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908 Offshore Oil and Gas Safety I
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Permit-to-Work System

The Permit to Work (PTW) system should be developed to manage higher risk tasks and activities.

Permit Work System

All of the following should be included in the PTW system:

  • Duties and responsibilities for the PTW system should be developed.
  • Definitions should be developed to identify risk criteria for identifying which tasks and activities require a PTW.
  • Hazards and controls should be identified during the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) process and recorded on the PTW.
  • Training all personnel in the application of the PTW system.
  • Communicating the requirements and procedures of the PTW system through orientations and pre-task meetings.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

1-7. Hazards and controls should be identified during the _____ process and recorded on the Permit to Work (PTW).