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      "title": "Hot Work (Hot Work Permit)",
      "shortDefinition": "Hot work such as welding, cutting and soldering is among the most frequent fire causes in industrial plants; a formal permit procedure with a fire watch drastically reduces the risk.",
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      "body": "## Core elements of the permit procedure\n\nBefore starting: written authorisation by a responsible person, review of alternatives (cold methods), removal or covering of combustibles within at least 11 metres (35 feet), provision of extinguishing equipment and instruction of all involved.\n\n## Fire watch\n\nDuring the work and for at least 60 minutes afterwards (up to several hours depending on the insurer), a fire watch monitors the work area including adjacent rooms and cavities – many fires start from smouldering pockets long after work has finished.\n\n## Insurance relevance\n\nMany property insurers make the permit procedure a policy condition; violations can lead to reductions in indemnity. For external contractors, the procedure must be contractually enforced and controlled – a key inspection point of every risk engineering survey."
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      "title": "Feuerarbeiten (Hot Work Permit)",
      "shortDefinition": "Feuerarbeiten wie Schweissen, Schneiden und Löten gehören zu den häufigsten Brandursachen in Industriebetrieben; ein formales Freigabeverfahren (Hot Work Permit) mit Brandwache reduziert das Risiko drastisch.",
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        "Heissarbeiten",
        "Hot Work"
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        "Sach",
        "Bau"
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        "Global"
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      "body": "## Kernelemente des Freigabeverfahrens\n\nVor Beginn: schriftliche Freigabe durch eine verantwortliche Person, Prüfung von Alternativen (kalte Verfahren), Entfernen oder Abdecken brennbarer Stoffe im Umkreis von mindestens 11 Metern, Bereitstellen von Löschmitteln und Instruktion der Beteiligten.\n\n## Brandwache\n\nWährend der Arbeiten und mindestens 60 Minuten danach (versichererabhängig bis mehrere Stunden) überwacht eine Brandwache den Arbeitsbereich einschliesslich angrenzender Räume und Hohlräume – viele Brände entstehen durch Glimmnester lange nach Arbeitsende.\n\n## Versicherungsrelevanz\n\nViele Sachversicherer machen das Permit-Verfahren zur Obliegenheit; Verstösse können zu Leistungskürzungen führen. Bei Fremdfirmen ist das Verfahren vertraglich durchzusetzen und zu kontrollieren – ein wesentlicher Prüfpunkt jeder Risk-Engineering-Begehung."
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