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Safety Log Seed Record

Electrical / welding and cutting work

Before each welding, cutting, blow-torch, or similar ignition-source task where the constructor or employer uses a hot-work permit control.

Electrical / welding and cutting work

Fast-Fact Summary

  • Governing agency: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
  • Form, bylaw, or regulation: O. Reg. 213/91, ss. 122-124, Welding and Cutting; s. 123 requires precautions to prevent fire when using a blow torch, welding or cutting equipment, or similar equipment.
  • Effective/current anchor: Before each welding, cutting, blow-torch, or similar ignition-source task where the constructor or employer uses a hot-work permit control.
  • Direct portal or source: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/910213

Mandatory Scope

This safety-log record applies to constructors, employers, supervisors, and competent workers responsible for Electrical / welding and cutting work. The log is intended to prove that the relevant hazard, equipment, or site condition was checked before exposure continued.

Deadlines & Administrative Windows

  • Required Timing: Before each welding, cutting, blow-torch, or similar ignition-source task where the constructor or employer uses a hot-work permit control.
  • Supervisor Review: Assign a competent person or supervisor to review the entry before the next shift or before the controlled work resumes.
  • Change Trigger: Re-open the log when weather, equipment, excavation, access, crew, or work-method conditions change.

Financial & Legal Liability

Missing safety records can increase OHSA order, stop-work, prosecution, and project backcharge exposure. The record should be kept with the project safety file and be available when requested by the constructor, employer, client, or inspector.

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Step-by-Step Filing Instructions

  • Identify the Controlled Work: Record the site, date, crew, equipment, area, and trade activity.
  • Check the Hazard Controls: Confirm guards, access, PPE, training, permits, isolation, or inspection evidence required for the task.
  • Sign the Entry: Hot-work permit issuer, competent worker performing the work, and fire-watch or supervisor acknowledgement where the project hot-work procedure assigns those roles.
  • Store the Record: Retain with the project safety file according to the constructor's hot-work procedure and contract recordkeeping requirements.

2026 Inspection Notes

For 2026 construction compliance context, pay close attention to working-at-heights training records, trenching and excavation controls, and training/competency documentation. Do not call this a named official blitz unless the supplied record or source says so.

Official Sources

Raw Fields

  • Regulation ReferenceO. Reg. 213/91, ss. 122-124, Welding and Cutting; s. 123 requires precautions to prevent fire when using a blow torch, welding or cutting equipment, or similar equipment.
  • Signature RequirementsHot-work permit issuer, competent worker performing the work, and fire-watch or supervisor acknowledgement where the project hot-work procedure assigns those roles.
  • Retention PeriodRetain with the project safety file according to the constructor's hot-work procedure and contract recordkeeping requirements.

Generation Status

O. Reg. 213/91 contains welding and cutting controls in sections 122-124 and a direct fire-precaution duty in section 123. The regulation does not create a named universal hot-work permit form, so the page should describe the permit as a project control tied to that statutory fire-prevention duty.