Permit to Work Major Hazard Standard - MIRMgate

WMC EHS Management System Major Hazard Standard
Permit to Work
9. Testing Program
If equipment that has energies isolated requires testing, jogging or re-positioning during progress of
work, then the following shall occur:
• An authorised Test Program is required and referenced on the Work Permit. This program shall
specify the designated points for temporary removal of isolations and a Designated Person who
will be in charge and/or performing the testing task
• For routine, low risk single point Testing Programs the Designated Person may manage the
process of re-energisation and re-isolation. However for more complex multi testing point high
risk Programs the process should be managed by the Permit Acceptor.
• The Designated Person shall be assessed as competent in the Testing Program for the specific
equipment / plant.
• When testing is to commence, work team members remove their Personal Danger Tag from the
Permit Control Board and for low risk Testing Programs the Designated Person is the last
person to remove their Personal Danger Tag prior to commencing testing. For high risk Testing
Programs the Permit Acceptor’s Personal Danger Tag is the last tag removed from the Permit
Control Board prior to testing.
• The Designated Person:
- Removes the isolation keys designated as part of the Testing Program from the Permit
Control Board
- Removes the Isolation Tag(s) from the points designated for removal of isolations
- Ties Testing Tag(s) to each isolation point and onto the Permit Control Board
- Removes isolations from designated points to allow the testing program to be completed.
• For high risk Testing Programs the Permit Acceptor remains at the work site for the duration of
testing.
• Upon completion of Testing Program the Designated Person:
- Removes the Testing Tag and re-attaches the Isolation Tag and lock
- Removes the Testing Tag from the Permit Control Board and returns the isolation key(s)
• If work is to continue, work team members re-attach their Personal Danger Tags.
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