Skyline Renewable Energy — Life Critical Policy
Permit to Work
Policy Summary
High-risk work is never started on a verbal instruction. A written permit identifies the hazards, confirms the controls are physically in place, names who is accountable, and formally hands the area back on completion.
Policy Topics
When a Permit Is Required
A permit is mandatory for any work that can harm people, product or the environment.
- Hot work, confined space entry, excavation, line breaking and work at height.
- Energy isolation and any work on live or recently live process equipment.
- Non-routine maintenance, simultaneous operations and work near incompatible activity.
- Any task where the hazards cannot be controlled by routine procedure alone.
If you are unsure whether a permit is needed, stop and ask — never assume.
What a Valid Permit Contains
A permit without detail is a blank sheet of paper.
- Exact scope, location and equipment covered.
- Hazards identified and the controls for each.
- Isolation and lockout requirements, gas test results and their validity.
- Required PPE, competent persons and standby roles.
- Emergency arrangements, escape routes and communication.
- Start and expiry time, with signatures of issuer and receiver.
Field Verification Before Start
Signing is not the same as verifying.
Walk the job and confirm every listed control physically exists.
Confirm isolations, locks, blinds and barriers are in place.
Confirm the gas test is current and within limits.
Brief the whole crew on scope, hazards and stop-work authority.
Display the permit at the worksite for the duration of the job.
Suspension, Handover and Close-out
The permit ends when the work does — not when the shift does.
- Suspend the permit immediately if conditions change: weather, product transfer, alarm or loss of a control.
- Revalidate before restarting after any suspension, break or shift change.
- Never leave work open overnight on an unexpired permit without formal revalidation.
- Close out only when the area is restored, isolations removed in sequence and the equipment is safe to return to service.
- Return the signed permit to the issuing authority.
Demonstrate Your Understanding
Complete the compliance quiz to confirm your understanding of this life critical policy.