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Document ID (ISN)65614
CIS number 95-2261
Year 1995
Convention or series no. HSE Docks Information Sheet No.6
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Hot work at docks
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, Sep. 1995. 4p. 10 ref.
Abstract This information sheet provides guidance on precautions to be taken in connection with hot work at docks and on ships in them. Topics covered: hot work (use of open fires, flames and application of heat); legislation; responsibilities of dock and harbour authorities, terminal operators, individual employers, and masters of ships; permits-to work; training and supervision; precautions during hot work on tankers and combination carriers.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; fire protection; harbours; open flames
Descriptors (secondary) responsibilities of employers; legal aspects; safety guides; permits-to-work; information of personnel; data sheet
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Transport and communications
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Fires