Course description
This module can be undertaken as an individual module or altogether as a package on the EI’s learning management system, with recorded presentations and exercises taught by a leading expert in process safety and a former deputy director of the UK Health & Safety Executive.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognise that a PTW system goes far beyond just a Form
- Understand how PTW systems fail and lead to major accidents
- Understand the different roles and functions necessary within a PTW system
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Training Course Content
Key Points to cover:
Purpose: To ensure high-risk maintenance activities are controlled to safeguard people and the integrity of plant and equipment.
Learning Points:
- PTW system is a permissioning system
- Permission is conditional upon appropriate safeguards being in place before work starts
- People should not give themselves permission
- Risk assessment methods to be used with each type of work clearly set out
- Thinking beyond the ‘tick boxes’ on PTW forms
- Scope & types of permissions and permits clearly set out
- Roles & responsibilities clearly set out
- Instruction & training of permit issuers and users
- Permission is recorded in a documented permit(s)
- Method of isolations set out (pre-determined for key plant / processes)
- Walk through of precautions with workers before work starts – risk communication
- Validation of isolations & precautions before work starts
- Lock of Tag off system in use
- Instruction to stop work if anything unexpected occurs or dangerous situation exists
- Permit suspension if work can’t be completed in period set out
- Permit handover between shifts
- Live permits available in operations control room and maintenance department
- Suitable re-instatement and hand back arrangements
- Compliance with permit conditions routinely checked whilst work is underway
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