The Impact of Human Factors In The Application Of Permit To Work Systems
Permit to Work Systems (PTW) are a critical element of safety management in hazardous industries such as oil and gas, mining, construction, and manufacturing. They help to ensure that work is carried out safely by identifying and controlling hazards, and by ensuring that appropriate precautions are taken before work begins. They’re... Continue reading→
Getting buy-in for a permit to work system implementation
Implementation of a permit to work system can be a major change for an organisation. Management of change is a critical element in the successful introduction of any new system and the suggestions here may be applied to many other situations beyond PTW. The ‘spoiler’ of course is that communication... Continue reading→
Common Problems with Permit to Work Systems
Permit to work (PTW) systems, also known as Control of Work Systems, are an ideal way to ensure that work is managed correctly and performed safely and efficiently. There are many types of system from paper and spreadsheets at one end to an electronic permit to work system at the other.... Continue reading→
The practicalities of near-miss reporting
It’s pretty obvious that the best people to report near-misses on the worksite are the people on the worksite. They are generally closest to both cause and effect of any near-miss and can provide a rich set of data which can help to understand and mitigate any future incidents However... Continue reading→
Cloud MEM simulator supports Arab Academy Training Program
Captain Ashraf Halawa is the Head of the oil and gas training program and vice dean for foreign affairs at the Arab Academy for science. technology and Maritime Transport based in Alexandra. The academy is one of the leading training organisations in the Middle East and have been using the... Continue reading→
Integrated HSE vs Large Enterprise
The age of the dinosaurs is over It may just have been a case of wrong place/wrong time/giant comet that caused the Dinosaurs’ extinction, but we believe that big HSE issues need a new, more agile way of responding than the massive and cumbersome Enterprise systems that prevail in many... Continue reading→
Using A Permit To Work System To Manage SIMOPS Hazards
SIMOPS stands for Simultaneous Operations, describing the situation when two or more potentially conflicting activities are taking place simultaneously in the same vicinity. The increasing complexity of modern industrial sites makes it increasingly likely that SIMOPS will occur, and the impact of an unmanaged SIMOP could be catastrophic as the... Continue reading→
5 Reasons not to use EXCEL for Action Tracking
We LOVE Excel And we know how tempting it is to start entering those actions after meetings etc. It’s really easy to set up a simple spreadsheet to capture all the details relating to actions, colour code important items and produce beautiful and informative reports in a relatively short time... Continue reading→
Additional Near Miss event descriptors
HSE professionals are familiar with the meaning and use of the term ‘Near Miss’ but it’s interesting to consider whether further descriptors are required. in a 2013 article Chuck Pettinger suggests that near-miss events should be further categorised as they appear along a continuum. Near Hit A near hit is... Continue reading→
Permit to Work Software and Risk Assessments
Permits to work and risk assessments should be closely linked. Typically a permit will contain a reference to a risk assessment for the planned activity. The details may vary between risk assessments but typically they should include the following: Identification of significant risks It should enable the client/contractor to identify... Continue reading→