Permits to Work: One Job, One Permit, Signed Off
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Explain what a permit to work is and when it’s needed; follow each stage, from issue to hand-back; and check isolation and use personal locks.
- Assign to
- Anyone who issues, accepts or works under a permit
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 12-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain what a permit to work is and when it’s needed.
- Follow each stage, from issue to hand-back.
- Check isolation and use personal locks.
- Avoid the common ways permit systems fail.
The course
- 01What permits are for
- 02The stages
- 03Isolation and locks
- 04How permits fail
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Fix Harj’s permit”, learners fix a realistic form and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “Where yesterday’s permit broke the chain” and “Two Wednesday mornings”.
How you know they finished
The 12-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 12-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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