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Permit to Work guides & insights

Practical articles on PTW procedure, compliance, and best practice — written for site managers, facilities teams, and H&S consultants.

Permit to Work

What Is a Permit to Work? A Plain-English Guide for Site Managers

What a PTW actually is, why it exists, when it's legally required, the six core sections every permit must contain, and how digital systems are replacing paper.

May 2026 · 8 min read Read article →
Hot Works

Hot Works Permits: Fire Watch, Extinguisher Placement & Cooling Periods

The 30-minute (and sometimes 60-minute) fire watch rule, extinguisher types and placement distances, the BS 4163:2014 cooling period, and the most common ways hot works fires start hours after the job finishes.

May 2026 · 9 min read Read article →
Electrical Isolation

Electrical Isolation Permits: Lock-Out Tag-Out, Confirmed Dead & AP/CP Roles

The confirmed dead procedure, LOTO requirements, Authorised Person and Competent Person duties, arc flash, and what happens when isolation goes wrong.

May 2026 · 9 min read Read article →
Working at Height

Working at Height Permits: WAH Regs 2005, Rescue Plans & Harness Inspection

The hierarchy of controls, scaffold inspection requirements, harness and anchor point checks, rescue plan obligations, and why "call 999" is not a rescue plan.

May 2026 · 9 min read Read article →
Confined Space

Confined Space Entry Permits: Atmospheric Testing, Standby Person & Rescue Plans

Four-gas atmospheric testing, standby person duties, non-entry rescue requirements, ventilation, and how confined space incidents kill would-be rescuers as well as entrants.

May 2026 · 9 min read Read article →
Excavation & Ground Works

Excavation & Ground Works Permits: CDM 2015, Service Strikes & Trench Collapse

The 500mm hand-dig rule, CAT and Genny scanning, shoring and battering requirements, flooding controls, and the CDM 2015 duties that apply before a spade goes in the ground.

May 2026 · 9 min read Read article →
Lifting Operations

Lifting Operations Permits: LOLER 1998, Lift Plans & Appointed Person

When LOLER requires a permit, what a lift plan must contain, the Appointed Person role, LOLER examination intervals, ground bearing pressure, outrigger mats, and exclusion zones.

May 2026 · 9 min read Read article →

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