and MA
Comprehensive Fire Safety Code• Expands definition of hot work beyond just welding and
cutting• Requires all persons engaged in hot work operations
on the work site to hold NFPA Hot Work Safety Certification
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Typical Hot Work• Welding• Cutting• Grinding• Soldering• Brazing• Heat Treating• Hot riveting• Thawing pipe
• Drilling and tapping• Powder-driven fasteners• Torch-applied roofing (see NFPA
241) including tar kettles, melters, hock heaters
• Similar applications that produce or use spark, flame or heat
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Who? • Organized labor – through Building Trades Council
training presented to 14 locals operating in the city• Public – collaboration between union and NFPA staff
instructors to reach non-organized contractors• Instructors – through train-the-trainer sessions over 200
trained instructors• Participants – since October 2016 over 20,000 trained
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How? Course Content Overview• Hot work definition – flames, sparks, or heat• Hot work safety team – supervisor, hot work operator,
fire watch• Job site planning – hazards of types of hot work and
ignitable materials identified plus safeguards to eliminate or minimize those hazards
• Permit process – AHJ and/or company-specific permit• EVERYONE is responsible for safety on the site!
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What’s Next?
• MA Governor established a commission through Office of SFM– Some MA communities expressing interest in similar program– Program expands state-wide effective 1 July 2018
• Working with organizations in MA with national reach• Other jurisdictions inquiring through BFD about the
program
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