Permit to Work
Permit-to-work (PTW) systems are essential for managing high-risk tasks in the workplace. Whether you're overseeing maintenance, inspections, or repairs, this Permit to Work Training course provides the knowledge needed to stay compliant, follow the correct processes, and keep everyone on-site safe.
You’ll learn what a permit-to-work system is, when one is required, and how to issue or follow one correctly. From understanding roles and responsibilities to risk assessments and written approvals, this course ensures you’re prepared to plan and perform high-risk work safely and legally.
£19.80
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20
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Unlimited
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What You'll Learn From This Course
Understand the purpose and function of a permit-to-work system in managing high-risk tasks.
Identify the key stages of creating, issuing, and closing a permit-to-work.
Recognise the legal duties and responsibilities of employers, supervisors, and workers in relation to PTW systems.
Know what a permit-to-work should include and how it fits within a wider safety management framework.
Be aware of the importance of communication, supervision, and emergency procedures during permitted work.
Some tasks pose higher risks than others—and without clear, structured control, they can lead to injury, loss, or legal breaches. Permit-to-work systems exist to reduce those risks by ensuring only competent, authorised personnel carry out dangerous work, under specific conditions.
This course provides the theoretical understanding needed to either prepare or comply with a PTW. Whether you’re managing a team or part of one, this training helps everyone play their role in preventing accidents and ensuring compliance.From confined space entry to hot works and electrical maintenance, high-risk tasks need extra care. This course supports safer workplaces by reducing the chance of injuries or fatalities through clearer planning and documentation, ensuring only authorised work proceeds with necessary checks in place, promoting shared responsibility across workers, supervisors, and management, reinforcing legal compliance and effective risk management and empowering employees to recognise and speak up about unsafe conditions.
Employees involved in maintenance, inspection, repair, or servicing of machinery and equipment.
Site supervisors and team leaders who issue or monitor permit-to-work documents.
Contractors and subcontractors performing high-risk tasks under a PTW system.
Health and safety professionals responsible for implementing safe systems of work.
Organisations in construction, engineering, manufacturing, or any high-risk sector.
Section 1: What Is a Permit-to-Work?
This section introduces the purpose of a permit-to-work system and how it is used to safely manage hazardous tasks by ensuring risks are assessed, controls are applied, and work is carried out under strict supervision.
Section 2: Producing a Permit-to-Work
Explore the key components of a permit-to-work form, including risk assessments, authorisation steps, control measures, and planning responsibilities. Understand what needs to be documented and who is accountable.
Section 3: Approving and Issuing Permit-to-Work Systems
Learn how permits are approved, monitored, and closed. This section explains how PTW fits into a broader health and safety system, with an overview of legal duties, training needs, and communication protocols.
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