QEHSPermit-to-work management
Digital PTW from request through surrender — no clipboards, no paper chase.
With QEHS Ethos permit to work software, hot work, confined space, and excavation permits are issued, approved, monitored, and surrendered digitally. Gas-test readings, attendant logs, and emergency contacts are captured in the permit record, giving auditors a complete chain of custody.
The problem
- Paper permits are illegible, misplaced, or never surrendered
- No visibility into how many live permits are active across a site
- Expired training or certifications let unqualified workers obtain permits
- Audit trails exist only as scanned PDF bundles
How it works
A step-by-step walkthrough of this use case in QEHS.
Request the permit
The job supervisor opens the permit template, fills in work description, location, and planned start time.
Run pre-work checks
The area isolator completes the pre-work checklist — gas test, combustibles cleared, fire watch assigned.
Approve and issue
The area authority reviews all checks and digitally signs to issue the permit.
Monitor mid-shift
Mid-shift re-check hold points remind the attendant to re-test and re-sign. The permit auto-suspends if a check is missed.
Surrender and close
At job completion, the supervisor QR-scans the permit to surrender it. The area authority countersigns and the record closes.
See it in action
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Templates for this use case
Hot-work permit
Spark / flame / temperature work. Fire-watch assignment, gas-test reading capture, combustibles-cleared checkbox, permit-surrender QR scan.
Confined space entry permit
Atmospheric monitoring, rescue plan attached, attendant + entrant logs, emergency-contact auto-filled from site.
Frequently asked questions
- What is permit to work software?
- Permit to work software digitises the issue, approval, monitoring, and surrender of high-risk work permits such as hot work, confined space entry, and excavation. Every reading and sign-off is stored against the permit record.
- Can auditors trace a permit end to end?
- Yes. Gas-test readings, attendant logs, and emergency contacts are captured in the permit record, giving auditors a complete chain of custody from issue to surrender.
- Which permit types can be configured?
- Hot work, confined space, and excavation permits ship as templates, and any other permit type can be composed without code in the QEHS Ethos Composer.
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