Workshop Heat Area Example 1

A Heat Area contains equipment for heating, forming and casting metals The Heat Area may be a space within a workshop, a separate bay off a workshop, or a separate room.

If in a separate area and of sufficient size, the Heat Area may also be a good location for metal forming equipment such as folding bars, bench shears, tube benders and bending rolls.

• Where possible, the Heat Area can be a shared resource between a group of workshops.
• Water should be provided but must be as far as possible away from the casting equipment.
• It must be well ventilated with fume extraction - to include localised extaction over welding and casting.
• It should be located with at least one external wall and ideally, but not essentially, with access to outside