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How to prevent fires, explosions, or personal injuries while welding: Answer
Answer:
What are the issues?
- Fire near flammable materials.
- Violation of company safety policies.
What did Jason do right?
- Obtained a hot work permit.
- Moved the combustible materials.
What did Melissa do right?
- Noticed the fire.
- Extinguished the flames.
What did Jason do wrong?
- Didn’t wait for Melissa to arrive.
- Didn’t check the area more thoroughly before starting work.
What did permit authorizing individual do wrong?
- Didn’t inspect the area prior to issuing the hot work permit
- Didn’t identify site-specific flammable materials, fire hazards, or hazardous processes present or likely to be present.
- Didn’t ensure the protection of combustibles from ignition by the hot work process.