Saudi Aramco

Work Permit System

Work Permit Forms
Hot Work or Cold Work?

What is the difference between a

Hot Work Permit and a Cold Work Permit?

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Why Release?

Why do we issue a Release of Hazardous

Liquids or Gases Permit?

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Confined Space Entry Precautions?

What are the basic precautions for issuing

a Confined Space Entry Permit?

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Think...
What is the difference between a
Hot Work Permit and a Cold Work Permit?

Why do we use a Release of Hazardous

Liquids or Gases Permit?

What are the basic precautions for issuing

a Confined Space Entry Permit?
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Work Permits

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Work Permits

• Hot Work
• Cold Work
• Release of
Hazardous
Liquids or Gases
• Confined Space
Entry

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Hot Work
• Spark or flame-
producing tools
• Work on live
electrical
equipment
• Heat producing
equipment
• Internal
combustion
engines
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Hot Work

What are some common ignition sources?

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Hot Work

Basic precautions
• Take gas tests
• Cover sewers
• Blind, isolate, clean or purge equipment
• Fire Watch
• Fire protection equipment
• Other workers affected
• Special procedures

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Cold Work

• Hot work
• Cold work
• Release of
Hazardous
Liquids or Gases
• Confined Space
Entry

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Cold Work

• Using hand tools

• Removing sand
• Brush painting
• Building scaffolding
• Installing shoring
• Carpentry work

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Caution!

Cold work can be hazardous

Check for hazards

• Gas Tests
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Standby Man
• Barricades and Warning signs
• Special Work Procedures

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Cold Work

What are some of the basic precautions

that we must consider when we use a
Cold Work Permit?

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Release of Hazardous Liquids or Gases

• Hot work
• Cold work
• Release of
Hazardous
Liquids or Gases
• Confined Space
Entry

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Release of Hazardous Liquids or Gases

• Hydrocarbons
• Chemicals
• Gases
• Steam
• Water

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Release of Hazardous Liquids or Gases

• Remove ignition sources

• Check wind direction
• Check path of drainage
• Do you need
• Respiratory protection
• Fire watch or
standby man
• Barricades and
warning signs
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Release of Hazardous Liquids or Gases

What type of work could result in the

release of a hazardous material?

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Confined Space Entry

• Hot work
• Cold work
• Release of
Hazardous
Liquids or Gases
• Confined Space
Entry

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Confined Spaces

What are confined spaces?

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Confined Spaces
• Tank
• Vessel
• Pipeline
• Vault
• Excavation over
4 feet deep
• Not intended for human
occupancy
• Restricted movement
• Contains hazardous materials
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Confined Space Entry

Basic precautions

• Isolate equipment
• Take gas tests
• Clean and purge
• Install lighting
• Assign a standby man
• Install air movers
• Wear PPE
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Confined Space Entry
Why is this a confined space?
What precautions should be taken?

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Confined Space Entry
Why is this a confined space?
What precautions should be taken?

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Work Permit Forms

• Hot work
• Cold work
• Release of
Hazardous
Liquids or Gases
• Confined Space
Entry

Any Questions?
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Work Permits

• More than one

work permit
may be needed

or
• A Hot or Cold
Work Permit is
usually needed

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More Than One Work Permit

When do we need to issue more than one

work permit?

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Gas Testing

Gas Tests
are
important

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Common Gas Tests

• Flammable gas
• Toxic or poisonous
gases
• Oxygen

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Where Do We Find Gas?

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Oxygen

Oxygen Deficiency Below 20%

Oxygen Enrichment Above 23.5%

Acceptable Range 20% - 23.5%

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Oxygen Levels

What type of activities could cause

oxygen enrichment?

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Oxygen Levels

What type of activities could cause

oxygen deficiency?

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Gas Test Limits

0.05 is 5%
0.5 is 50%

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Flammable Gas

LEL
0% Hot Work OK

5% - 50% Wear SCBA

Over 50% No entry

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Hydrogen Sulfide

Over 10ppm Wear SCBA

100ppm and above Supt. Signs

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Oxygen

Less than 20% Wear SCBA and

Supt. must sign

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Other Gases

• Ammonia
• Chlorine
• Carbon Monoxide

Contact
Industrial Hygiene
or Loss Prevention

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Review
What is the difference between a
Hot Work Permit and a Cold Work Permit?

Why do we issue a Release of Hazardous

Liquids or Gases Permit?

What are the basic precautions for issuing

a Confined Space Entry Permit?
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Time for a Break

Please return
in 15 minutes

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