For all maintenance or renovation work that involves hot work (work that will create heat, smoke or other fire hazards) a Hot Work Permit must be completed and submitted to Campus Safety Operations for review and approval prior to starting the work.
It is the responsibility of the UTSC Project Manager (PM) or Supervisor to submit a Hot Work Permit two (2) working days in advance of any hot work or fire system bypass date. The UTSC PM or Supervisor is responsible for providing staff for fire watch duties during the entire bypass period. The UTSC PM or Supervisor is also responsible for ensuring the work area and all adjacent areas are inspected for at least 60 minutes after the work has been completed and are found to be fire safe.
A fire system bypass cannot be performed without approval from the Manager of Security Systems & Services.