40 CFR § 68.85 - Hot work permit.

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title: "40 CFR § 68.85 - Hot work permit."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "68.85"
section_name: "Hot work permit."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "68"
part_name: "CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7412(r), 7601(a)(1), 7661-7661f."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 4493, Jan. 31, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 68.85 Hot work permit.

(a) The owner or operator shall issue a hot work permit for hot work operations conducted on or near a covered process.

(b) The permit shall document that the fire prevention and protection requirements in 29 CFR 1910.252(a) have been implemented prior to beginning the hot work operations; it shall indicate the date(s) authorized for hot work; and identify the object on which hot work is to be performed.

(c) The permit shall be retained for three years after the completion of the hot work operations.

[61 FR 31722, June 20, 1996, as amended at 89 FR 17691, Mar. 11, 2024]