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OCP-68 Work Permit System
OCP-68 Work Permit System
1. PURPOSE
The work Permit System is designed and intended to specify adequate safety
measures in advance against identified hazards and stipulate implementation of the
said safety measures by permittee to ensure safe execution of work in the
designated workplace.
In addition to the permit to work system other precautions may need to be taken,
which should be identified in the risk assessment and any method statement.
3. DEFINATIONS
An Authorizing person is a person (generally the site in-charge or the line manager
or the person delegated this responsibility by site in-charge) deemed competent and
appointed by the Responsible Person to verify procedures and/or to authorize
procedures and Permits to Work.
EPC Site:
1. Area Engineers.
2. Site In charge.
O&M Site:
1. Shift In charge.
2. Station Manager.
j. Place of Issue: The Authorizing Person should issue the Permit to Work on site at
the location of the proposed works following a personal inspection
Scope –
Be responsible for determining the nature and extent of the job to be carried out,
possible Hazards and the necessary precautionary measures to be taken prior to
issuing the permit.
Ensure that necessary isolations (electrical/process/mechanical/instrumentation etc)
are carried out
Ensure Zero energy/power
Provide acceptor with necessary Method Statements / Risk Assessments (where
applicable)
It is very essential to understand the effectiveness of the work permit system and
this can be achieved through regular system audits.
The Site Safety representative or EHS department shall conduct formal audit of WP
system covering all defined areas at site, at least once in a month, to confirm its
appropriateness and full compliance to all provisions of this Standard.
The audit shall be carried out using a checklist developed based on this Standard.
Formal audit reports shall be prepared and appropriate corrective actions identified
The Safety department head and project head shall personally carry out random
checks of Work permits records.
4. PROCEDURE:
Sequence detailed below should be followed during the execution of work permit.
a. Identify activity.
b. Carry out risk assessment for the activity and check if activity requires work permit.
c. Work execution team shall take permission to work from concern dept. and
take signature of concern permission given dept. person on permit.
Rev No. 02, Date Rev.: 30.12.2022
OHS/OCP-68
Work Permit System
d. Before starting the activity covered under work permit system (WPS) the
concerned supervisor (permittee - the competent person) fills work permit
form after satisfying all the conditions mentioned in the permit and sends it to
the authorizing staff.
e. On receipt of the filled permit, the authorizing person inspects the work spot, fills
the permit and authorizes the permittee to work.
f. Safety officer will be monitoring the procedure of permit to work. He will
inspect the work place for compliance to the permit requirements.
g. Confined space entry and hot work permits require approval from safety officer or
site In- charge / Station Manager along with authorized person.
h. After completion of the job, the permit is brought back by the permittee to the
issuing authority; issuing authority then closes the permit after inspection of
work area.
i. Work Permits are made out in three copies: one retained by the issuer (White)
this copy is handed over to safety officer for records after closure, the second
(Pink) for the workers directly involved in the task and the (Yellow) for the
Contractors record or book reference. The workers’ copy is returned to the issuer
when the work is completed.
Flow Chart A
Activity plan
Yes
Yes
Permit is authorized
Activity Start
Permit to be renewed.
Yes Permit for equipment’s under
long pending maintenance are
Is the activity to be to be retained in control room
continued after
specified duration?
No
Permit to be closed by
authorised person only
Note –
o In case of Customer permit to work is following or implemented, safety officer shall sign
permit as a counter sign.
o In case safety officer shall not available (due to shift over, leave, ill health etc.), shift in
charge shall be ensure all authentication of Permit, compliance of Isolations
(Electrical/maintenance/process etc.), LOTOTO, JSA, TBT etc.
o In case of Shift in charge shall not available (due to leave, ill health, contract scope
etc.) dept. HOD/DSM will act as a permit issuer and permit to work authentication.