Permit to Work System
The University Maintenance Services Permit to Work procedure is a specialised type of safe system of work under which certain high risk activities may only be carried out with the specific permission of an Authorised Person
This permission - in the form of the Permit to Work - will only be issued if the appropriate control measures, identified by Risk Assessments, are put in place.
This procedure requires a Permit to Work (P.T.W.) for either the Isolation or Interruption of Systems or Services or specific Hazardous Activities.
An "Isolation" Permit to Work (P.T.W.). is required, for situations where work on the following systems:-
- Electrical
Services.
- Mechanical
Services.
- Local Exhaust
Ventilation Systems and Fume Cupboards.
- Building
Management Systems.
- Fire Alarm
Systems.
- Lifts.
A "Hazardous Activities" Permit to Work (P.T.W.) is required for:-
- Hot Work.
- Confined
Space.
- Access to
Roofs.
- Excavations.
- Asbestos.
- Work within or impact on a critical area.
Documentation is available from the links below, in pdf file format.
- Permit
to Work Procedure
- Permit
to Work Procedure Flowchart
- Permit
to Work Request Form
- Service
Interruption Notification
- Authorised
Persons with Contact Numbers
- Permit
to Work Database Managers
If you require further information, please contact the Services Maintenance Manager - Mike Lane on (0117) 331 7529 or via email Mike.Lane@bristol.ac.uk