kschott
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- South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Hi all,
My first post to this forum though I've viewed it for years and appreciate the level of responses provided to questions. Brief background: I'm an engineer who has worked in/with hazardous locations for many years in the chemical industry, primarily for operations and instrumentation. Now I am in an EH&S role and am currently revising a hot work permit process.
How can I temporarily change the classification of a space for maintenance activities? Sorry if this question is common; I don't know the right word to use (declassify? de-rate? re-classify?) so I've been coming up empty on my searches. For example, I'd like to bring a non-rated scissor lift into a Class 1 Div 2 area. Currently we use a hot work permit for this activity, but it doesn't really fit. It seems like I should be able to take steps to properly address safety concerns (remove hazards, monitor atmosphere), and therefore make the space unrated for a specific time period so that it would be okay to use unrated equipment. Of course for any hot work that falls under hot work definition we would use our hot work permit process (e.g. NFPA 51B).
Thanks much,
Kevin
My first post to this forum though I've viewed it for years and appreciate the level of responses provided to questions. Brief background: I'm an engineer who has worked in/with hazardous locations for many years in the chemical industry, primarily for operations and instrumentation. Now I am in an EH&S role and am currently revising a hot work permit process.
How can I temporarily change the classification of a space for maintenance activities? Sorry if this question is common; I don't know the right word to use (declassify? de-rate? re-classify?) so I've been coming up empty on my searches. For example, I'd like to bring a non-rated scissor lift into a Class 1 Div 2 area. Currently we use a hot work permit for this activity, but it doesn't really fit. It seems like I should be able to take steps to properly address safety concerns (remove hazards, monitor atmosphere), and therefore make the space unrated for a specific time period so that it would be okay to use unrated equipment. Of course for any hot work that falls under hot work definition we would use our hot work permit process (e.g. NFPA 51B).
Thanks much,
Kevin