Permit-to-Work System & Framework Template
Permit-to-Work System & Framework
Heavy Industry & Energy Sector edition
$350AUDBuy now — editable Word
The governing procedure: roles, when a permit is required, and how permits are issued, controlled and closed out. High Hazard edition — editable Word document with its permit form built in. Choose your state at checkout.
The Heavy Industry & Energy Sector pack is the full permit-to-work system: this permit, the framework and every other permit in the tier. 11 editable Word documents for $2,419 AUD.
See the Heavy Industry & Energy Sector pack — $2,419What this permit controls
The master document that establishes your permit-to-work system: who can request, issue, authorise and close permits; when a permit is required; how permits are controlled, displayed, suspended, extended and handed back; and how contractors are brought into the system. Every other permit operates under this framework.
Typical work covered
- ✓Setting up the PTW system for a new site
- ✓Inducting a new contractor or sub-trade onto the system
- ✓Defining "permit-required work" categories for your operations
- ✓Audit and management review of the PTW system
- ✓Training the issuer, holder and witness roles
- ✓Integrating PTW with SWMS and JSEAs already in use
Hazards this permit addresses
Each hazard is identified on the permit form with the controls that must be in place before the issuer signs.
Outcome if uncontrolled: High-risk work runs without authorisation.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Unqualified personnel signing permits.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Drift from procedure; permits closed without verification.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Parallel uncontrolled work on site.
What the permit form includes
Editable Microsoft Word form. Yellow cells are the only ones you complete on a typical job. Sections:
How to use this permit
Add company name and ABN; tune the permit-required work list to your operations; nominate issuers.
Train nominated issuers, holders and witnesses; induct contractors before they engage with the system.
Issue permits per the framework, log in the register, witness close-outs.
Run the audit checklist on the cadence defined in the framework. Update the system at management review.
Frequently asked
What format is it in?
Editable Microsoft Word (.docx) with its permit form built in. Bracketed [fields] mark where to add your business name, ABN, site details and authorising officers.
Which jurisdiction do I get?
You choose your state at checkout (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT or NT). The document references the Act, regulator and code of practice in force there — Victoria on OHS, the rest on harmonised WHS.
Is it cheaper in the pack?
Yes — the High-Hazard Pack bundles 11 documents for $2,419. Buying singles is best when you need only one or two.
Do I still need review?
Yes. This is a starting-point template; customise it to your site and have a competent person review it, in consultation with workers, before issuing live permits.
The complete Heavy Industry & Energy Sector permit-to-work system
One pack holds all 11 documents below, so every permit is issued, controlled and closed out on the same set of forms.
- ✓Permit-to-Work System & Framework (this page)
- ✓General Work Permit
- ✓Hot Work & Fire Watch Permit (AS 1674.1)
- ✓Energised Electrical Work Permit (AS/NZS 4836)
- ✓Working at Heights & Fall Protection Permit (>2m)
- ✓Confined Space Entry & Rescue Permit (AS 2865)
- ✓Excavation & Ground Penetration Permit (>1.5m)
- ✓Crane Critical Heavy Lift Permit (>80% Capacity)
- ✓Complex Scaffolding & Suspended Stage Permit (AS/NZS 1576)
- ✓Demolition & Structural Dismantling Permit (AS 2601)
- ✓Radiography / Density Gauge Permit (ARPANSA RPS C-1)
11 editable Word documents for your state. One-off payment.
See the Heavy Industry & Energy Sector packOr buy this permit on its own for $350.
Other heavy industry & energy sector permits
A Permit-to-Work Management System supplied as editable Microsoft Word documents, built to comply with the harmonised model WHS laws and Victoria's OHS Act 2004. Compliance is achieved by implementing and maintaining the system and having it reviewed by a competent person, in consultation with workers, for your site, plant and personnel; final responsibility under the legislation remains with the PCBU. Licensed for use within the purchasing organisation only. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the vendor's liability is limited to the price paid.