Permit to Work

A permit-to-work is a formal written procedure that ensures adequate precautions have been taken before, during, and after the high-risk work activities. Permit to work system provides an easy way to keep a constant eye on high-risk activities using a well-proven system to control safety-related issues.

Without a work permit, you unintentionally put yourself and those around you in peril by performing tasks that are considered dangerous or non-routine. A permit to work form consists of specific instructions on the nature of the job, the time, and the place along with acceptable information on critical safety procedures to follow. Permit to work system is an essential part of a safe system of work to control high risk work activities.

Types of permits to work:

• Hot Work Permit – It includes soldering, welding, flammable gases, and other heat-inducing operations.
• Cold Work Permit – It includes shearing, drawing, mechanically induced bending, and squeezing
• Confine Space Work Permit – To perform tasks in confined spaces (shafts, vents, sewages, tanks, and much more).
• Height Work Permit – The authorization to work on elevated spaces (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, scaffolds, ladders, and off-the-ground spaces).
• Excavation Work Permit – The authorization for personnel to extract resources, dig soil to build infrastructure, or unearth hidden artifacts. The risk involved in excavation includes being trapped, airborne contaminants, falling, explosions, collapse of the edges of the soil, flooding etc.
• Electrical Isolation Work Permit – The authorization to work in high voltage zones that are susceptible to the uncontrolled prevalence of electricity.
• Chemical Work Permit – An authorization to work in a chemically induced atmosphere that is either corrosive or toxic by nature or to work with harmful chemical substances.