The Last Line of Defence, Digitised.
EHSWatch Permit to Work gives your teams a structured, fully digital system to request, assess, review, authorise and monitor every work permit — from hot work and confined space entry to electrical isolation and work at height. Every critical safety step is enforced in the workflow before work can begin.
Control every permit with confidence. Let nothing reach the field unchecked.
Why Permit to Work?
When permit processes run on paper forms, email approvals and shared drives, the failure modes are predictable: permits issued incomplete, approvals given without every sign-off, isolations missed, and conflicting work starting on the same equipment. None of these needs malicious intent — they're the natural result of a process that depends on individuals remembering every step, every time.
EHSWatch Permit to Work removes that dependency. The digital workflow enforces every step — a permit can't be issued without the hazard assessment, isolation confirmation and mandatory sign-offs. Gas test results are captured before confined space entry is authorised, conflicting permits are flagged in real time, and the complete history is retained permanently as proof the process was followed.
Key Features of Permit to Work
Enforce every step. Authorise every permit with confidence.
Digital Permit Initiation
Create permits from any device — no paper forms or email attachments. Configurable templates capture all required hazard identification, pre-work safety information and resource details at initiation, so reviews begin with complete data.
Configurable Permit Types
Support Hot Work, Confined Space Entry, Electrical Isolation, Work at Height, Excavation, Radiography, Chemical Handling and any custom permit types specific to your sites or regulatory requirements.
Multi-Level Approval Workflow
Route permits through required approvers, issuers, area authorities and safety officers with configurable sign-off steps — so every permit reaches the right people, in the right order, before work is authorised.
Isolation & LOTO Management
Link Lockout/Tagout registers and isolation schedules directly to permit records, so energy isolation is verified and documented before high-risk work begins — with isolation point status tracked in real time for all stakeholders.
Expiry & Extension Management
Track permit validity in real time with automated alerts before expiry. Extension requests follow the same approval workflow as the original permit, preventing informal verbal extensions that bypass authorisation.
Real-Time Permit Dashboard
View every open, pending, suspended and expired permit across all sites and work areas in one central dashboard — with complete real-time visibility of authorised work, pending conflicts and expiry alerts.
What Sets EHSWatch Permit to Work Apart
The last line of defence, genuinely digitised — enforcement is structural, not procedural. A permit cannot be issued with a step skipped, a signatory missing or a safety check bypassed. The process works by design, not by memory.
Gas testing and atmospheric monitoring results are captured within the permit workflow with configurable pass/fail thresholds.
Real-time active permit dashboard gives permit controllers and HSE officers a complete, live picture of all authorised work across every site.
Built within the unified EHSWatch EHSQ platform, permits link directly to risk assessments, Management of Change records, incident investigations and inspection findings for full end-to-end operational safety traceability.
Helps teams stay aligned with high-risk work, isolation control and regulatory requirements.
Permanent, retrievable audit trail for every permit demonstrating to regulators, insurers and investigators that every required step was completed, every approval was given and every safety check was documented before work began.
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