Permits to work, 12 types

110 precautions across 12 permit types. Each precaution says what good looks like, when it passes, the regulation it rests on and how it usually fails, with the critical ones marked. A permit is not a form; it is a walk round the job with this list in your hand.

Want the Word versions? Hot works, confined space and working at height permits are free templates. Also in the library: safety audits, QA checklists and risk assessments.

• Hot Works
  10 precautions, 4 critical · Welding, cutting, grinding, brazing, soldering, or any work producing heat, sparks, or flame.
• Confined Space Entry
  12 precautions, 4 critical · Entry into any enclosed or substantially enclosed space with risk of injury from hazardous substances or conditions.
• Excavation
  10 precautions, 3 critical · Any excavation, trench, pit, or ground penetration work.
• Electrical Isolation
  9 precautions, 3 critical · Work on or near live electrical systems requiring isolation.
• Work at Height
  8 precautions, 2 critical · Issued under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, MEWP, scaffold, ladder, mast climber, roof access, or any task where a fall could cause injury.
• Lifting Operations
  10 precautions, 3 critical · Crane lifts, complex lifting operations, or lifts over occupied areas.
• Demolition / Structural Alteration
  8 precautions, 3 critical · Any demolition, structural dismantling, or removal of load-bearing elements.
• Breaking Ground / Penetration
  7 precautions, 1 critical · Drilling, coring, fixing into, or penetrating any surface where buried/hidden services may exist.
• Night Works
  9 precautions, 2 critical · Any works outside normal hours requiring additional controls for lighting, lone working, noise, and emergency response.
• Asbestos Works
  11 precautions, 4 critical · Any work that may disturb asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). Licensed or non-licensed removal.
• Temporary Works
  8 precautions, 4 critical · Propping, falsework, formwork loading, temporary structures, or any temporary works requiring TWC sign-off.
• Working Near Live Services
  8 precautions, 3 critical · Work near overhead power lines, underground gas mains, water mains, or other live services.