Permit to Work Systems (PTW) are a critical element of safety management in hazardous industries such as oil and gas, mining,...Continue reading
Author: Peter Henderson
Getting Buy-In For A Permit To Work System Implementation
Implementation of a permit to work system can be a major change for an organisation. Management of change is a...Continue reading
Plot plans play a vital role in managing simops in permit to work systems
There are several factors which affect the complexity of SIMOP management in a permit to work system. Graphical permit boards...Continue reading
Common Problems with Permit to Work Systems
Permit to work (PTW) systems, also known as Control of Work Systems, are an ideal way to ensure that work is...Continue reading
The Practicalities Of Near-Miss Reporting
It's pretty obvious that the best people to report near-misses on the worksite are the people on the worksite. They...Continue reading
Integrated HSE vs Large Enterprise
The age of the dinosaurs is over It may just have been a case of wrong place/wrong time/giant comet that...Continue reading
Article in ‘Best Startup’ Magazine
The online magazine Best Startup which supports Scottish companies interviewed Pisys Director Peter Henderson for their recent issue. Pisys are...Continue reading
Using A Permit To Work System To Manage SIMOPS Hazards
SIMOPS stands for Simultaneous Operations, describing the situation when two or more potentially conflicting activities are taking place simultaneously in...Continue reading
5 Reasons not to use EXCEL for Action Tracking
We LOVE Excel And we know how tempting it is to start entering those actions after meetings etc. It's really...Continue reading
Additional Near Miss event descriptors
HSE professionals are familiar with the meaning and use of the term 'Near Miss' but it's interesting to consider whether...Continue reading