---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 68.85"
title: "40"
number: "68.85"
heading: "Hot work permit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/68.85"
---

# §68.85. Hot work permit.

- (a) The owner or operator shall issue a hot work permit for hot work operations conducted on or near a covered process.
- (b) The permit shall document that the fire prevention and protection requirements in [29 CFR 1910.252(a)](/cfr/29/1910.252.md?p=a) have been implemented prior to beginning the hot work operations; it shall indicate the date(s) authorized for hot work; and identify the object on which hot work is to be performed.
- (c) The permit shall be retained for three years after the completion of the hot work operations.

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 31722, June 20, 1996, as amended at 89 FR 17691, Mar. 11, 2024]

### Source

Source: 61 FR 31722, June 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7412(r), 7601(a)(1), 7661-7661f.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 4493, Jan. 31, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 31722, June 20, 1996, as amended at 89 FR 17691, Mar. 11, 2024]