General Work Permit
A formal authorization process for all non-routine work activities to verify hazard identification, control measures, and personnel awareness, ensuring all tasks are reviewed, approved, and conducted safely in full compliance with applicable workplace safety requirements and organizational permit-to-work standards.
McAlpine & Co LTD (Johnstone)
10/13/2026
General Work Permit
This procedure ensures that all non-routine work activities are formally reviewed and authorized through a structured general work permit process, verifying that potential hazards have been identified and controlled, appropriate safety measures are in place, and all personnel involved are informed of relevant risks and precautions before work commences, supporting a safe and compliant work environment in accordance with applicable safety regulations and organizational standards.
1. Work Details
Location of work:
Plant / Equipment / Asset ID:
Description of work being carried out:
Person(s) carrying out the work:
Company / Contractor:
Date:
Permit start time:
Expected completion time:
Associated Risk Assessment / RAMS reference:
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EMF / Medical Implant Check
Does any person carrying out the work have a pacemaker, ICD, or other implanted/body-worn medical device that may be affected by electromagnetic fields (EMF)?
If Yes – STOP. The potential EMF exposure must be assessed before work begins.
Asbestos Check
Will the work involve drilling, cutting, breaking, fixing into, removing or otherwise disturbing the fabric of the building or existing insulation/materials?
If Yes – the Asbestos Register / relevant asbestos information must be checked before work begins.
2. Pre-Work Safety Checks
The following checks must be completed before the permit can be authorised.
Has a suitable risk assessment / RAMS been reviewed for the work?
Have the people carrying out the work been confirmed as competent and authorised?
Has the work area been inspected before starting?
Has the scope of work been clearly understood by everyone involved?
Is the correct equipment available and suitable for the task?
Has equipment been inspected and confirmed safe for use?
Are suitable access and egress arrangements available?
Is the work area adequately lit?
Is suitable housekeeping in place and are trip/slip hazards controlled?
Have nearby employees and other persons who may be affected by the work been considered?
Have barriers, cones, warning signs or an exclusion zone been provided where required?
Are emergency escape routes and fire exits clear?
3. Plant / Equipment Isolation
Does the work require any electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, steam, gas or other energy source to be isolated?
If Yes:
Have all relevant energy sources been identified?
Has the plant/equipment been safely isolated?
Has stored or residual energy been released or secured?
Has Lock Out / Tag Out or the site's isolation procedure been applied where required?
Has isolation been verified before work begins?
Isolation reference / details:
4. Asbestos
Before any work which could disturb the fabric of the building, insulation, panels, ceilings, walls, flooring, pipework or other existing materials, asbestos information must be reviewed. HSE requires information on the location and condition of asbestos-containing materials to be made available to people who may disturb them during maintenance or other work.
Could the work disturb the building fabric or existing materials?
If Yes:
Has the current Asbestos Register / survey information been checked for the work location?
Has the exact work area been checked against the asbestos information?
Is the area/material confirmed as suitable for the proposed work?
Has the person carrying out the work been made aware of any known or suspected asbestos-containing materials nearby?
Is a refurbishment/demolition or further intrusive asbestos survey required before the work can proceed?
STOP WORK
If asbestos-containing material is known or suspected and the proposed work could disturb it, work must not commence until the appropriate asbestos assessment, survey and controls are in place.
If any unknown or suspicious material is discovered during the work:
STOP WORK IMMEDIATELY – do not disturb the material further and report it to the responsible person.
Asbestos Register / Survey reference:
5. Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
Certain electrical equipment, high-current cables, induction equipment, welding equipment and other machinery may generate electromagnetic fields. These may present an additional risk to people with pacemakers, ICDs and certain other implanted or body-worn medical devices.
Will equipment capable of generating significant EMF be used or worked near?
If Yes:
Has the potential EMF hazard been assessed?
Has consideration been given to persons with implanted or body-worn medical devices?
Are any persons who may be affected by an implanted/body-worn medical device involved in or near the work?
If Yes:
STOP – DO NOT COMMENCE WORK
A suitable individual EMF assessment must be completed and any required exclusion distance or additional controls established before work begins. HSE identifies workers with active implanted medical devices, including cardiac pacemakers, as potentially requiring additional consideration around EMF sources.
Details of EMF controls / exclusion zone:
6. Additional Hazards
Identify any hazards associated with the work:
Additional hazards / precautions required:
7. PPE Requirements
Select PPE required for the work:
Additional PPE requirements:
Is all required PPE available and suitable?
8. Pre-Work Photograph
Upload a photograph of the work area before work begins.
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9. Autherisation To Start Work
I confirm that I have reviewed the proposed work, inspected the work area and consider the identified precautions and control measures adequate for the work described.
Permit Authoriser Name:
Position:
Authoriser Signature:
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Date & Time:
PERMIT STATUS
Important:
If the scope of work changes, conditions change, additional hazards are discovered, controls become ineffective or the work moves to another location, the work must stop and the permit must be reassessed.
10. During The Work
The person carrying out the work must ensure: The work remains within the authorised scope. Required isolations remain in place. Barriers and exclusion zones remain effective. Required PPE continues to be worn. The work area remains tidy and safe. Other employees and contractors are not placed at risk. Any asbestos restrictions remain observed. Any EMF exclusion areas remain in place. Work stops immediately if conditions become unsafe.
Have conditions remained safe throughout the work?
Have any additional hazards been identified?
If Yes:
Details / actions taken:
11. Work Completion
Time work completed:
Has all work been completed within the authorised scope?
Have all tools, equipment and waste materials been removed?
Has the work area been left clean and tidy?
Have guards, covers, panels and other safety devices been correctly reinstated?
Have temporary barriers/signage been removed where appropriate?
Has all plant/equipment been checked before returning to service?
Have isolations been removed in accordance with the site isolation procedure?
Has the equipment been safely returned to service?
12. Final Area Photograph
Upload a photograph of the work area following completion.
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13. Permit Close-Out
Is the work complete?
Is the area safe for normal operations to resume?
Are all affected employees / departments aware that the work is complete?
Person Completing the Work
Name:
Signature:
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Date / Time:
Permit Authoriser Final Sign-Off
I confirm that the work has been completed, the work area has been inspected and it is safe to return the area/equipment to normal operation.
Name:
Signature:
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Date / Time:
PERMIT CLOSED
No additional work may be carried out under this permit once it has been closed.
Source: McAlpine & Co LTD (Johnstone) (Community Member)