Health & Safety Policy & Procedures
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Posted at the workplace Retained by Issuer Issue to the Principal Contractor Issue to Client (Only required where the works impact on the clients existing operations)
Permit to Work Form A standard form, as attached, will be used for the issue of all Permits to Work. As a minimum the following information should be contained on the Permit to Work form: •
Permit Number, Date of Issue, Time of Issue, Site, Work Activity.
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Limits of Permit This section should define the scope of work to be undertaken; the area in which the defined work should be undertaken; the type of work to be covered by the Permit - ie Entry into Confined Space, Work on Electrical Systems made dead; the date and time of expiry of the Permit shall be defined (not normally beyond the end of that working day).
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Restrictions This section should identify what areas and activities have not been included and for which the Permit is thus not valid. Should work be required for areas, activities or using tools or equipment that are not defined on the current Permit, then another Permit should be sought. Under no circumstances should such work commence without a valid Permit to Work being obtained first.
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Hazards This section should detail any hazards and risks that may be present during the works activity.
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Precautions Wherever a hazard or risk has been identified in the above section, then an appropriate control measure shall be defined in this section.
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Conditions Any protective equipment, PPE, tools, atmospheric monitoring, emergency alarms, gas test equipment, or procedures that are required, should be defined in this section.
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Issue of Permit Prior to issue, the appointed responsible person shall ensure that the precautions and the conditions, defined above, have been complied with and that the limits, restrictions, precautions and conditions have been discussed with the person to whom the permit is to be issued (the permit holder).
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Receipt of Permit Before acceptance, the permit holder on receiving the permit shall ensure that he fully understands the limits, restrictions, hazards, precautions and conditions detailed on the Permit to Work form. Only when he is satisfied should the form be signed. This is Page 88 of 148