NFPA 51B:2019

Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. 1.4 Retroactivity. 1.5 Equivalency. 1.6 Units and Formulas. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Responsibility for Hot Work 4.1 Management. 4.2 Permit Authorizing Individual (PAI). 4.3 Hot Work Operator. 4.4 Fire Watch. 4.5 Contractors. 4.6 Mutual Responsibility. Chapter 5 Fire Prevention Precautions 5.1 Personal Protective Clothing. 5.2 Fire Extinguishers. 5.3 Permissible Areas. 5.4 Nonpermissible Areas. 5.5 Hot Work Permit.5.6 Fire Watch and Fire Monitoring. 5.7 Hot Tapping. 5.8 Cylinders. Chapter 6 Sole Proprietors and Individual Operators 6.1 Assignment of PAI and Fire Watch. 6.2 Written Hot Work Permit. Chapter 7 Public Exhibitions and Demonstrations 7.1 Application. 7.2 Supervision. 7.3 Site. 7.4 Fire Protection. 7.5 Cylinders. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Significant Hot Work Incidents Annex C Informational References

This standard shall cover provisions to prevent injury,loss of life, and loss of property from fire or explosion as a
result of hot work.