A permit to work system where the prerequisites are actually enforced

Hot work permits, confined space, working at height, electrical isolation and whatever else your site needs. Prerequisite checks and approvals are enforced before work can start, and your own people and external contractors sign on and off by QR.

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Part of OpSemble Health & Safety: £9 per user per month on top of the £29/month platform fee. 14 days free, no card required.

OpSemble permit to work register showing hot work, confined space and working at height permits with status, validity, site and Confirm Prereqs and Approve actions

What you get

Permit templates

Build templates for hot work, confined space, working at height and any other permit type, each with its own prerequisite checklist.

Prerequisites enforced

The permit can’t be approved until the prerequisites are confirmed: isolation done, fire watch in place, gas test recorded. The system blocks, not a note on the form.

Approval before work starts

Request, confirm prerequisites, approve. Every step logged with who and when.

QR sign-on and sign-off

Operatives and contractors scan the permit’s QR to sign on, and sign off when they’re clear. Who was under the permit at any moment is a record, not a memory.

Completion and close

Works complete, permit closed, with the trail preserved. Expiring permits trigger notifications before they lapse.

Linked RAMS and assessments

Attach the risk assessments and method statement the permit relies on, so the permit and the RAMS are one record.

How it works

Request

Pick the template, describe the work, name the people, attach the RAMS.

Confirm prerequisites

The checklist must be confirmed before approval is even offered.

Approve and sign on

The authorising person approves; operatives sign on by QR at the point of work.

Complete and close

Sign off, confirm works complete, close the permit. The record stays.

Permit to work systems for businesses too small for a control-of-work platform

A permit to work is a control for the jobs where getting it wrong is fatal: hot work near flammables, entry into a confined space, working at height, live electrical work. The paper permit works when everyone follows it and fails silently when they don’t. The prerequisite boxes get ticked in the van, the approver signs without seeing the site, and nobody knows who was actually under the permit when the alarm went.

OpSemble makes the sequence mandatory. Prerequisites must be confirmed before the permit can be approved. Approval must happen before anyone can sign on. Sign-on is a QR scan at the point of work, so the list of people under a live permit is accurate to the minute. When the work is done, the permit is closed with the trail intact.

The control-of-work platforms built for refineries do this with more ceremony and a price to match. OpSemble Health & Safety gives a small manufacturer, a facilities team or a contractor the same discipline at £9 per user per month on top of a £29 platform fee, with RAMS, contractor management, COSHH and incidents in the same system, so the permit references the real assessment and the real contractor.

14-day free trial, no card required. Build one template and issue one permit in the trial; that’s enough to see whether the enforcement suits your site.

Frequently asked questions

Which permit types are supported?

Any you build a template for. Hot work, confined space, working at height and electrical isolation are the usual starting points, each with its own prerequisite checklist.

Can contractors sign on to a permit?

Yes. Contractors scan the permit’s QR to sign on and off, with no account needed. Their pre-qualification status is visible from the contractor register.

Can a permit be approved without the prerequisites?

No. Prerequisites must be confirmed before the approval step is available.

Does it warn before a permit expires?

Yes. Automation rules notify the right people when a permit is about to expire, and overdue actions escalate.

Can I link RAMS to the permit?

Yes. Attach the risk assessments and method statement the permit relies on, so they are one record for the auditor.

What does it cost?

Permits are part of the Health & Safety module at £9 per user per month, on top of the £29/month platform fee. 14-day free trial, no card required.

Issue your first enforced permit in the trial

Health & Safety is one switch in your OpSemble tenant. Build a hot-work template and see the prerequisites block approval until they’re confirmed.

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