WORLDWIDE STANDARD

Function Health, Safety, Security and Environment

Standard No. K-CW-HS-ST-011 Revision 18.0 Date 07/06/2017

Title Permit to Work

Purpose
An adequate permit to work system co-ordinates non-routine or high risk activities with other concurrent
operations to ensure the safety of all personnel and all operations. A permit to work ensures that work is properly
co-ordinated, assessed and authorised by competent and responsible personnel that worksite safety checks take
place and that safety precautions are in place before work commences.
All KCA Deutag locations where non-routine or otherwise high-risk work may take place concurrently with other
ongoing operations will operate a permit to work system.
Requirements

1.0 Execution

1.1 Permits to work shall be used for the following operations.

 Hot work of any type where heat is used or generated, except in designated areas which must be
controlled, safe locations away from flammable substances and / or explosive atmospheres.
 Confined space and vessel entry.
 Hydrostatic testing or pressure testing by other means, of all piping and/or equipment.
 Opening of explosion proof or purged enclosures in classified areas.
 Invasive maintenance work on items of plant machinery such as agitators and mud pumps.
(“Invasive” means that personnel may be exposed to moving parts, harmful substances, electrical
energy or pressures by opening piping or machinery casings or removing guards. It does not include
non-invasive methods such as inspection, greasing through grease nipples.)
 Erection of scaffolding.
 Work carried out at height, except for routine jobs performed by the derrickman.
 Work with ionising radiation.
 Work with explosives.
 Work on electrical systems and equipment.
 Heavy lifts (e.g. extraordinary long or big loads) .
 Maintenance operations which compromise critical safety systems or which remove them from
service e.g. fire and gas detection systems, firefighting equipment.
 Any other work where a permit is considered necessary by the senior KCA Deutag representative on-
site.
1.2 The permit to work system shall be managed and audited by the senior KCA Deutag representative based at
the worksite.
1.3 Permits shall contain the following information as a minimum:
 Identification of the specific competent people who are to conduct the work.
 A description of the work to be performed;
 The location the work is to be performed including clear identification of the specific plant or
equipment being worked on;
 Hazard identification or risk assessment of both the work and the worksite which specifies the
precautions necessary, protective equipment (including emergency equipment etc.)
1.4 Work can only begin after signed authorisation by the senior KCA Deutag representative or his designated
deputy that the worksite is in a fit condition and that all identified precautions are in place. Plant and
equipment can only be put back into service on the signed authorisation of the senior KCA Deutag
representative or his designated deputy that it is safe to do so.
1.5 If work is to continue being performed and supervised by different people to those that started the work (for
example after a shift change) then a full and formal handover must take place between all involved personnel.
1.6 Where work is to be undertaken on equipment or plant which normally contains electricity, pressure or
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mechanical energy, or hazardous substances or gases then it must be adequately isolated before work
begins. Equipment or plant containing pressure or hazardous substances must be de-pressurised, drained
and purged where necessary to remove all traces of these hazards before work commences. Any normally
pressurized system must be left open to atmosphere to ensure no unintentional pressure build up whilst the
isolations are in place and work is on-going. In all cases, verification of the required isolation, including
depressurization, is to be demonstrated to the Permit to Work area responsible person prior to
commencement of work.
1.7 Plant or equipment which may contain gas or otherwise hazardous atmospheres (for example oxygen
depletion) is to be confirmed "gas free" and with a normal atmosphere prior to the commencement of work.
Proper functional detection equipment is to be used to ensure the work site is "gas free". The same
precautions shall be taken for confined space entry.
1.8 Isolations shall be controlled by lock and key or other positive method of ensuring that plant and equipment
cannot be restarted until it is safe to do so.

2.0 Governance

Assurance
Operational Integrity Reviews (OIRs) and Operational Readiness Reviews (ORRs)
Internal or External Audits
References

K-CW-TD-GU-003 Confined Space Entry

K-CW-TD-GU-006 Fire Watcher
K-CW-TD-GU-007 Gas Testing
K-CW-TD-GU-015 Permit To Work

Approver Note:
This WWStd is a description of mandatory activities which must be
carried out in the execution of any relevant KCA Deutag workscope
and/or a description of mandatory conditions which must be adhered
to in the execution of KCA Deutag’s work activities. In instances
where local legislation conflicts with this WWStd an exemption shall
be obtained.
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Gavin Sutherland,
Group Head of HSSE and Operational Integrity

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