Say this
- No permit, no start. If the permit is not signed and posted, you do not begin.
- Read the permit before you start. It tells you the controls, the limits and the end time.
- The permit covers one job in one place. If the task or the location changes, we need a new check.
- If something on the permit is missing on site, stop. A missing guard-rail or a broken lock counts.
- A confined space permit does not cover welding inside it. Hot work needs its own permit.
- At shift change, the new supervisor gets briefed at the job, not in the canteen.
- When you finish, tell your supervisor so the permit can be closed. An open permit tells others it is still live.
Ask the crew
- Where is the permit for today's job posted?
- What does the permit say you must have in place?
- The gas alarm goes off in the tank. What happens to the permit?
- Who can approve a permit on this site?
Show them
- Today's permit. Walk through each control and point to it on site.
- The signatures on the permit, and who each one belongs to.
- Where closed permits are filed.
Sign-off
| Name | Company | Signature |
|---|---|---|
Sources
- Preventing Falls from Heights (permit-to-work section), WSH Council.
- Factsheet on WSH (Work at Heights) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, with PTW FAQs, Ministry of Manpower.
- Technical Advisory on Working Safely in Confined Spaces, WSH Council.
- Permit to work systems (COMAH technical measures), UK HSE.
This is practical guidance, not legal advice. Laws and codes of practice change; always check the current official text and your site's own procedures.
