Safety
Permit to Work
Nobody works on a machine until it is safe and locked out.
Nobody works on a dangerous machine until it is safe. A permit is a written authority for one job, in one place, for one time window, with named people on it. Behind the permit sits LOTO, lock out and tag out: somebody switches the energy off, locks the switch and hangs a tag, and a second person proves there is no energy left.
The requester raises the permit and names the work party. Precautions copy in from the permit type. The work party is checked against the live skill matrix and the result is frozen on the permit. A missing precaution, an unverified isolation, a missing gas test or a competency gap blocks the issue, and the screen names the reason. That gap shows at the desk rather than at the machine with the crew already standing there. The permit will not close while a lock is still applied.
Competency comes from Skills & Training, not from a tick box on the permit. Starting a maintenance job can ask this module first, so the job and the permit stay in step.
Who uses it
| Person | What they do here |
|---|---|
| Permit Requester | Raises the permit and names the work party. |
| Authorized Person / Issuer | Approves, issues, suspends and closes permits. |
| Permit Holder | Is accountable for the work party while the job is on site. |
| Isolation Authority | Applies the locks, verifies them, and removes them at hand back. |
| HSE Manager | Audits the permit history and the competency exceptions. |
Today vs Phasis
What you get
- The issue gate is real. A missing precaution, isolation, gas test or competency blocks the issue and the system names the reason.
- Two people prove the isolation. One applies the lock, a second verifies it.
- The live lock out board is the screen a supervisor opens before any start-up. It shows every lock on right now.
- A permit cannot be closed while a lock is still applied.
- The competency check reads the skill matrix in Skills & Training at the moment of issue.
- The hazards behind each permit type come from the HSE register, so the safety manager maintains one list.
See it on your own plant.
Thirty minutes with an engineer. We walk the modules you care about against your own lines and shifts.