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Document ID (ISN)57539
CIS number 92-177
ISBN(s) 0-11-885688-X
Year 1991
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
Health and Safety Commission
Title Guidance on permit-to-work systems in the petroleum industry
Bibliographic information HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1991. 18p. 13 ref. Price: GBP 2.50.
Abstract This guidance note is a revision of the 1986 edition (see CIS 87-1320) and covers both onshore and offshore activities in the petroleum industry. Contents: definition of a permit-to-work system and its objectives and functions; responsibilities of employers, occupiers, owners, managers, contractors and supervisors; required training for users of a permit-to-work system; types of permits-to-work found in the petroleum industry and when they are required. Appendices include relevant legal requirements and system and equipment isolation procedures and isolation certificates.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; permits-to-work; petroleum and natural gas industry; dangerous work
Descriptors (secondary) work in isolation; legislation; responsibilities; data sheet; check lists; replaced
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Chemicals, plastics and rubber
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Petroleum and natural gas industry
Safety supervision