Work with a valid work permit when required

Objective
• The Objective of the Permit To Work (PTW) system is “To
provide a system which ensures that work activities can be
carried out in a safe manner”.

Custodians

• The PTW System Corporate Custodian is the Production

Function Operating Integrity Team Leader (UOP/6) who is
responsible for providing steering / direction to ensure that the
PTW System meets the needs of PDO.
• The PTW Training Custodian is UOP/6 who is responsible for
the content and suitability of PTW training.
• Asset Directors are responsible for the implementation of the
PTW System, and for appointing Focal Points for the PTW
System in each Area.

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Internal:

External:

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A Permit is required for any work carried out
• Inside a process or hydrocarbon area
• On an electrical installation
• When entering a Confined Space
• When other Supplementary Certificates are required to carry
out the work i.e. Isolation (Mech. or Elect.) and Gas Testing
• Work within emergency planning zone of a critical sour area

A Permit is also required when

• The work is not familiar to the Work Force
• The work is not carried out by competent staff
• An approved procedure is not in force for the work

For all other Work a No-Permit Form should be used

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Three types of Main Document used in the
Permit to Work System
• Class A - Red Edged Permits - Class A Permits are required for
high risk work. This is work that could lead to major
consequences such as fire, explosion, or loss of life.
Example: Hot work in a Process Area

• Class B - Blue Edged Permits - Class B Permits are required for

medium risk work.
Example: Hot Work in a Hydrocarbon area

• No Permit Job - Jobs that have been determined as no Permit

Jobs need to be discussed, agreed and authorised as such. These
still need to be risk assessed, and authorised for use within a
defined period.
Example: Entry into Well Cellars or Cosasco pits by Area Authority to carry out Operational
Tasks to an approved procedure

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Hazard Management
• All work undertaken using the PTW system requires to be Hazard
Assessed and controls put in place to enable the work to be done
safely.
• Hazard Assessment is accomplished using the Job HSE Plan. The Job
HSE Plan System is accessed electronically from the PDO Web. The
following link will bring up the Web Page above Job HSE Plan. For 3rd
Party Contractors who do not have access to the PDO Intranet the
page can be accessed from HSE for Contractors.

Toolbox Talk Risk Identification Card (TRIC)

• In addition to the Job HSE Plan, the PTW Holder shall conduct a TRIC
discussion.
• The TRIC is not a repeat of the Job HSE Plan but a location specific Risk
Assessment, which will focus on the hazards at the worksite at the
time the work is to be carried out. The TRIC shall be carried out at the
Worksite immediately prior to the activity start.

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Incident Occurred 18 June 2007
Mud agitator started with two men working inside the mud-tank

• No PTW
• No gas test
• No confined space entry permit or control
• No positive isolation (Electrical or Mechanical)
• No lock-out/tag

• Consequence
– Potential Serious & Possibly Fatal

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Supervisor Tips
• Pose Question to your group
• Allow 5 minutes for discussion on each Question
• Summarize what you have heard before moving to the next
Question
• Split big groups up into smaller discussion teams
• Take your time
• Encourage everyone to take part
• Look for real examples from your own workplace
• Find and use real examples of incidents related to this rule
from your site
• Link the discussion to real work on site involving the people in
the tool box talk

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Work with a valid work permit when required Quiz
Question
You are the Permit Applicant and you have ‘Grinding’ to be
undertaken within the perimeter fence (process area) of the
Production Station. Which of these Permits should you raise to
carryout the work?
a. Red edged PTW correct answer
b. Blue edged PTW
c. No Permit Job Application Form
d. All of the above

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Question
You are the Permit Holder and you have to complete the TRIC.
When would you fill in the card?
a. Once you have received the Permit from the permit Applicant
b. The day before the work is about to be carried out
c. Once the work has started and you see a hazard
Correct
d. At the worksite immediately before the work is started answer

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Work with a valid work permit when required
Question
Who in PDO is/are responsible for the implementation of the
PTW System, and for appointing Focal Points for the PTW System
in each Area?

a. Production Function Operating Integrity Team Leader (UOP/6)

b. Asset Directors correct answer
c. Functional Operations Manager (UOP)
d. All of the above

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