Enter the world of short courses with Ligtas, your preferred health and safety training provider, renowned for excellence and commitment. Our qualified tutors offer personalised coaching and support, ensuring confidence and success. With meticulously curated learning materials and practical tools, participants can directly apply knowledge in their workplaces. As a NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner and an 'Outstanding' IOSH training provider, Ligtas guarantees the gold standard in training. Join Ligtas and embark on a transformative journey toward professional growth and organisational safety.
Which Is The Right Learning Pathway For You?
Online
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Classroom
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In House Delivery
If your organisation requires health and safety training for a number of delegates, in-company training may be the perfect solution.
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Permit To Work Course Overview
Every organisation has to carry out maintenance on it’s plant, equipment, processes, buildings etc. and while most will have carried out risk assessments and prepared detailed control measures to ensure safety during their day to day process at work, maintenance is often dealt with much less effectively. Major disasters such as Flixborough, Piper, Alpha, Hickson and Welch and Octel etc. resulted from failures during maintenance work.
How Long Will The Course Take?
This is a one-day course.
Certification
Delegates are awarded the Ligtas Certificate in Permit to Work.
Who Is The Permit to Work Course For?
The course is appropriate for Managers, Supervisors and Engineers who advise on or oversee maintenance operations as well as those who develop Permit to Work systems. It is also appropriate as underpinning knowledge for those who issue and receive of Permits to Work.
Permit To Work Learning Outcomes and Benefits
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course the delegates will be able to:
- Recognise when Permits to Work are needed
- Understand the laws requiring Permits to Work
- Understand the essential elements of a Permit to Work system
- Understand the application of Permit to Work systems to contractors
- Understand the requirements for managing isolations to plant, machinery and services
- Apply appropriate workplace precautions for specific risks including Hot Work, Confined Spaces and Excavations
- Complete a Permit to Work to an appropriate standard
Benefits To The Organisation
According to the Health and Safety Executive, workplace injuries and ill-health cost UK businesses around £18.8bn in 2019/20.
To go home safely at the end of the working day is a right, not a privilege.
As members of your team successfully complete the course, they will become an invaluable resource to you. The knowledge and skills gained will have a tangible impact on the work environment, effectively enhancing occupational health and safety.
They will play a pivotal role in ensuring your adherence to legal requirements and industry best practices, mitigating the substantial financial ramifications of accidents and health-related issues.
It can help to:
- Boost employee wellbeing
- Minimise workplace injuries and illness
- Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can help win business
- Strengthen your health and safety culture
- Ensure your organisation has valuable in-house health and safety expertise
Choose Your Learning Path
Classroom Learning
Immerse yourself in an interactive, face-to-face learning experience. The classroom option provides the perfect opportunity to engage directly with expert instructors, participate in group discussions, and benefit from hands-on practical exercises. Ideal for those who value real-time feedback and a structured learning environment.
Introducing Tailored In-Company Courses
If your organisation requires health and safety training for a number of delegates, in-company training may be the perfect solution.
In addition to this course, we offer the ability to tailor them precisely to your specific requirements, notably, the integration of your health and safety documents, prevailing initiatives, policies, and procedures. In doing so, we ensure that the training remains not only relevant but also aligned with your company’s ethos.
We can also use relevant examples and case studies from your organisation or sector, and our tailored course materials can also be branded with your company logo etc.
Booking Your Course
Important Information For Learners
Once an online course has been accessed, it is important to note that there can be no deferrals or cancellations.
Please inform us of any access needs or reasonable adjustments which may be required during training/assessment.
If a learner wishes to complain about their course, details of the Ligtas complaints procedure can be found here.
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