Run permits through the day
The live board, entry logs, extensions, handovers and closure — the operational side of permit control.
6 min read · Last reviewed 18 August 2026
Watch the board
Permits → Board shows every open permit: status, site, type and clock, at a glance.
It is the 8am answer to “what high-risk work is running right now?” — and the 4pm answer to “what should have closed by now?”.
Log entries and exits
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For confined-space work, log every entry and exit against the permit as they happen.
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The permit always knows who is inside — and refuses to close while anyone still is.
Extend and hand over properly
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Extending a permit re-checks the clashes — the welding that was fine this morning may not be fine now that another crew started downstairs.
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Resuming suspended work needs a real attestation and a fresh, in-range gas re-test — not a nod.
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Handover transfers the permit to a new acceptor; it can never target the authoriser, because the person who authorised the work cannot also be the person doing it.
Expiry and closure
An hour before expiry, the people responsible are warned; once a permit lapses without closure, it escalates. The watch runs every 15 minutes.
Closure records the end of the work; the permit PDF — signed, timestamped in the site’s own timezone — is ready for the job file.
Tip: Treat the expiry warning as a planning tool: extend deliberately before the window lapses, rather than explaining afterwards why work continued on a dead permit.