Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

190 If hot work is to be performed,

• (a) a qualified person must be assigned to patrol the working area and the adjoining areas and maintain a fire protection watch of the area for the duration of the work and, if necessary, as determined by the qualified person, for a period of 30 minutes after the work is completed; and

• (b) a sufficient number of fire extinguishers shall be provided in the working area and the adjoining areas.