02 — Capability · BC-810.30
Safe Work Practices & Permits
Put the rules of safe work in writing, control the high-risk activities with permits and make sure the protective equipment people rely on is right and in reach.
- Permit to Work
- Safety Procedures
- Control of Hazardous Energy
In scope
- Written safe work procedures
- Permit-to-work for high-risk activities
- Energy isolation and lockout
- Personal protective equipment selection and issue
Out of scope
- Equipment maintenance itself (see BC-680)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-810.30.10Safe Work ProceduresDocument how each hazardous task is done safely, in language the people doing it will actually read.
- BC-810.30.20Permit to WorkAuthorize hot work, confined-space entry, work at height and similar activities one job at a time, with named approvers and checked conditions.
- BC-810.30.30Energy Isolation & LockoutEnsure equipment cannot start or release stored energy while someone is working on it, and that only the person who locked it can unlock it.
- BC-810.30.40Protective Equipment ProvisionSpecify, issue, fit and replace the protective equipment each role needs, and know when it has reached the end of its life.