A welder is ready to cut embeds beside stored packaging, but no hot-work controls or fire watch have been set up. What should be done?
Correct Answer
A) Set up the required hot-work controls before cutting begins
Hot work should not begin until the required permit, combustible control, extinguisher, and fire-watch measures are in place. Other choices leave ignition hazards unmanaged.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Hot work should not begin until the required permit, combustible control, extinguisher, and fire-watch measures are in place. Other choices leave ignition hazards unmanaged.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Cut first because the work is brief, leaving hot work control unverified
The trap in B is Cut first because the work is brief. That selection is wrong because it points to Cut first because the work is brief, but.
Option C: The project manager should move only the largest box and start
Choice C gives Move only the largest box and start. Its specific error: the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Option D: Treat the item as a closeout correction tied to hot work control
Choice D (Rely on the building alarm system instead of a fire watch) is rejected because it leaves out the controlling Hot work control result: Set up the required hot-work controls before cutting begins.
Memory Technique
Use the phrase "problem, control, result" for hot work control; the result side is Set up the required hot-work controls before cutting begins.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Jobsite Management, 5th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Hot-work planning and fire prevention" to confirm that Hot work should not begin until the required permit, combustible control, extinguisher, and fire-watch measures are in place.
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