Permit to Work (PTW)
Course Overview
The Permit to Work system is a cornerstone of safe control of hazardous work in the oil & gas, offshore, and marine industries. This course explains how a PTW system operates, the roles of permit applicants, issuers, and area authorities, and how PTW integrates with risk assessment, isolation, and gas testing. Participants gain the competence to raise, review, authorize, monitor, and close permits for hot work, cold work, confined space entry, electrical work, and other controlled activities.
Every simulator in this course opens with a mandatory Risk Assessment Gate — identify the hazards, set the controls, and confirm the residual risk before the “permit to simulate” is issued — and every scenario injects live condition changes that demand dynamic risk assessment and Stop Work decisions, exactly as the field does.
Interactive Training Games
Sit as issuing authority for four hot work permits: verify gas tests, isolations, fire watch, SIMOPS — and refuse the one job that cannot be made safe.
Branching decision scenario through the failure points of real permits.
Classify jobs to permit types and sequence the full permit lifecycle.
Who Should Attend
- Permit applicants, holders, and issuing authorities
- Area and site authorities
- Supervisors and foremen controlling hazardous work
- Maintenance, operations, and contractor personnel
- HSE officers and PTW coordinators
- Offshore and onshore facility personnel
What You Will Learn
- Explain the purpose and principles of a Permit to Work system.
- Identify the types of permits (hot work, cold work, confined space, electrical, excavation) and when each applies.
- Define the roles and responsibilities of all parties in the PTW process.
- Link PTW with risk assessment, JSA, isolation (LOTO), and gas testing requirements.
- Correctly raise, review, endorse, and authorize a permit.
- Monitor permit conditions, manage shift handover, suspension, and permit closure.
Course Curriculum
Why Permit Systems ExistINTERACTIVE LESSON
Gas Testing: the Numbers You Sign ForINTERACTIVE LESSON
Which Permit Does the Job Need?INTERACTIVE LESSON
The Permit DeskTRAINING GAME
Simulator: A Permit Under PressureINTERACTIVE LESSON
Confined Space Entry Deep DiveINTERACTIVE LESSON
Isolation & LOTO in DepthINTERACTIVE LESSON
Definitions & Key TerminologyREFERENCE
Standards References & Further ReadingREFERENCE
Final ExamFINAL EXAM
Standards & References
Certification
Complete all lessons and pass the final examination (70%) to receive an accredited USQC certificate, verifiable online through the USQC Certificate Verification portal. Corporate packages are available based on the number of participants and training scope, aligned with UAE market standards.
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 12 Lessons
- 12 Weeks
- Lessons9
- Final Exam4
Instructor
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