Soldering - Fire watch, Blankets, Flameless options, etc.
I am on a job site where a few fires have happened in short order due to trades not checking the floor beneath them for flammables. I wrote up a policy change that all hot work would recquire fire blankets on each surface from point of work to final surface that sparks could reasonably reach (they aren't going through the slab once its poured, for instance).
It didn't take 5 minutes from announcement before people were clammoring for an exception for one reason or another, most of which I am deaf to due to the fact that, as stated, it clearly is possible - it happened. One is standing out to me as possibly a good argument: soldering.
The solder itself is not going to ignite anything, the torch is positive action only, etc. Maybe the plumbers have a piont and there is no risk.
That said, when I asked whether there was a flameless option, the response I was given was that it was cost prohibhitive, the quoted a $10,000 tool. I can understand that price point being prohibhitive, but a quick search online showed tools more in the $200 range.
So I am curious first if it reasonable that soldering presents low enough risk to not merit fire blankets underneath (risk of fire, I don't care about final product for these purposes) and second at one point is an option too cost prohibhitive?