Permit to Work Training
A permit to work system is only as effective as the people operating it and when issuers or acceptors do not fully understand their responsibilities, the controls that protect workers break down. This course gives delegates the knowledge to understand, manage and apply permit to work procedures correctly, covering legislation, safety management principles, and the specific duties of everyone involved in the permit process. On successful completion, delegates receive a certificate of competency.
• Legislation and regulations
The legal framework governing permit to work systems, including the duties placed on employers and those responsible for issuing, accepting and supervising permit-controlled work under current health and safety legislation.
• Principles of safety management
How permit to work systems fit within the broader framework of safety management, including how they interact with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
• Responsibilities of issuers and acceptors
The specific duties of permit issuers and acceptors, what each is required to verify before signing off and the consequences of issuing or accepting a permit without fully understanding the conditions it sets out.
• Permit to work procedures
The full permit to work process from initiation to closure, including how permits are raised, the checks required at each stage, how conditions are communicated to the work team and what happens when conditions change.
• Roles and responsibilities
The responsibilities of all personnel involved in permit-controlled work, including supervisors, safety representatives and contractors, and how each role contributes to maintaining control throughout the operation.
• Desktop exercises
Practical scenario-based exercises applying permit to work procedures to realistic workplace situations, reinforcing the decision-making skills required to issue, accept and manage permits correctly.
• Assessment
Knowledge checks completed at the end of the course.
Classroom-based theory combined with practical exercises and scenario discussions to reinforce safe permit-to-work practices.
Personnel involved in issuing, accepting or supervising permit-controlled work, including supervisors, managers and safety representatives.
No prerequisites required.