The Cold work permit, typically usually used to cover the variety of the potentially hazardous activities which are not of the type covered by the hot work permit.
The activities for which the cold work permit may be relevant will vary from the site to site but should be clearly defined.
A cold work permit is required for the potentially hazardous work not covered by the other types of the work permits.
Some examples include:

• Chemical cleaning or the use of solvents.
• Handling of the hazardous substances (e.g., toxic/corrosive chemicals, asbestos, etc.)
• The Use of resins typically used during the blade repairs.
• Any painting activity.
• Heavy lifts (refer to Crane/Lifting procedure for definition),
• Erecting or the dismantling scaffolds.
• Any non-routine and the potentially hazardous activity.
• Any activity requiring the specific control measures to the confirm safety.