Hot Works have the potential to cause serious fire risk
Hot Works describes any construction or maintenance process involving the use of open flames or applying heat and friction
These are high risk activities especially when carried out in situ (not in a designated safe area)
One of the biggest fire risks property owners face
15% of all workplace
fires relate to Hot Works
1,000+ work-related
accidents in the UK each year involve welding
£100m worth of damage
caused over a ten-year period in UK fires
linked to Hot Works
300 of these lead
to major injuries
over