Posted By MICHAEL T Does anyone have a Lone Worker Permit To Work that they could send me? Regards Mike

Posted By steve e ashton Michael. I am confused... You are using words I thought I understood, but not in a way which I can comprehend the question. In my experience any task which requires a permit to work - almost by definition - is NOT a task which could be undertaken by a 'lone worker'. It is a high-risk task (or a moderate risk task in a high risk environment) and so should never be undertaken by a lone worker. Whether its hot work, confined space, abseiling, vessel opening, flange breaking - whatever - it should be simply unthinkable that a lone worker would undertake work with this level of risk. A permit to work is a document used to formally record specific risks, the precautions implemented and the communication of those precautions from one person (the issuer) to another (the receiver). It is not a system that one person can use. If you have a 'lone worker' then who is going to issue a permit - and who receive it? If you are looking for a formal system of work which requires a lone worker to record his assessment of the risks in a task he is about to undertake - then that is not a permit to work.... So - sorry, but I don't understand the question. Even after 28 years in the profession. If you want to elaborate, we may be able to assist rather more when we can understand the context of your question? Steve

Posted By MICHAEL T Steve To clarify: the Permit To Work I was thinking about was more of the type with a risk assessment with yes / no questions. I am struggling with Site Managers who want to sit on the fence on an issue where they are sending guys to site alone but with minimal risk. I am quite aware that PTW's are not issued when there is high risk activities therefore I wanted them to go through a formal procedure of thinking about the issues and evaluating whether there was a risk to the individual. So with my meagre 10 years in the business,I thought that a PTW would put the onus back onto the people who were supposed to be managing the situation. If they have to sign for something it will make them think. Regards Mike PS:As I was doing this exercise I noticed that on the pre-printed PTW's from Safety Shop - they have the question "is it safe to work alone on this job - yes / no. This is on: Electrical work. Confined spaces Hazardous substances Working at height Overhead cranes Hot works Lifting equipment. I agree that high risk op's should not be undertaken by lone workers, but this is implying that even these op's can be done if suffient control measures are put in place??

Posted By Andrew M We have a permit that covers lone working (mainly to control contractors and ensure adequate superivsion). However it is invalidated if a Permit to work is required.