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Posted By Derek Williams
Hi,
Is a permit to work a legal requirement, or a document to assist in making a particularly risky task more controllable, providing the controls set in place are adhered to.
Derek.
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Posted By clairel
A document/process to assist in controlling a high risk activity. No legal requirement.
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Posted By Vrick
Derek
PTW is part of a safe system of work. Most of the time you have to prove that you did everything that was possible to prevent an accident. If you have a PTW system you add on the balance on your side rather than the respondent.
Remember, in prima facie case, the burden to prove is on the defendant (Legal Requirement)i.e in case of an accident you will need to show that you did everything possible to prevent same.
Thks
Vrick
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Posted By Raymond Rapp
A PTW is referred to in numerous HSE documents. Therefore it could be argued that there is a quasi-legal status in ensuring one exists when and where it is appropriate.
Ray
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Posted By Peter Tanczos
Depends on the industry. HV electricity work on potentially "live" circuits requires PTW (or its equivalent) as a statutory legal requirement. It's similar status to 'CORGI' and now 'GAS SAFE' registration for gas fitters etc. While not restricting the law to one "brand name" or another, there is still a statutory requirement for registration. If you follow Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regs in conjunction with the Electricty at Work Regs, you will find yourself applying a PTW even if it's called something else.
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