Permit to work software

Automobile

Highly stratified and diverse set of operations as seen in automobiles and automotive manufacturing require cross-functional teams spread over different shop floor. Execution of permit to work therefore, need visibility, singular platform and a hierarchy based (vetted) flow of authorization

Inspired by the principles of Lean manufacturing, a permit to work software stands to offer all of these features with better reporting, notifications and proactive escalation of requested permits – truly a digital platform that offers better control of work.

Oil and Gas

Oil and gas processing require rigorous administration through control of works. This is necessary to regulate the hazardous activities undertaken to execute operations. Safe works requires systems in place to administer such hazards (upstream to downstream) – for workers and assets. A strong Permit to work system establishes executive work control that is necessary. Digitization provided by ASK-EHS electronic Permit To Work (ePTW) provides transparency and a PTW ecosystem that is compliant and conforms to the requirements of highest hazard levels.

Pharmaceutical

Reliable engineering for current level of sophisticated mechanization also demands a superior and safer method of maintenance. Ensuring isolation, breakdown repair or routine maintenance in modern pharmaceutical plants requires hazard assessment, risk identification and isolation controls. ASK-EHS ePTW legitimizes and makes the permit to work lifecycle swifter with increased accuracy and close scrutiny, behind the methodology.

Ship Building

Complex and large to very large scale builds as seen in shipyards, require transparency to increase speed of operations and reinforce safety. Permit to work eases this Occupational health and safety burden by providing a comprehensive risk assessment and hazard analysis – followed by a digital method to implement, execute and supervise permit lifecycle. Paint work, welding, grinding, cutting or hot works – are all included and applied uniformly across the various stream of activities taking place at shipyards or ship building sites.

Telecommunication

‘Permit to work’ environment in telecom sector is based on the requests raised in either of these two domains. The levels of control offered by a permit to work software can prove vital to the sector as it can keenly address the biggest risk factor: network downtime. Nature of works’ here refers to a wide variety of installation, maintenance and replacement jobs or tasks. Telecom industry follows a strict hierarchy based on their location: circle, zonal, regional and site wise offices. Digital permit to work stands to bridge and unify these locations and administer control of works.

Chemical

Process safety is the core component of process intensive chemical industries. The upstream to downstream state of operations requires layers of protection (under the LOPA model) to identify and address hazards via HAZID-HAZOP studies. Digital permit to work extends and establishes safe systems of work at the chemical plant and manages their maintenance, repair and breakdown service through single window. Ready-to-access permit formats, JHAs and transparency are its essential features.

Petrochemical

Petrochemical plants due to inherent hazards, specially from chemicals, fire, explosion & process-related hazards are highly regulated places wherein it is imperative to obtain and follow permit-to-work system.

e-PTW software is workflow-driven that ensures that each & every step in the process is completed with a high level of consistency, thereby eliminating bypass of critical-to-safety steps such as HIRA, worksite verification and ensure that all required supporting documents/certificates are obtained. Features such as work conflict detection & robust isolation management results in efficient, safer planning & execution of work, increased operational efficiency, reduced equipment downtime and faster return to service during plant turnaround.

Metal

Just like any manufacturing process, there are inherent risks & hazards involved with the production and fabrication of metal. The production area is filled with heavy machinery & equipment and hazards involved are chemical, physical, ergonomic & psychological in nature.

Such intricate work environment demands an established Control of Work system. This can be effectively achieved through a digital solution with integrated Permit to Work, HIRA/JHA and Isolation Management. Software-driven worksite preparation checks, context-aware selection of PPEs, automated rapid communication to all involved work groups, restricting work commencement when required supporting documents/certificates such as Job Method Statement are not attached are few of the ways in which a digital permit to work system ensures that all elements of work are examined & assessed for maximum safety and efficiency.

Renewable Energy

Organizations in the renewable energy industry, whether they are involved with generation, transmission or distribution are abound with inherent risks. Energy sector can harness the power of a digital permit to work system to establish effective control, enhanced co-ordination & communication between contractor, onsite engineers & approving authorities when carrying out high-risk activities to ensure safety and operational efficiency.

Process automation ensures that no critical-to-safety steps such as risk assessments, worker competency & work-site preparation checks are bypassed along with software aids like robust energy isolation management, work conflict identification and tools to gain operations visibility and traceability across the grid.

Power Plants

Power Plants due to high demands of operational & maintenance activities, benefit substantially when they undergo digitization to establish strong control of work by providing a coordinated approach to planning, production, maintenance and safety.

This is achieved by software-enabled regulation (no approval bypass in the laid down permit-to-work process with integrated safety checks such as mandate hazard & risk considerations, job & equipment preparation checks, robust energy isolation management, shift management and integration with Plant Maintenance Management Systems), tools to gain real-time visibility & monitoring of all high-risk & maintenance activities and enhanced connectivity as a result of automated real time communication to all involved work groups.