Contr05-Neal In-Depth Safe Work Permits

1. Class A permits require the Shift Supervisors authorization.

2. An excavation is any man-made cut, cavity, trench or depression in the earth’s surface, including those made by driving stakes and poles, that are greater than __________ into the ground.

3. Seeing the Job is being present and communicating with the Operator while he/she points out all locks, blinds, isolation points, etc., including the Energy Isolation File, Lock Box, and any special hazards indicated on the permit.

3. Seeing the Job is being present and communicating with the Operator while he/she points out all locks, blinds, isolation points, etc., including the Energy Isolation File, Lock Box, and any special hazards indicated on the permit.

4. Safe Work Permits cover Cold Work, Hot Work, Excavation Work, Line Breaking, and Electrical Work, or any allowable combination of these activities.

5. All Permits are issued in the Field at the job site and require a “Shown By” / ”Seen By” occurrence between the Operator and the Contractors.

6. Line Breaking (for existing chemical service) and Hot Work can be combined on the same permit.

7. New permits are not required when the Contract Crew, working under a permit, changes during the Operations shift on which it was originally issued, provided at least one original crew member stays on the job.

8. The Permit Form indicates the Location (building, and/or equipment number). The description can include entire areas such as “dryer stack” or “boilers”, or “WPB”.

9. The Contract Crew, that is doing the work, must “See the Job”, and a representative of that crew must sign the “Seen By” line on the front of the permit. Contract Workers must put their full name (no initials), craft, and time started at the time they are given the permit.

10. Energized electrical work on circuits over _____ volts will require a separate additional Energized Electrical Work Permit, as described in that procedure.

11. The Contract Crew will take their copy of the permit to the actual work location and post it near the work location. This copy must remain posted until the crew has finished working the job for the day or until it expires, which ever comes first.

12. When the Contract Crew stops working on a permitted job for the day, one of the crew members must circle “Yes” or “No” next to the “Completed?” section on the front page. This same crew member can then sign off for each member on the back of the permit.