54Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities

54 Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities

(1) The safety case for a facility must provide for the operator of the facility to establish and maintain a documented system of coordinating and controlling the safe performance of all work activities of members of the workforce at the facility, including in particular—

(a) welding and other hot work; and

(b) cold work (including physical isolation); and

(c) electrical work (including electrical isolation); and

(d) entry into, and working in, a confined space; and

(e) procedures for working over water; and

(f) diving operations.

Confined space is defined in regulation 41.

(2) The system must—

(a) form part of the safety management system described in the safety case in force for the facility; and

(b) identify the persons having responsibility to authorise and supervise work; and

(c) ensure that members of the workforce are competent in the application of the permit to work system.