(19)

‘safe-for-hot work’ means a space in which all of the following criteria are met: safe, non-explosive conditions, including gas-free status, exist for the use of electric arc or gas welding equipment, cutting or burning equipment or other forms of naked flame, as well as heating, grinding, or spark-generating operations; the safe-for-entry criteria set out in point 18 are met; existing atmospheric conditions do not change as a result of the hot work; all adjacent spaces have been cleaned, rendered inert or treated sufficiently to prevent the start or spread of fire;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.