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. The 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.  A 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

Confined 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 include 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.
Permit-to-work training contains vital information that anyone operating a permit-to-work system must be apprehensive of and supports meeting legal conditions to provide sufficient training on this process. IHSM permit to work training course explains the purpose of permits to work and the type of high threat that may bear them.

Training Objectives

The purpose of the permit-to-work training is to make the participants aware of their roles and duties as permit-to-work receivers/holders and the importance of permit-to-work systems. It guides how to communicate, report any issue, and liaison with controllers of other plant or work area whose activities may be affected by the permit to work and carry out a job safely and effectively.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the permit-to-work system.
• Know the type of work permit required for a particular task.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of authorized permit issuer and receiver/applicant.
• Understand the whole process by which work permits operate.
• Know that the correct safety precautions are in place before, during and after the work.
• To provide all the information to other staffs members who need to know how to perform their job safely.

Benefits Of Permit To Work Training

You will get different types of advantages while learning and doing permit-to-work training. By taking this Permit to Work training, participants will gain all their knowledge about work permits and how to handle situations according to their needs.

He or she will become eligible to work as an employee (permit to work receiver/holder) in different departments of the organization. Also, they can take action to work safely in different moments by monitoring and auditing.

Who Can Do This Training?

Any candidate who is responsible for accepting and issuing Permit to Work systems or is selected by the project team to perform the job as an authorized permit holder and receiver.

Assessment

The assessment of the learners is done through a multi-choice questionnaire (MCQ) set to assess their learning approach and their understanding of what is taught to them.