A permit record from the opening of hazardous work to its closure
The planned scope is designed to follow, in one record, the opening, approval, validity and closure of permits for work such as hot work, confined space entry, work at height and energy isolation.
This page is written for site teams that run their permit forms on paper today.
What it does
The strength of a permit system is not in the form but in the authority to stop the work. The planned scope aims to make that authority visible in the record.
- The permit type carries its own stepsEach permit type is planned to carry its own control steps, with the permit not opening until those steps are complete.
- Requester and approver kept apartThe person requesting the permit and the authority approving it are to enter the record as separate roles.
- Validity and closure followedWhen the validity of a permit runs out, a permit left unclosed is planned to stay visible.
- Measurements and conditions inside the permitConditions such as gas measurement, isolation and a standby watcher are to be held on the permit's own record.
- Concurrent work is visiblePermits open at the same time on site are planned to be seen together, so that jobs affecting one another are noticed.
How it connects
The permit record sits in the same frame as the field guides and answers below.
- Permit system guideSetting the system up and keeping the roles apart.
- Lockout tagout guideEnergy isolation and the management of locks.
- Confined space entry permitWhat has to be asked before entry.
- Hot work permitThe conditions of a permit for welding and cutting.
- Permits in an explosive atmosphereThe extra conditions for work carried out inside a zone.
Why a paper permit is not enough
A paper permit stays where it was opened. How many permits are open on site at once, which of them have expired and which were never closed only becomes visible when the folder is collected.
The planned scope therefore aims to treat a permit not as a form but as a record whose validity and conditions are followed.
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