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Hot Work Permits

Contractors performing hot work (i.e. use of open flames, welding, cutting, brazing, soldering, grinding, compressed gases, supplied fuel burning, thawing pipe, or torch-applied roofing) shall maintain a Hot Work Permit program that meets 29 CFR 1926.352, ANSI Z49.1-88, and NFPA 51B.

A copy of the canceled permit(s) shall be provided to the university project manager and Environmental Health & Safety, upon request.