What should a Permit to Work system cover? The following should be taken into account in a good system:Īccident investigations generally find that the ship’s Permit to Work system has been utilised and a permit completed, but an accident has still happened.
Permits can be individual or cover a number of work types. Electrical high voltage work (Over 1000 Volts)Īdditional Permits to Work may be required depending on the trade of the ship and the work carried out.General electrical work (Under 1000 Volts).Working on machinery or equipment which can start automatically or requires isolation.Jobs considered to be high risk should include: Wherever there is a high-risk job taking place, a written Permit to Work procedure should always be used. All companies should prepare a format that is suitable for their ships, and their crews should be trained to use the permit system. That can only be achieved by the thoroughness of those preparing, supervising and carrying out the work. However, issuing a permit does not by itself, make a task safe. It can also coordinate different work activities to avoid conflicts. Ī Permit to Work should be a simple formal system stating exactly what work is to be done, when it is being done and the safety controls that must be put in place to avoid injury or death. Permits are also a means of communication between those who carry out the work, the person responsible for their safety and someone who could introduce a hazard if they were unaware the work was taking place.
Procedures can be adequate for many jobs carried out onboard, but others require extra care due to the risks involved. Frequently, fatalities or serious injury to seafarers – or environmental, ship or cargo incidents – are caused by failing to use the Permit to Work system, or the requirements have been ignored or misunderstood when the permit has been issued. The London P&I Club has launched new LP Focus issue to address all issues related to permits to work.
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