1) The document identifies hazards associated with hot work activities like welding, grinding, and gas cutting. Hazards include eye irritation, lung diseases, electrocution, fires, and burns. 2) It provides a hazard identification and risk assessment of welding and grinding activities, listing potential hazards, consequences, and control measures to reduce risks. Control measures include using proper personal protective equipment and preventing combustible materials near work areas. 3) The document details risk control procedures for welding, grinding, and gas cutting work, such as allowing only trained operators, inspecting equipment, using protective equipment, and removing flammable materials from work areas. It aims to prevent injuries and protect health when conducting hot work.

1. S P R S P R
3 4 M 2 2 L
3
: Hot Work( Grinding,Welding,Gas cutting)
• Eye irritation/ Chronic effects of
eyes.
• Lung diseases
• Electrocution
• Personnel injury
• Fire
• Burn Injury
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
Welding
2
(Your Company Name)
BASE LINE RISK RESIDUAL RISK
STEP
No
Activity HAZARD
CONSEQUENCES, PEOPLE,
ENVIRONMENT, ASSETS,
REPUTATION
CONTROLS PREVENT, DETECT, CONTROL, MITIGATE
: (Write your Job engineer, supervisor, HSE & Workers participants Name)
Responsibility
TASK DESCRIPTION
HIRA TEAM MEMBERS
• Welding face shield to be worn by welder & BL-5C or similar
type glass to be used by the welder’s helper while carried out
the welding activities.
• Use of proper PPEs, like safety helmet, ear plug, safety
shoes, Leather hand gloves, leather apron, Leather hand
sleeves, welding face shield, etc.
• All mobile electrical equipment shall be fitted with appropriate
ELCB
• Use approved cable joints for joining cables
• Arrangement to be done for exhausts the welding fumes.
• Hot work booth to be made by the fire retardant tarpaulin/ GI
sheet for welding activities.
• Don't use damaged electrical cables.
• Visual inspection to be carried out prior to start the welding.
• Authorized welders should do welding works.
• Welding buds to be collected and returned to store.
• X-ray test to be carried out for the welders.
• Don’t touch hot metal with bared hand. Use leather hand
gloves for the same.
(Project Name & Number)
Engineer & Job
Supervisor
Engineer & Job
Supervisor
1
2 1 L
Grinding. • Grinding without Face shield.
• Cable joints
• Improper size of grinding wheel.
• Excess pressure on wheel.
• Broken grinding wheel.
• Flying particles
• Noise
• Availability of combustible materials nearby.
• Eye injury
• Electrocution
• Personnel Injury
• Ear irritation due to continuous
noise/ Hearing loss
• Fire
• Follow and obtain the PTW system.
• TBT to be conducted prior to start the activities.
• Portable grinding machine shall be well insulated while
mounting the grinding wheel on portable grinder.
• Check all the electric cables prior to use.
• Same capacity grinding wheel to be used.
• Check physical damage to the wheel before mounting.
• Check expiry date of grinding wheel.
• Use of proper PPEs, like safety helmet, ear plug, safety
shoes, Leather hand gloves, leather apron, face shield, etc.
• Provide fire extinguisher nearby.
• Use fire blanket to cover nearby vents, drains, and open ends
of pipes.
• Ensure proper tightening of wheel.
• Use of correct size spacer washers.
• Only allow experienced/ trained person to operate the angle
grinder.
• Flammable material shall be removed from the area
• Guards shall be fitted to grinders
• Machine shall be isolated from power source while carrying
out maintenance
• Maintain good cable management
4 3 M
• Welding rays and lights
• Welding fumes
• Hot spatter fell on the body
• Damaged electrical cables.
• Hot welding holder/ hot metal
• Earthing
• Loose earth connections
• Welding in congested
• spaces
• Cable joint
• Combustible material
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HIRA No.: 10005
Rev No. : 1
Date : 16.05.2022
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2. S P R S P R
BASE LINE RISK RESIDUAL RISK
STEP
No
Activity HAZARD
CONSEQUENCES, PEOPLE,
ENVIRONMENT, ASSETS,
REPUTATION
CONTROLS PREVENT, DETECT, CONTROL, MITIGATE Responsibility
3 Gas Cutting • Naked flame
• Smoke
• Compressed gas cylinder
• Hot Metal
• Back fire
• Improper cylinder storage
• Combustible materials
• Leakage/Cuts in hose pipe
• Fall of cylinder while shifting/Loading &
unloading
• Physical injury’s
• Eye irritation
• Lungs diseases
• Burn injury’s
• Explosion / Injury to personal
3 3 M • Experienced/ trained gas cutter to be deployed.
• Cutting goggles to be worn by the gas cutter.
• Arrangement to be done for exhausts the fumes.
• Proper gas cylinder storage should be arranged.
• All gas cylinders shall be fitted with approved & certified gas
regulators with valid calibration certificates.
• Standard FBA shall be used
• Flash back arrester should be fixed on both sides of the set
(Torch & Cylinder side).
• Trained fire watcher should available at workplace.
• Fire extinguisher to be kept nearby.
• Workplace shall clear from combustibles.
• Ensure cylinder trolley and cylinder to be tied with metallic
chain.
• Cylinder hose and regulators shall be in good condition.
• Leak test to be carried out with soap solution prior to use.
• Avoid cylinder direct under sunlight.
• Kept compressed gas cylinder upright position.
• Don’t drag or roll the cylinder while shifting. Use cylinder
trolley for the same.
• Double pressure gauge to be fitted with both the cylinder.
• Daily checklist to be filled by the gas cutter.
2 2 L Engineer & Job
Supervisor
eyes.
• Lung diseases
• Electrocution
• Personnel injury
• Fire
• Burn Injury
type glass to be used by the welder’s helper while carried out
the welding activities.
• Use of proper PPEs, like safety helmet, ear plug, safety
shoes, Leather hand gloves, leather apron, Leather hand
sleeves, welding face shield, etc.
• All mobile electrical equipment shall be fitted with appropriate
ELCB
• Use approved cable joints for joining cables
• Arrangement to be done for exhausts the welding fumes.
• Hot work booth to be made by the fire retardant tarpaulin/ GI
sheet for welding activities.
• Don't use damaged electrical cables.
• Visual inspection to be carried out prior to start the welding.
• Authorized welders should do welding works.
• Welding buds to be collected and returned to store.
• X-ray test to be carried out for the welders.
• Don’t touch hot metal with bared hand. Use leather hand
gloves for the same.
• All combustible material shall be removed from welding
operation
• Fire extinguishers shall be provided next to welding site
• Ensure All earth connections are proper
• Adequate ventilation shall be provided
• Non-involved persons shall be kept away from the area
Supervisor
• Welding fumes
• Hot spatter fell on the body
• Damaged electrical cables.
• Hot welding holder/ hot metal
• Earthing
• Loose earth connections
• Welding in congested
• spaces
• Cable joint
• Combustible material
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