CR / WR Community & Office Services

Department
 OUTLINE
Objective
Definitions
Type of Work Permits
Responsibilities & Accountability
Safety Regulations
Training & Certification
Review of Compliance
Cancellation
Supplements
 Objective
This instruction outlines the regulations governing the
use of work Permits, Saudi Aramco Form 924-1, 924-
2, 924-3, and 924-4 as applied to CR/WR Community
and Office Services Department areas of responsibility
in the low security area. This instruction implements
and is in accordance with General Instruction No.
2.100 “Work Permit System”.
 Definitions
Designated Areas
Work Permit
Work Permit Issuer
Work Permit Receiver
Designated Representative
Work Permit Certified Gas Tester
Joint Site Inspection
Confined Space
Standby Man
Fire Watch
 Types of Work Permit
Release Work Permit (for hazardous liquids or
gases) – (form 924-1 Yellow)
Hot Work Permit – (Form 924-2 Red/White)
Cold Work permit - (Form 924-3 Blue)
Confined Space Entry Permit (Form 924-4 Green)
 Responsibilities & Accountability

Section Head Responsibilities

Issuer Responsibilities
Receiver (Saudi Aramco & Contractor)
Responsibilities
Gas Tester Responsibilities
 Safety Regulations
Issuer & Receiver Joint Inspection & Permit Preparation
Work Permit Forms Filling
Closure of Work Permit Forms
Use of Lockout & Hold Tags
Use of Gas Testers (3-in-1)
Work Permits Extension
Filing Work Permits
Issuing Work Permit for work and projects owned by other organizations at
Area and Facilities controlled by CR/WR C&OSD
 Training & Certification
All persons required to issue or receive work permits must be
certified by Loss Prevention and must be authorized by their
respective Division or sponsoring Organization Head.
For transferred issuer/receiver to an area under the
administration of a division head other than the division head
who originally signed the work permit certificate.
The division or sponsoring organization head is responsible for
re-certification of certificate holders.

• Type of the courses required before taken Loss Prevention

work permit issuer/receiver course.

1. LP Work Permit System Course

2. Hazard Recognition Course
3. Hydrogen Sulfide Course
4. Scaffold Safety Workshop
 Review of Compliance
Work Permit Review and Audit Methodology
Motivation and Reward

Violation & Correction actions

First Violation Verbal counseling and education on violation.

Second Violation Verbal counseling by the area division head

Third Violation Employee will be suspended from Work Permit

Issuing/receiving. Division head recommends
corrective disciplinary course of action.
 Cancellation
– The issuer/receiver/safety advisor may stop a job and withdraw the work permit if he feels that
safety of the job doesn’t meet with the conditions specified on the work permit.
– When work is stopped the issuer must pick up the work permit, write on the work permit the
reason for stopping the work, the time and other relevant information.
– When condition is safe again, the issuer may issue a new work permit.
– The receiver has the responsibility to stop work and advise the issuer of his action any time he
feels the safety of the job or any unsafe condition in the area don’t meet the condition on the
work permit. The receiver and the issuer shall take action to correct deficiencies before the job
resume.
 Supplements
Work Permit Audit
Designated areas requiring work permit in Rabigh:
All Buildings, Facilities and Public areas designated at Rabigh
Refinery Low Security Area under the responsibility of Rabigh
Community & Office Services Division.
All Buildings, Facilities and Public areas designated at Rabigh
Community Area, under the responsibility of Rabigh Community
& Office Services Division.
 Point of Concern
Due to reduced Saudi Aramco manpower in
RC&OSD wit regards to M&O. We will
request Loss Prevention to accept contractor
employee to take the Work Permit Issuer
course.
THANK YOU