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Health Safety and Environment · HSE-011

Permit to Work Systems

5 daysClassroom
13Upcoming dates
8Cities
£2,840Fees from

Course overview

Why Attend

Permit to work systems control high-risk activities such as hot work, confined space entry, electrical isolation and work on process equipment. Failures in permit systems have contributed to many major accidents.

This LLMI course explains the purpose and elements of permit to work systems, permit types, roles and responsibilities, isolation and lockout, simultaneous operations, handover, auditing and electronic permit systems. Participants practise issuing, reviewing and auditing permits using realistic scenarios.

The course helps organisations make permit systems effective rather than bureaucratic.

Course Objectives

Explain the purpose and principles of permit to work systems

Identify work requiring permits and the right permit types

Understand roles of issuers, receivers and authorities

Apply isolation, lockout and testing requirements

Manage simultaneous operations and shift handovers

Audit and improve permit to work systems

Target Audience

Permit issuers and receivers

Operations and maintenance supervisors

HSE professionals

Contractor supervisors

Engineers

Auditors

Course Methodology

Practical permit exercises

Incident case studies

Isolation scenario workshops

Audit exercises

Group discussions

Course outline

Day 1: Permit to Work Principles
  • Purpose of permit systems
  • Lessons from major accidents
  • Key elements
  • Legal expectations
  • Common failures
  • Case study: Permit failure
Day 2: Permit Types and Roles
  • Hot work, cold work and confined space permits
  • Electrical permits
  • Certificates and supporting documents
  • Roles and competence
  • Communication
  • Exercise: Selecting permit types
Day 3: Isolations and Controls
  • Isolation principles
  • Lockout and tagout
  • Testing and verification
  • Gas testing
  • Risk assessment links
  • Workshop: Isolation planning
Day 4: Managing Permitted Work
  • Permit display and monitoring
  • Simultaneous operations
  • Shift handover
  • Suspension and cancellation
  • Contractors
  • Simulation: Issuing a permit
Day 5: Audit and Improvement
  • Permit audits
  • Performance indicators
  • Electronic permit systems
  • Training
  • System improvement
  • Capstone: Permit system audit

Dates and fees

DatesCityFee
14 - 18 Dec 2026Amsterdam, Netherlands£4,250
18 - 22 Jan 2027Rome, Italy£4,250
15 - 19 Feb 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
15 - 19 Mar 2027Vienna, Austria£4,250
19 - 23 Apr 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
17 - 21 May 2027Rome, Italy£4,250
21 - 25 Jun 2027Munich, Germany£4,250
19 - 23 Jul 2027Madrid, Spain£4,250
16 - 20 Aug 2027Rome, Italy£4,250
20 - 24 Sep 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
18 - 22 Oct 2027Cape Town, South Africa£2,840
15 - 19 Nov 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
20 - 24 Dec 2027Rome, Italy£4,250
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