OLNG Permit to Work Procedure

Oman LNG L.L.C.
OLNG PERMIT TO WORK

(PTW)
PROCEDURE
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Issue No: 13 Print Date: 17/01/2018 14:57
Issue Date: 03/01/2018 Hard copy only valid on print date.

Procedure for OLNG Permit to work
ISSUE HISTORY
Changes from previous issue are indicated in the table below
Issue Description Date

0 First draft of revised PTW procedure 19 September, 2004
0 Issued for approval 29 September, 2004
1 Updated to include HSE MS audit recommendations 29 December, 2004

2 Revision 2 Complete review QOP/1 1 May, 2006
2A Reviewed and Updated Sect 5.2 9 July 2006
3 Reviewed to address HSE MS audit actions 15 October 2008
4 Updated to simplify PTW process flow and add on DEM 2 AI-PSM 28 April, 2009
requirements
5 Updated with comments of QCM, QOP, QEN and QHSE incorporate 16 May 2009
6 Update to reflect PTW upgrade to meet DEM2 requirements 10 August 2010
7 Update with comments from QCM, QOP 29 November 2010
8 Update for authority on use of man basket 14 May 2011
9 Learning from IR-11-0078 25 December 2011
10 Address the following elements: 23 January 2013
• Risk based approach to define number of permit per permit holder
• Define work that require supervision under Permit to Work
11 Updated following ERP Phase 3 implementation (Permit Vision) 08/09/2015
12 Updated to reflect Permit holders with different risk ranking (section 02/06/2016
6.3)
13 Updated to reflect findings from HSSE& SP control frame work 03/01/2018
13a To update the RAM 17/01/2018
Distribution: This document is accessible though EDMS Controlled Documents Pyramid (CDP)
Custodian/Author QOP/1 Date: Signature:
Comments Received: QEN QHSE

Approval QOP Date:03/01/18 Signature:
Authorisation COO Date: 03/01/2018 Signature

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
3 DEFENITION ................................................................................................................................................. 6
4 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 7
5 PERMIT CONTROL AREA......................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 OPERATIONAL AREA............................................................................................................................... 8
5.2 NON-OPERATIONAL AREA...................................................................................................................... 8
6 RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................................................... 9
6.1 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (QALHAT COMPLEX MANAGER) .............................................................. 9
6.2 PERMIT APPLICANT (PA)........................................................................................................................ 9
6.3 AUTHORISED PERMIT HOLDER ............................................................................................................. 10
6.4 CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (CCS).................................................................................... 12
6.5 SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE SIGNATORIES .................................................................................... 13
6.6 AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR ...................................................................................... 14
6.7 AUTHORISED ENGINEER ....................................................................................................................... 14
6.8 FIRE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY ............................................................................................................ 15
6.9 RADIATION PROTECTION SUPERVISOR (RPS) .................................................................................... 15
6.10 AUTHORISED GAS SAFETY TESTER (AGST) .................................................................................... 15
6.11 ISOLATING AUTHORITY ......................................................................................................................... 16
6.12 AUTHORISED ELECTRICAL PERSON ..................................................................................................... 16
6.13 QHSE.................................................................................................................................................... 16
6.14 FIRE WATCH .......................................................................................................................................... 16
6.15 ENTRY GUARD ...................................................................................................................................... 17
6.16 WORK PARTY ........................................................................................................................................ 17
7 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................. 18
8 PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................................. 18
8.1 PERMIT TO WORK/ DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM ............................................................................ 18
8.2 PERMIT APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................ 18
8.3 PERMIT PREPARATION .......................................................................................................................... 19
8.4 PERMIT TO WORK AND CERTIFICATES ................................................................................................ 19
8.4.1 COLD WORK PERMIT (Green colour-coded Form) ............................... 19
8.4.2 HOT WORK SPARK POTENTIAL PERMIT (ROSE COLOUR-CODED FORM) ......... 20
8.4.3 HOT WORK OPEN FLAME PERMIT (RED COLOUR-CODED FORM) ................... 21
8.4.4 BREAKING CONTAINMENT PERMIT (BLACK COLOUR-CODED FORM) .............. 22
8.4.5 DIVING PERMIT (BLUE COLOUR-CODED FORM)............................................. 22
8.4.6 PERMIT TYPES, COLOUR ........................................................................... 23
8.4.7 CERTIFICATES........................................................................................... 23
8.4.8 CONFINED SPACE ENTRY CERTIFICATE (GRAY COLOUR-CODED FORM)......... 23
8.4.9 EXCAVATION CERTIFICATE (BROWN COLOUR-CODED FORM).................... 23
8.4.10 RADIATION CERTIFICATE (BLACK/YELLOW COLOUR-CODED FORM)....... 23
8.4.11 CERTIFICATE TYPES, COLOUR ................................................................ 24
8.4.12 ISOLATION CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE (LIGHT GREEN COLOUR- CODED
FORM) 24
8.4.13 SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY ............................................ 24

8.4.14 PERMIT QUESTIONNAIRE ........................................................................ 25

8.4.15 PERMIT RISK LEVEL ............................................................................... 25
8.4.16 VALIDITY OF PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES ................................................ 25
8.5 TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES – SHIFT HANDOVER........................................................................ 26
8.6 PLANNING AND RISK M ANAGEMENT .................................................................................................... 26
8.6.1 PLANNING MEETING .................................................................................. 26
8.6.2 TASK RISK ASSESSMENT........................................................................... 27
8.7 PTW AUTHORISATION M ATRIX ............................................................................................................ 27
8.7.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................. 27
8.8 GAS MONITORING ................................................................................................................................. 27
8.8.1 WORK PERMIT AND CONFINED SPACE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS .................... 27
8.8.2 INITIAL GAS TEST...................................................................................... 28
8.8.3 GAS MONITORING DURING EXECUTION OF WORK ........................................ 28
8.9 PREPARATION OF THE PLANT FOR WORK............................................................................................. 28
8.9.1 ISOLATION MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... 28
8.9.2 CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES ........................................................................... 29
8.9.3 TEST RUNS OF EQUIPMENTS AND WORK ON LIVE EQUIPMENT DURING
MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 29
8.9.4 TEMPORARY OVERRIDES AND BYPASS OF SAFETY DEVICES........................... 29
8.9.5 PERMIT ISSUE ........................................................................................... 29
8.9.6 WORKSITE SUPERVISION............................................................................ 30
8.9.7 CARRYING OUT THE WORK ......................................................................... 30
8.9.8 AMENDING OF PTW PRECAUTIONS ............................................................. 30
8.9.9 PERMIT RETURN – ON GOING WORK ............................................................ 31
8.9.10 PERMIT CLOSURE – COMPLETED WORK.................................................... 31
8.9.11 WORK SUSPENDED ................................................................................ 31
8.9.12 WORK NEEDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF SIGNATORY ...................................... 32
8.10 SPECIAL PERMITS ................................................................................................................................. 32
8.10.1 PERMIT TEMPLATE/ BLOCK PERMIT ........................................................ 32
8.10.2 SMOKING PERMIT .................................................................................. 32
8.10.3 PHOTOGRAPHY PERMIT .......................................................................... 32
8.10.4 RECORDS .............................................................................................. 33
8.11 PTW SYSTEM TRAINING AND COMPETENCE ..................................................................................... 33
9 COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................... 33
9.1 PERMIT APPLICANT (PA) AND PERMIT HOLDER (PH) ........................................................................ 33
9.2 CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (CCS).................................................................................... 34
9.3 AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR (AGSI) .......................................................................... 34
9.4 AUTHORISED ENGINEER (AE) .............................................................................................................. 34
9.5 AUTHORISED FIRE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (FCS) ...................................................................... 34
9.6 AUTHORISED GAS SAFETY TESTER (AGST) ...................................................................................... 35
9.7 AUTHORISED RADIATION PROTECTION PERMIT SIGNATORY (RPS) .................................................. 35
9.8 AUTHORISED ELECTRICAL PERSON ................................................................................................... 35
10 CONTINGENCY PLAN – EMERGENCY SYSTEM ............................................................................. 35

11 PTW SYSTEM MONITORING AND AUDIT ........................................................................................... 35

12 DEVIATIONS FROM THE PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 35
13 REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................ 36
APPENDIX 1 - RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX ..................................................................................................... 37
APPENDIX 2 - PTW FLOW SCHEME ................................................................................................................. 38
APPENDIX 3 - CERTIFICATE FLOW SCHEME ................................................................................................ 38
APPENDIX 4 – ISOLATION CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE FLOW SCHEME........................................... 40
APPENDIX 5 - PROTOCOL FOR PTW AUDITS ................................................................................................ 41
Scope: The audits will be restricted to PTW issued by Oman LNG via the Permit
Vision system. PROTOCOL for PTW Audits will provide objective evidence to
demonstrate: ....................................................................................................... 41
Definitions ........................................................................................................... 41
Responsibilities: .................................................................................................. 41
Audit type ............................................................................................................ 41
APPENDIX 6 – TYPES OF WORK THAT NEED TO BE MANAGED THROUGH PTW ....................................... 42
APPENDIX 7 – SAFE SITING OF OCCUPIED PROTABLE BUILDINGS .................................................... 43
APPENDIX 8 – H2S RISKS ................................................................................................................................. 44
WHAT IS H2S? ..................................................................................................................................................... 45
EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN CASE OF H2S POISONING ......................................................................... 46
1 PURPOSE
A work permit system will ascertain that all work is well planned and carried out by assuring that
Risks involved have been identified, that precautionary measures are implemented and that this
Information is transferred to involved personnel or contractors. Furthermore, it is to ensure that a safe

system of work is formally authorised and implemented prior to and throughout the execution of any
hazardous work that does not have established controls operating instructions, and work that could
adversely affect the management of HSSE risk in other hazardous operations occurring at the same
time or that could be adversely affected by those operations.
2 SCOPE
The Qalhat Safety Regulations for Work under Permit defines the essential health, safety and
environment precautions for the preparation of equipment and for carrying out work under permit. This
procedure applies to all OLNG and contractors people who are involved in operations and maintenance
within the OLNG manufacturing complex at Qalhat unless specifically approved for work conducted by
specialist Contractors using their own PTW system.
3 DEFENITION
The key terminology used in this document in relevant to work permits and certificates in permit vision
are :
SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK (SSOW)
A management system to create a safe working environment by providing management control over
potentially hazardous activities. There are three fundamental elements for a Safe System of Work;
they are:
• Risk Assessment;
• Permit To Work; and
• Isolation Management
SAFE WORK PLAN
A safe work plan outlines the work scope execution and contains a detailed risk assessment and
necessary precautions to be taken in preparation of work in the plant
EXTENDED PERIOD ISOLATION (EPI)
Extended Period Isolations (EPIs) are defined as those isolations that are no longer having work
performed against them. When an Isolation Confirmation Certificate (ICC) has initially been raised for
a task which is complete but the isolation is to be left in place, then the isolation must be moved
into extended period isolation, for example, work has commenced on equipment but has had to be
suspended whilst spares are awaited.
• Audit EPI (every 60 days) The AGSI has to check if the EPI is still needed and check if all
isolations are still in place as designed. If EPI is still needed and ok the AGSI has to sign off
the audit.
DE-ISOLATE FOR TEST (DFT)
The DFT Process is a process that provides the possibility to test part of isolated equipment (e.g. the
direction of rotation of a pump) without having to close the Permit. The DFT Process can start when
one of the referenced Permits is in the ‘Suspended for Test’ state and all the other referenced Permits
are on hold (Suspended or Closed).
SUSPENDED/ SUSPEND PERMIT
The Permit can be suspended first by the Permit Holder and then by the Permit Issuer, both signatures
are required. The Permit can be suspended for the following reasons: Revalidation, Emergency or De-
Isolation for Test (when ICC is attached).
PERMIT APPLICANT (PA)
A competent person, within the PTW system, who initiates / creates and request the work permit and
initiate or taking part in the Risk Assessment (RA) or Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).

PERMIT VERIFIER (PV) - CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (CCS)

The Permit Verifier (CCS) is able to review and edit the Permit details. In case there are changes to be
made, the Permit Verifier is able to make the modifications or revert the Permit to the Draft status, so
the Permit Requestor can amend the Permit. When the Permit content is correct and verified, the
Permit Verifier can verify the Permit which will move the Permit to the next state.
PERMIT AUTHORISERS (AUTHORISED ENGINEERS (AE), AUTHORISED GAS SAFETY INSPECTORS (AGSI)
AND FIRE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (FCS)
In the Authorise state the Permit Authoriser can review and edit the Permit details and either Authorise
the Permit and move it to the Authorised state or Revert the Permit to the Verify state in case further
modifications are needed.
AUDIT:
A formal examination of a process to assess how it has been used over a period, whether it has
operated as intended and how effective it is.
PERMIT VISION:
Permit to work software, used in OLNG. The permit vision integrates into one single safe system of
work (ISSOW).
JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS (JHA):
A formal process by which persons involved in a task meet to assess the work, identify hazards
involved and recommend controls and safe working practices (refer to QEN-P116 Task Risk
Assessment Procedure).
CONTROL:
Action to reduce danger by setting “precautions” in order to eliminate or minimise potential impact of a
hazard.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS
Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) are defined as any two or more sets of activities carried out
concurrently by different organisations or under different management systems that because of their
proximity or other factors could interact adversely with each other.
4 INTRODUCTION
The primary objective of the Oman LNG Permit to Work (PTW) system is to ensure that potentially
hazardous work is properly managed. It is the means of providing authorisation to people carrying out
such work.
The Oman LNG PTW System therefore forms the basis of a safe system of work to ensure that a safe
working environment is achieved by providing management control over the various work activities,
which may be potentially hazardous. This is achieved by providing a formal and controlled process that
identifies and communicates hazards and risks associated with planned work and ensure that
appropriate precautions and control measures are implemented so that the work can proceed and be
completed safely.
The issue of a PTW does not, by itself, make a job safe. Those preparing for the work can only
achieve that, together with those supervising and executing the work. In addition to the PTW System
other precautions may need to be taken, e.g. in relation to plant and equipment isolation and worksite
preparation phases. All levels in the organisation must clearly understand both the PTW System and
their roles within it.
It is important to note that a PTW is an essential part of a procedure that provides instructions on how
to carry out any potentially hazardous work safely and in a managed, controlled way. The PTW System
has the following key features:
• It allows the stakeholders involved to be aware of the potentially hazardous activities that are
being undertaken under PTW by providing a systematic overview.
• It defines the controls required to prevent threats from releasing hazards during the work as
well as the recovery controls that will mitigate the effects should a hazard arise;

• It sets limits to the duration and extent of the work;

• It encourages formal and careful attention to safe systems of working by requiring the signature
of specified individuals, who must confirm satisfactory completion of the various stages of the
PTW lifecycle;
• Hazard Assessment and Risk Analysis
• Precautions and Controls
• Worksite Preparations
• Handover and Hand back.
The specific arrangement for the display of PTW’s allows identification of potentially conflicting work
tasks, both on a geographical and time basis;
5 PERMIT CONTROL AREA

The application of the permit to work system serves the following key functions:
• Controls are in place: Health, Safety and Environment controls/barriers are set to ensure an
activity is performed without harming the people, the asset and the environment
• Dialogue: provides a communication platform for the area owner and the working party to
jointly assess the activity, understand the hazards, controls and the impact of the scope to the
overall operation (including its impact to other activities in the proximity)
• Precautions are taken: compliance to and implementation of the agreed precautions by the
area owner and the work party
• Audit trail: documents the agreement between work party and the area owner for reference,
and captures all the step changes made to a permit.
The Oman LNG manufacturing complex at Qalhat is split in two key areas indicated in section 5.1 and
5.2. Appendix 6 shows the types of work that need to be controlled through a PTW. In case of doubt
whether PTW is needed for certain job(s), PTW shall be used/applied.
Notes:
Permit to work application outside OLNG manufacturing complex at Qalhat are managed through GA-
P001 GA Permit to work in Non-Operational area (e.g. Hay Al-Shurooq Residential complex, Muscat
Head Office in Muscat, Sur Town Office).
For Tug Boats maintenance, specialist contractor (Towage & Tugging contractor) uses their PTW
under defined guidelines meeting minimum requirement for work without interface with OLNG jetty -
For activities having interface with OLNG jetty; the contractor to follow OLNG PTW system.
5.1 OPERATIONAL AREA
The Operations restricted area from a PTW point of view are the area encompasses the entire plant
(manufacturing facility) north of and including the Operations Control Centre and Technical building
illustrated in QOP-P105 Access of personnel and Vehicles to Site.
All activities in the Operational area not covered by Operations procedure or work instructions require a
permit to work prior to commencing. This includes but not limited to maintenance of the asset, projects
and plant changes, construction, demolition etc.
The responsibility of area owner is QOP1 (Production Manager).
5.2 NON-OPERATIONAL AREA
The non-operational area comprises the remaining facilities of the LNG complex as listed below:
• Warehouse & Workshop
• Administration building, canteen and Security building
• Fire station
• Contractor’s building
• Marine building
• OLNG’s security fence and patrol route around the security fence
The responsibility of site preparation and ensuring PTW precautions are in place prior to commencing
work) is to QHSE/2.
6 RESPONSIBILITIES
The OLNG PTW system requires the support of appropriately trained and experienced ‘authorised
signatories’ appointed by the functional manager concerned (Operations or Engineering) and approved
by the Plant manager. These appointed persons are required to fulfil the various distinct functions that
the PTW system defines including but not limited to using HEMP tool such as HAZOP, JHA , 4 whats to
carry out risks assessment – Refer to Appendix 1 OLNG Risk Assessment Matrix.
All personnel handling OLNG ‘Permit to Work’ shall receive training and shall meet the competency
requirements stipulated in each of the functions managing the PTW.
An ‘authorised signatory’ cannot under any circumstances delegate responsibilities to any person who
is not authorised.
6.1 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (QALHAT COMPLEX MANAGER)
The person appointed for the management of the facility/asset, who has overall responsibility for the
implementation of the PTW System, and for ensuring that procedures and systems are adhered
to and that personnel are competent to carry out their functions within the PTW System. Also
responsible for ensuring that the:
• Integrity and security of the facility/asset and discipline, health and welfare of all personnel on it
are maintained
• Daily Work Planning Meeting is conducted and assigning an appropriate chair-person
• Stake holders within the PTW System are proven competent for the duties they are to
perform.
• Applying an appropriate PTW system and ensuring that it is implemented;
• Ensure that appropriate training is developed, maintained and delivered for all PTW related
stakeholders
• Ensuring that the PTW system remains suitable and effective through monitoring, audit and
periodic review.
• Approves PTW authorised signatories.
Any deviation from the premises of this procedure SHALL have prior written approval of COO.
6.2 PERMIT APPLICANT (PA)

A competent person, within the PTW system, who initiates and request the work permit, and initiate or
take part in the Risk Assessment (RA) or Job Hazard Analysis (JHA). He is responsible for:
• Detailing on the permit the work to be done, the equipment to be worked on, the method to be
used, the tools and equipment to be used etc.
• Attaching to the permit, as applicable, all supporting documentation including Risk assessment
(RA) or Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), drawings or other details developed during planning of the
work and assessment of the risks.
• Submitting the permit to Operations for the operational preparations to be made.
• Communicate to the Permit Issuer the nature and scope of the work and special tools involved.
A permit applicant has to be experienced in the execution of the job and be trained in the OLNG PTW
system.
Note: permit requestors are not allowed to be permit issuers as they can’t issue permit to themselves

6.3 AUTHORISED PERMIT HOLDER

The Permit Holder is an appointed competent person, within the PTW system, who is assigned to
either perform the work personally or in direct supervision of the work party.The PTW / supplementary
Certificate and associated RA conditions shall be fully understood by the Permit Holder, and he is
responsible for ensuring compliance. He should have a detailed knowledge of relevant procedures and
work instructions, including those associated with maintenance and shutdown activities.
The permit holder is responsible for:
• Discussing the job fully, including Risk Assessment (RA), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and any
other supporting document if applicable, with the permit issuer before signing to accept the
permit.
• Ensuring that their work party members are competent to execute the assigned task
• Facilitating an interactive Toolbox Talk involving every member of the Work Party under their
control to ensure the potential hazards, consequences, controls and conditions applicable to
the work are fully understood
• Ensuring the permit is valid (live) prior to work commencing, and is displayed at the worksite
including attachments throughout the work.
• The safe execution of assigned work activities
• Ensuring the worksite is left in a safe and tidy condition at the suspension or completion of
work activities
• Ensuring effective handover of work at end of shift of duty
• Identifying the status of the equipment on work completion
• Showing the work party the exact location and equipment to be worked on
• Explaining to the work party the actions to be taken in the event of emergency and changes to
work conditions.
• Ensuring that the precautions are maintained throughout the work, and that the work party and
the work stays within the limits (area, type of work, time) specified on the permit
• Able to identify changes in conditions or activities that may require stopping the work. Inform
AGST or CCS in case of change in condition and/or controls are observed altering the
controls/precautions stated in the permit or unable to work within the controls prescribed in the
permit.
• Supervise work that is under permit control and able to set up a safe system of work by
identifying hazards in the workplace and establishes the necessary controls.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams to develop safe systems of work for high risk, non-routine
tasks
• Ensuring that the work-site is left in a safe and tidy condition before handing back the permit on
completion or suspension of the work
• Ensuring that work done involving handling or work at areas classified as containing acute toxic
substance are not done alone. Refer to (QHSE-P306 HRA) Production unit for locations of
Acute Toxic Substances in the plant.
• Provide precise feedback to CCS (face to face discussion at the permit issuing point) Informing
the CCS on the status of the work, area conditions (incl. the condition at which the equipment
is left, whether the job is to be suspended for revalidation or completed), and that work party
members are informed accordingly.
• Communicate to the members of the Permit Holder’s work party the information on Hazards,
precautions, action in the event of emergency and changes to work conditions.
A permit holder has to be experienced in the execution of the job, be trained, tested and certified in
the OLNG PTW tasks and must have a minimum of 4 years releavant experience in Petrochemical
industry or releavant projects.
• PTW holder for all Permits ranked as Red shall be competent and appointed OLNG staff (no
exceptions).

• For permits ranked Yellow and Blue 4A, a third party person can be PTW holder only
after being interviewed “to assess his competency” and being declared competent by a
minimum Two members of QCM team (QOP, QEN, QHSE) in addition to the standard permit
holder/permit applicant interview panel.
• For other low risks, a third party can be a permit holder after being interviewed and declared
competent by QEN/1 and QHSE/2.
Note: For all above, the interviewing panel responsibility can only be delegated to higher level
and not to lower level.

6.4 CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (CCS)

CCS should have a thorough knowledge of the plant and the interface associated with other
activities/systems. He shall maintain a thorough knowledge of current status of plant, shift change-over
communications, and be familiar with the hold points, interfaces, aware of the HSE hazards/potential
risks of activities within the work area and know interfaces & interconnecting systems.
The Clearance Certificate signatory (CCS) is the dedicated Sr. Shift Supervisor or his delegate. The
Clearance Certificate signatory works under the delegated authority of the asset owner and is tasked
to:
• Review the initiated PTW’s as originated and signifies any change on the PTW if needed.
• Verify the updated list (As built drawings) of P&ID’s as reference while considering the
isolations.
• Ascertains the work place is prepared for the considered job; visits if necessary the work
place and ensures the planned work can be executed safely.
• The Permit Holder and CCS shall sign for formal closing of the work permit or Suspension.
• Review the work description and then set the precautions necessary to provide a safe system
of work.
• Perform the Risk Assessment of the activity in the job application to ensure the type of permit
and the Risk of work are correct, and that the initial risk RAM value as originated are aligned
with respective JHA.
• Determine whether supplementary certificates (i.e. Confined Space, Excavation, Radiation,
and ICC) are required in addition to the general permit preparation i.e. Cold work, Breaking
Containment, Hot Work Spark Potential, Hot Work Open Flame or Diving permit.
• Check whether other supporting documents (MSDS etc.) and/or a method statement are
prepared and will use the information to specify the required precautions.
• Specify the Controls required for the work, based on a risk assessment (include but not limited
to Material Safety Data sheet (MSDS), Risk Assessment (RA), Job Hazards Analysis (JHA),
Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and the hierarchy of Controls..
• Participate in multidisciplinary team to develop safe systems of work for high risks, non-routine
tasks (e.g. developing JHA etc.)
• Specifying on the permit any additional precautions that need to be taken during the work,
including use of safety equipment and PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT and where
applicable specific emergency response steps or contingency plan.
• Define if supervision for HSSE critical activities under PTW is required referring to section
8.9.7: Carrying out the work.
If needed the Clearance Certificate signatory will contact the permit applicant for additional information
and/or clarification.
The CCS responsibilities as permit issuer are:
Note: Permit issuers are not allowed to issue permits to themselves.
• Confirming that all hazards associated with the work have been identified and all relevant
parties have provided their input and agree with the precautions, e.g. through supporting
certificates, Risk Assessment and Job Hazard Analysis.
• Ensuring that all the necessary supplementary certificates, Job Hazard Analysis and drawings
are attached to the permit.
• When one or more Specialist Signatory is needed, issue the permit only after the specialist(s)
has signed the permit
• Communicate the requirement for work-site checks to the Permit Requestor, and communicate
to the Permit Holder the Hazards at the work site and the Controls required to manage them.
• Confirming that the work site is safe for the work i.e. operational preparations, including
process clearance and isolations, have been completed and commuinicate that to the permit
holder.

• Before hot work starts, AGST to confirm that the work area and adjacent areas are free of
Flammable Materials by doing gas test.
• Before hot work starts, Confirm that equipment which could contain Flammable Materials is
gas free and isolated in line with the Process Safe Isolation - Lock Out Tag Out QOP-P107
• Before hot work starts, Inspect the work area and adjacent areas, and clear them of
Flammable Materials and Combustible Materials.
• Inform all people who may be affected by the work.
• Make available at least two copies of the permit. One must be at the work site with the Permit
Holder and one at the issuing point, so that the status of the permits in any area can be readily
assessed.
• Fill in the “Equipment Transport Card” for equipment that needs to be removed from site.
Note: All equipment should be flushed/purged and free from hydrocarbons or chemicals before
leaving site). Refer to QEN-P113 Equipment transport label
• Maintain overview of jobs to manage concurrent activities - Identifying any conflicts between
the proposed work (concurrent activities) and other activities in the area by maintaining
geographical lay-out map of permits issued, and if necessary apply permit dependencies or
cross-referencing the permits. Informing all people who may be affected by the work.
• Recognise changes in process conditions or the working environment that may require work to
be stopped. The permit issuer should then define and communicate corrective action(s) before
resuming the work.
• Monitor effectiveness of the controls applied to maintain a safe system of work - Knowing the
status of the work at all times and communicating the status to the oncoming shift at shift
handover.
• For PTW with attached Isolation Confirmation Certificate (ICC), CCS Approves/endorse that
the process i.e. process isolations (incl. spading); has followed strict process workflow to state
Live and Marked-up PEFS identifying all isolation points attached to the permit.
• Signing for issuing the permit, Signing issue for revalidation, and Closing the permit when the
work is complete or suspended.
• Provide permit inventory at end of shift, the number of permits issued and closed, including
permits that are complete, suspended for revalidation and permits that are on-going at site
during shift change.
• When endorsing authority required for activity needing high level signatory, the CCS can issue
the permit only after the endorsing authority has signed the permit. The endorsing authority
must be selected during permit preparation phase.
• When one or more Specialist Signatory is needed, the Permit Issuer can issue the permit only
after the specialist(s) has signed the permit (e.g. signed JHA).
• The permit issuer must maintain the geographical view of all permits at the issuing point, so
that the status of the permits in any area can be readily assessed.
• The permit issuer Must ensure the Overdue permits are suspended and revalidated for issue if
required or closed when the job has been completed.
A permit issuer has to be experienced in maintenance execution , familiar with site, be trained, tested
and certified in the OLNG PTW tasks.
6.5 SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE SIGNATORIES

For permits requiring supplementary certificates; the permit should only be issued after the relevant
supplementary certificates signatories have approved the applicable supplementary certificate and
progressed to state Live. The electronic routing of the permit and supplementary certificates to the
relevant signatories is managed in Permit Vision.

6.6 AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR

The AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR (AGSI) is a person deemed competent to specify
the necessary safety precautions appropriate to a specified job, and who is empowered to issue the
enabling certification for such work to proceed in a safe manner. The AUTHORISED GAS AND
SAFETY INSPECTOR is:
• The AGSI authorises permits with medium, High and serious risk based on the authorisation
matrix, including Excavation certificate, Confined space entry certificate and Radiation certificate.
• Able to use RAM to determine the risk and upgrade the RAM risk score if necessary;
• Set precautions to ensure that the area in question is free of hazardous materials, gases or
liquids before work starts;
• specify what precautions are necessary so that the area is protected adequately or isolated from
the incursion of such materials, gases or liquids;
• specify the provisions that may be required to detect the unexpected incursion of hazardous
gases or liquids and to safeguard against such events;
• when activities are conflicting, to make safe provision to cope with such conflict;
• Able to determine that all operational systems which could impact on the area are in a safe
condition;
• Able to specify what access, access limitation, emergency escape and/or safety signs are
required;
• Competent to decide what fire fighting and personal protective equipment is required;
• Able to brief those accepting the permit as to its provision and the sources of hazard;
• Able to recognise confined space in the plant and specify entry requirement.
• For initial gas testing; the AGSI will implement necessary controls (incl. PPE to protect him)
taking into account the worst case credible concentration of toxic and flammable materials. He
will then proceed to prescribe the substances to be monitored and the testing frequency. The
AGSI may amend the PTW as required to prescribe required monitoring of hazardous
substances. AGSI will add initial gas measurement to confined space Certificate at issue state
before the certificate can be progressed to Live-In place.
The AGSI is authorised to issue Fire Permit “High Risk” (authority of FCS) in case of emergency by
having a second AGSI as approval authority by issuing hand written PTW.
6.7 AUTHORISED ENGINEER

The AUTHORISED ENGINEER (AE) must be competent to decide that:
• The extent of the proposed work and the methods to be applied are correct, clearly defined and
sufficiently detailed.
• The place of work is isolated as necessary from all hazardous sources of power and mechanical
movement.
• Any hazards that might arise from the poor condition of the plant or equipment to be worked on
are adequately recognised.
• Any hazards that might arise from the proposed method of work are adequately recognised.
• Adequate safeguards are provided against the risks of physical damage to the plant and harm to
personnel from any engineering equipment that is to be used.
• The person accepting the permit on behalf of those who will carry the work is sufficiently briefed
regarding engineering precautions.
• Any need for more specialised engineering support is clearly indicate on the enabling permit.
• The AE approves permits with medium, High and serious risk based on the authorisation matrix,
including Excavation certificate and Confined space entry certificate.

For Excavation certificate; appointed AE will perform specific discipline engineering checks to
safeguard underground pipelines and cables (electrical, telecommunication, instrumentation and civil
equipment’s) to prevent accidents. It’s not allowed to have the same AE performing discipline
engineering checks for both electrical, instrumentation and civil.
6.8 FIRE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY

This is a person with wide experience in the PTW system especially with regard to the specification of
safety precautions. The fire certificate signatory (FCS) is appointed to review enabling certification
drawn up to cover work that introduces source of ignition to the plant (use of non-intrinsically safe
equipment, open flame tools with High or Serious risk category or the activity is ranked “RED. Such a
person is:
• Capable of reviewing the enabling certification critically with regard to the job itself, the working
methods and the specified precautions.
• Designated to specify safety precautions in the case of particularly hazardous situations.
FCS should apply the following hierarchy of control before allowing hot work with high, serious risk in
the plant area:
• First: Carry out work when the Classified Area is free of Flammable Materials or at a different
place (outside the Classified Area).
• Second: Eliminate ignition sources by selecting alternative work methods or equipment.
• Third: Implement controls to avoid co-existence of Flammable Materials and ignition sources
during Hot Work.
FCS shall approve Hot work permit with high, serious risk. FCS shall not prepare & approve the same
Hot work Permit.
6.9 RADIATION PROTECTION SUPERVISOR (RPS)

An authorised radiation protection permit signatory is an authorised radiation protection supervisor who
is trained and authorised to approve radiation protection permits.
The authorised radiation protection permit signatory is responsible for:
• Defining and/or approving the safety perimeter (exclusion zone) for the radiation activity
• Leading the emergency response process in case of radiation exposure
• Assessing the adequate Personal protective equipment’s and monitoring equipment’s (film
badges, dosimeter etc.) based on the source type
Before issuing a radiation protection permit, the authorised radiation protection signatory must be
satisfied that:
• Only classified persons (ionising radiation) will have access to the sources.
• The classified persons have the necessary knowledge and skill for the work in hand.
• Proper radiation dose monitoring and recording procedure is established to cover the work.
• Proper arrangement is made for the withdrawal of ionising sources of radiation from storage,
their transport, use and return.
6.10 AUTHORISED GAS SAFETY TESTER (AGST)

An AGST is Individuals formally trained and then assessed, deemed competent and then authorised
to carry out gas test and to interpret the results obtained in terms of flammability, toxicity or asphyxiate
quality, as necessary to monitor conditions required by the permit.
The authorised gas safety tester is responsible for:
• Ensure the Permit to Work refers to the correct work area and equipments. Verify that all
precautions by operations to be in place prior to start of work are implemented (including but
not limited to isolations, material removal, gas freeing, atmosphere testing etc.)
• All isolations are done at the specific isolation point prescribed in the ICC All isolation points to
be identified on marked-up PEFS attached to the PTW and approved by CCS.

• Authorise start of work after confirming that all controls in the PTW are compiled to (incl.
update of relevant information i.e. gas test records, isolation/spade tags etc.)
• Revalidate each permit (incl. controls and isolations) for every re-issuance (for on-going job)
and in case of actual Fire/Gas Alarm before resumption of the job.
• Stopping the work and instructing personnel to withdraw from the area whenever a gas test or
change in conditions indicates that it is unsafe for the work to continue, then reporting back to
the permit issuer. When work has been stopped because of a deterioration of atmospheric
conditions, the situation should be re-assessed by the permit issuer before the work is
recommenced.
Carrying out gas tests (oxygen, toxic and flammability) at the frequency specified on the permit and
supporting certificates. The duties of the AGST include general surveillance of the surroundings for any
circumstances which might give rise to contamination of the atmosphere including:
• Changes in the wind strength and direction,
• Failure of ventilation arrangements,
• Drainage system abnormalities and
• Vents, leaks or spills in the vicinity
During the gas testing process; AGST must intervene if toxic or flammable gas concentrations exceed
established set points, stop the work and investigate reasons for deviation. Any deviation should be
discussed with the permit holder and permit issuer. The permit issuer should then define and
communicate corrective action(s) before resuming the work.
6.11 ISOLATING AUTHORITY

Individuals formally trained, assessed, deemed competent and authorised to be responsible for
Mechanical/Process/Electrical Isolations being applied prior to invasive work by the Asset Owner.
6.12 AUTHORISED ELECTRICAL PERSON

Authorised electrical personnel onsite, Responsibilities are documented in Procedure for appointment
of authorised electrical persons QEN-P301.
They shall have a full technical understanding of all electrical equipment on the facility/asset and a
detailed knowledge of the PTW System, gaining the appropriate certificate commensurate with their
PTW duties.
6.13 QHSE
QHSE is responsible for:
• Review of the functionality of the Permit Vision system;
• Audit of the PTW system;
• Maintenance of the PTW system training course content;
• Maintaining records - the list of all registered competent “permit signatories” - Details should
include dates of training courses, dates of appointment and any (geographical) limitations with
respect to responsibilities and
• Ensuring appropriate trainings are provided to PTW signatories
6.14 FIRE WATCH

Fire Watch - A Fire Watch is a measure intended to ensure continuous and systematic surveillance of a
hot work area by one or more qualified individuals for the purposes of identifying and controlling fire
hazards, detecting early signs of unwanted fire, raising an alarm of fire and notifying the emergency
response team. Dedicated Fire watch is maintained for open flame (hot work) in zone 1 and zone 2
areas. For non-open flame hot work; the permit holder is performing the role of fire watch.
The Fire Watch, as the name implies, maintains work site vigilance, looking for the presence of fire or
other hazardous conditions within the Hot Work area. He should be trained and certified competent as
Fire watch to understand the inherent hazards of the work site, detects fires that occur in areas
exposed to the hot work and ensure safe conditions are maintained during hot work operations.
A fire watch must be physically capable of performing fire watch duties with following responsibilities to
ensure:
• Flammable materials are cleared away from the work area
• Drains remain covered and sealed
• Sparks and welding spatter are contained (by the use of fire blankets, water sprays etc.)
• Fire fighting equipment is available and ready for immediate use
• The alarm is raised immediately where a fire or gas release occurs in the work area.
• Establish/maintain direct communication with the fire control room during work scope
execution.
• Have a clear view of and immediate access to all areas included in the fire watch
• When required by the permit, have means of communication (radio) and be able to communicate
with workers exposed to hot work
• Look for concurrent activities in adjacent areas that may impact the fire watch area and be
authorized to stop work if necessary
• Remain in the hot work area for at least 30 minutes after completion of the hot work unless
surveys the exposed area (in conjunction with the area operator) and makes a determination that
there is no further fire hazard and no potential for delayed ignition
• Attempt to extinguish any incipient stage fires in the hot work area that are within the capability of
available equipment and within the fire watch's training qualifications
• Activate the alarm if unable to extinguish fire in the areas exposed to the hot work and alert
employees of any fire beyond the incipient stage
6.15 ENTRY GUARD

Appointed by the Area Authority for hazardous work, e.g. confined space entry. An entry guard shall
have attended (as a minimum) a specific entry guard training course before being assigned entry guard
duties.
Responsible for:
• Establish/maintain direct communication with the control room during work scope execution;
• Maintaining line of sight or verbal contact with members of the work party they are assigned to;
• Remaining in position until relieved by another appointed entry guard;
• Raising the alarm in the event of an emergency;
• Being fully conversant with the use of specified lifesaving equipment;
• Keeping an accurate record of personnel entering and leaving a confined space.
6.16 WORK PARTY

The Work Party consists of the person(s) who carry out work described on the Permit / JHA under the
direction of the Permit Holder. They are responsible for:
• Be fully familiar with the HSE rules for working at the location.
• Recognise and understand the importance of correct application of permits and supporting
Ensuring that they are competent to carry out their allocated duties.
• Attendance at Risk Assessment as required.
• Ensuring they participate in and understand a suitable toolbox talk with the Permit Holder before
starting work.
• Signing on as a member of the Work Party, as applicable.
• Working under the terms and conditions specified for the safe execution of an assigned work
activity at all times.
• Keeping the Permit Holder informed of progress throughout the task. They must also highlight
any problems to the Permit Holder, or any potential for deviation from the work described on the
permitry.
• Must follow all precautions on the permit to work

• Understand the importance of complying fully with all the controls on permits and supporting
certificates and of reporting any deviations from specified conditions.
• OLNG staff and contractors personnel must work under a single PTW system and no contractor
is allowed to work under his own PTW system unless specifically approved for work conducted
by specialist Contractors using their own PTW system.
7 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS

Depending on the type of work and as identified on the PTW/associated Task Risk Assessment,
additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be identified to that required above the mandatory
site requirements.
The general PPE worn by employees and contractors shall be in accordance with the PPE Procedure,
QHSE-P219.
8 PROCEDURE
8.1 PERMIT TO WORK/ DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM
The PTW module resides within Permit Vision. It enables all the activities related to safety and work
permits to be controlled electronically. The master permit remains in the module within the system and
a properly authorised printed version is given to the permit holder defining the work to be done and the
precautions necessary for the implementation of a safe system of work.
The module provides the user with the current status of all permits issued or returned. Users are able
to:
• Define the permit requirements
• Define the permit authorisation requirements
• Keep track of the issue and return status of the permit and
• Control the print and issue of the permit
For the purposes of this PTW system, work can be described as an activity that comprises one or more
tasks. It is implicit that the work has been agreed as necessary, having been through the planning
stage of the work management process.
Appendix 2 provides the PTW flow scheme – changes to the functionality, permit to work flow or form
must be through an approved project (Management of Change).
All works carried out on site requires a PTW.
Note: The issue of a PTW does not, by itself, make a job safe. Those preparing for the work can only
achieve that, together with those supervising and executing the work.
A PTW is required for all work within the Oman LNG Site except:
• Routine operation’s tasks according to operations’ instructions by operation’s personnel.
• Routine workshop’s tasks according to standard Work Instructions by workshop personnel.
• To visit a plant/unit without performing any work. Non-operating personnel shall inform the
Control Room/concerned Area Sr. Shift Supervisor before entering the operating areas. The
concern party shall register in the plant visit log.
8.2 PERMIT APPLICATION

For any maintenance work, a work order is submitted electronically via the Oracle eAM module. The
person doing this is called the “permit applicant”. It is essential that the permit application contains a full
and accurate description of the work involved including any tools, mobile equipment, required without a
clear description the request will not be granted by CCS.
For high, serious risk jobs as per RAM, a Job Hazard Analysis must be prepared by RAT and approved
by Risk assessor before the permit can be progressed from Draft state to Verify state. (Refer to QEN-
MGHA Job Hazard Analysis).
The plant controller verifies the work request scope via the Oracle eAM module and set the priority
using CMPT tool. Every request for corrective maintenance must be ‘prioritised’, using the CMPT, in
order to evaluate consequential risk, and to determine the timeframe in which the repair should be
undertaken. Assessing priorities is a best practice aimed at enabling the optimum scheduling of the
corrective maintenance workload and helps to ensure the work is appropriately scheduled and then
completed in time to prevent the consequence of an equipment failure.
The following are the priority code:
(1) Immediate action, call-out if out of normal office hours
(2) Immediate action, no overtime
(3) Scheduled maintenance
(4) Normal
(5) Shutdown
8.3 PERMIT PREPARATION

Drafting a permit from the work order starts with Permit Applicant (PA) who will fill all the mandatory
fields, including tools, equipment, PPE, vehicle to be used, specifies engineering precautions to be
taken and attach RA/JHA based on the work scope and the risk of work.
The Clearance Certificate Signatory (CCS) who will verify the permit, once it has been requested by the
Permit Applicant. Reviews the complete permit including work scope, risk assessment RA/JHA, and set
the precautions necessary and document the mitigation measures to provide a safe system of work.
The Risk assessment is performed in line with Appendix 1 providing the hazard, Initial risk, controls,
residual risk, Risk Assessment Team (RAT) and the approval based on the risk of work.
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) is required for High/Serious risk for each job using the OLNG Risk
Assessment Matrix. A Risk Assessment (RA) is required for Low and Medium risk jobs.
JHA is also required where the work involves multiple or complex steps done by multiple work parties
on the same system.
If needed the permit verifier or issuer will contact the permit applicant for additional information and/or
clarification.
In addition to the permit verification, the Clearance Certificate Signatory (CCS) also determines
whether supplementary certificates (i.e. excavation, Radiation and Confined Space) are required. If
applicable, the supplementary certificate signatories will review the permit application and prescribe
additional precautions prior to attaching and signing the supplementary certificates.
Sources of guidance regarding the hazards and related controls are:
• Oman LNG Regulations for Work under Permit
• Job Hazards Analysis where applicable
• Oman LNG Engineering procedures and work instructions
• Supporting documentation such as Material Safety Data Sheets etc.
8.4 PERMIT TO WORK AND CERTIFICATES

The following are specifications of permit and certificates issued for various types of work:
8.4.1 COLD WORK PERMIT (Green colour-coded Form)
Cold Work is used to define work that does NOT generate heat, sparks or any other potential source
of ignition.
A Cold Work Permit is required as a minimum when any part of the work involves;
• (Cold) work on or around live plant/equipment
• Access to restricted areas
• Work affecting the availability of fire and gas detection systems
• Work affecting the availability of Safety Critical Elements (SCE)
• Work affecting the internal or external communications systems of the facility

• Compressed gas or fluid

• (Cold) work within a confined space/vessel
• Work with asbestos
• Rope access work (abseiling)
• Bleeding down vessels to drain or atmosphere
• Erection or dismantling of scaffolding on live assets or as identified by the risk assessment;
• Lifting activities classified as “Non-Routine” or lifts otherwise deemed by Oman LNG site
management to be of a particularly hazardous nature;
• Manual Excavation work using cold tools
• Entry into confined space use of cold tools
• The use of CERTIFIED cold cutting equipment
• Chemical handling/Chemical cleaning use of cold tools
Note: The above are examples and not an exhaustive list of every activity that may require a
Cold Work PTW.
The performance of cold work shall require, but is not limited to, the following precautions:
• The Permit Holder shall ensure that the work party stay within the conditions of the work
permit;
• If a gas test is required, it shall be carried out immediately prior to the commencement of work
and as prescribed by the Permit Issuer. If continuous gas test monitoring is required, the
Permit Holder shall ensure that the portable gas detectors remain fully charged and active.
The frequency of repeat gas testing shall be indicated on the PTW.
8.4.2 HOT WORK SPARK POTENTIAL PERMIT (ROSE COLOUR-CODED FORM)

A Hot Work Spark Potential PTW is used to control activities that involve a POTENTIAL source of
ignition in areas where there is a potential for a flammable/explosive atmosphere and in other areas
with a non-hazardous classification but where the work could present a significant
fire/explosion hazard (e.g., in close proximity to combustibles that cannot be removed).
Certified portable gas detection equipment shall be active onsite throughout the performance of the
work in restricted areas. In unrestricted areas, if a gas test is required, it shall be carried out
immediately prior to the commencement of work as prescribed on the PTW. If continuous gas test
monitoring is required, the Permit Holder shall ensure that the portable gas detectors remain fully
charged and active. The frequency of repeat gas testing shall be indicated on the PTW.
Exceptions under this permit:
1. Vehicles and equipments movement in areas other than restricted areas “Green Roads”.
2. Carrying battery operated equipments or tools in areas other than restricted areas.
Examples of activities that will require a Hot Work Spark Potential PTW include;
• Use of portable non-intrinsically safe equipment (non-IS/non-Ex) certified equipment in
hazardous area.
• Removal of covers and exposing live electrical/instrument connections or non-intrinsically safe
instrumentation and circuits to atmosphere;
• Use of electrically powered equipment capable of generating a spark;
• Dry grit/Wet grit/shot blasting;
• Use of a battery operated camera or other battery-operated equipment;
• Use of air or hydraulically powered tools capable of generating a spark mechanically;
• Use of cartridge operated tools.
• Concrete cutting/jack hammer at ground level
• Deep excavation where (>1.5m deep) - e.g. utilization of JCB, backhoe, etc.
• Hot work in confined space (Cleaning/ cutting and painting inside tanks, vessels)
• Pig trap maintenance or pig retrieval exercise
• Ionizing radiation: working with radioactive materials, site radiography
• Entry of internal combustion engine to restricted Area
• Battery bank load testing
• Breaching non-hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon lines spading/despading using Non-IS
tools/Equipment in hazardous area
• Pneumatic Leak or Pressure testing of plant or equipment using Non-IS tools/Equipment
Gas tests as specified on the spark potential permit will be recorded on the gas test record sheet. Gas
tests required for confined space entry will be recorded on CS certificate, and the test intervals as
stated by the AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR on the confined space entry tag.
8.4.3 HOT WORK OPEN FLAME PERMIT (RED COLOUR-CODED FORM)
A Hot Work Open Flame PTW is used to control activities that involve a POSITIVE source of ignition in
areas or locations where there is a potential for a flammable/explosive atmosphere or in other areas
where the work could present a significant fire/explosion hazard (e.g., in close proximity to
combustibles and flammables that cannot be removed).
Examples of activities that require a Hot Work Open Flame PTW include;
• Work involving naked flames;
• Electric welding or similar processes
• Welding very close to running gas turbine enclosures
• Use of portable grinders (air or electrically operated), burning or cutting;
• Electrical induction pre-heating, stress relieving or use of high temperature thermal
calibrators (above 200ºC), except in authorised workshops/fabrication areas;
• Use of equipment or work on pipework containing Pyrophoric scale;
• Hot Tapping.
• Use of portable grinders electrically and air powered
Prior to any Hot Work Open Flame PTW being issued, the following points shall be considered;
• Is hot work necessary or is there an alternative method that can be used?
• Has a Level 2 JHA been undertaken and is it suitable and sufficient? The JHA shall identify all
necessary controls including barrier/sign requirements.
• Is it essential for production or safety reasons to perform the work immediately or can it be
deferred until a total/partial shutdown? This should be considered at the earliest stage.
• Can the work be removed to a safer location e.g., workshop?
• Has the work scope and potential hazards been discussed by all affected parties?
• The worksite shall be gas tested by an Authorised Gas Safety Tester (AGST) and the
atmosphere confirmed as safe for work to commence;
• A Hot Work Open Flame PTW shall not be issued where a confined space entry is
underway. Should there be any such proposal, a task risk assessment shall be
undertaken by all affected parties and suitable/sufficient controls prescribed. If it cannot be
demonstrated that risks will be maintained at an ALARP level, the activities cannot be carried out
simultaneously;
• Isolations on live systems are agreed and verified as effective;
• Overrides on any associated protective system shall only be allowed after consideration in the
risk assessment. Overrides shall be entered in the Overrides Register;
• Simultaneous activities in the vicinity which could create a flammable or explosive
atmosphere are prevented;
• The number of Hot Work Open Flame PTW’s simultaneously in operation shall be limited by
conflict management;

• The surrounding area shall be free of combustibles;

• Adjacent drains shall be covered and sealed;
• Certified gas monitoring equipment will be present at the worksite at all times and
personnel instructed in its operation. Free from flammable/explosive gas concentrations
(confirmed by Authorised Gas Safety Tester). Where applicable Certified portable gas detection
equipment shall be active onsite throughout the performance of the work.
• Mobile plant or equipment shall not be sited in relevant locations unless it has undergone risk
assessment. A permit to execute work that involves use of open flames and/or where sparks are
generated
• Gas tests as specified on the open flame permit will be recorded on the gas test record sheet.
Gas tests required for confined space entry will be recorded on CS certificate, and the test
intervals as stated by the AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR on the confined
space entry tag.
The Permit Holder shall remain on the worksite at all times during the performance of Hot Work open
flame.
8.4.4 BREAKING CONTAINMENT PERMIT (BLACK COLOUR-CODED FORM)
A permit to execute work that involves opening up non-hydrocarbon lines or process lines that have
contained flammable, toxic, asphyxiant or pyrophoric material
8.4.5 DIVING PERMIT (BLUE COLOUR-CODED FORM)
A permit to execute work that involves diving operations

8.4.6 PERMIT TYPES, COLOUR
8.4.7 CERTIFICATES
In addition to the above PTW’s, supplementary Certificates are used as an integral part of the PTW
System as follows:
• Confined Space Entry Certificate
• Excavation Certificate
• Radiation Certificate and
The above Certificates are used when it is necessary to conduct / record additional checks and specify
any special precautions to be taken to ensure safe preparation and implementation of the work.
Certificates are complementary to PTW’s and do not in themselves authorise work to be carried out.
8.4.8 CONFINED SPACE ENTRY CERTIFICATE (GRAY COLOUR-CODED FORM)
A Confined Space is a fully or partially enclosed space that is not designed and constructed for
continuous human occupancy, have limited or restricted means for entry or exit, and there is a risk of
injury or health effect from hazardous substances or conditions, and there is a risk of oxygen deficiency
or accumulation of hazardous substances (dust, vapour or gases).
A confined space entry certificate is required for all work involving entry of personnel into a confined
space. Inserting ones head into a confined space is considered entry into the confined space. A
confined space entry certificate is required in addition to a cold work permit or a hot work spark
potential permit or Open flame permit if the work involves other than cold tools.
The safety regulations for work in confined space are described in Qalhat Safety Regulations for work
under permit; Section 5: Work Environment consideration - Confined Space Entry.
8.4.9 EXCAVATION CERTIFICATE (BROWN COLOUR-CODED FORM)
When the work or part of the work to be done is digging, excavation or piling beyond a depth of 300
mm, an excavation certificate is required in addition to a cold work permit or a hot work spark potential
permit if the work involves other than cold tools. This is to safeguard electrical, instrument,
telecommunication cables and underground pipelines and to prevent accidents,
In buildings and workshops an excavation certificate is required irrespective of the depth (i.e. drilling
into any wall or floor).
The safety regulations for work in confined space [excavation] are described in Qalhat Safety
Regulations for work under permit; Section 6: Task Consideration – Excavation.
8.4.10 RADIATION CERTIFICATE (BLACK/YELLOW COLOUR-CODED FORM)
For all work with ionising/radiation sources, a radiation certificate is required in addition to a spark
potential permit for use of X-ray equipment.

The safety regulations for work with tools which incorporate sources of ionising radiation are described
in Qalhat Safety Regulations for work under permit; Section 7: Tools Consideration – Ionisation
Radiation.
8.4.11 CERTIFICATE TYPES, COLOUR
8.4.12 ISOLATION CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE (LIGHT GREEN COLOUR- CODED FORM)

The document specifying valve, mechanical and electrical isolation and de-isolation requirements
raised in preparation for invasive work on the plant, equipment or systems, including safety systems.
The document is used to authorise isolations/de-isolations to be carried out.
When isolations are required to be implemented for a particular work scope, the work involved in
applying the isolations is authorised by an Isolation Confirmation Certificate but controlled by a PTW
with the associated TRA. An Isolation Confirmation Certificate is only valid for the duration of a PTW
unless the work is continued on further PTW’s or the Isolation is moved into Extended Period Isolation.
The Isolation Confirmation Certificate details the Lock Out /Tag Out arrangements for the full isolation
scheme.
The requirement for isolation/de-isolation of equipment shall be identified in the task planning and
preparation stage and an Isolation Confirmation Certificate submitted along with the PTW
application.
If plant or equipment is specified as requiring isolation as a condition of the PTW, an Isolation
Confirmation Certificate is issued to control the process and becomes part of the PTW it is referenced
to.
The method of isolation shall be detailed on the Isolation Confirmation Certificate and the isolation shall
only be carried out by a competent Isolating Authority.
Each isolation point and any vent/drain point which has been opened or closed shall have an isolation
tag attached, clearly noted and referenced to the Isolation Confirmation Certificate.
If an isolation is in force under a PTW (remains valid until the expiry of the PTW or when cancelled)
and when an additional PTW is raised which requires exactly the same isolation, no additional isolation
needs to be carried out. The same isolation certificate attached and referenced to a permit.
The safety regulations for safe working conditions and practices on the electrical power system are
described in Qalhat Safety Regulations for work under permit; Section 9: Electrical Safety.
8.4.13 SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY
In line with the supplementary certificates (i.e. excavation, radiation, and confined space) set by the
permit preparer (Sr. Shift Supervisor), the signatory will review and specify the hazards of the work and
that adequate precautions have been specified in the planning and preparation of the work.
The supplementary certificate signatories (AUTHORISED ENGINEER, AUTHORISED GAS & SAFETY
INSPECTOR and FIRE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY) perform the following:
• Confirming that for the hazardous work covered by supplementary certificates, the hazards
have been identified and that adequate precautions have been specified in the planning and
preparation of the work.

• Specifying on the supplementary certificate the hazards of the work and the preparations that
have to be made by both the operations team and by the permit holder.
• Specifying the precautions that need to be taken during the work.
• Ensuring that any legal requirements and Company rules are complied with when specifying
the precautions.
• Confirming that controls are in place and effective, in the case of isolation confirmation
certificate (ICC), confined space certificate and gas test certificate.
8.4.14 PERMIT QUESTIONNAIRE
Determines Permit type and risk of work based on activity. Each step of the questionnaire contains the
questions (activities) of a specific risk level from Serious to Low. Multiple activities can be selected
which results in the last wizard step of the questionnaire in the highest ranked Permit type and risk. The
questionnaire will generate a Permit request form with the Permit type and risk of work prefilled. The
Permit questionnaire will be grouped based on activity. In case no activity has been selected, the user
is able to create a new Permit from the last step of the questionnaire
The activities in the questionnaire will drive:
• Risk level => Permit colour
• Activity => Permit type (Icon)
• Requirements for attachments
• Requirements for specialised signatures
• Level of risk assessment required (RA/JHA)
8.4.15 PERMIT RISK LEVEL
8.4.16 VALIDITY OF PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES

PTW’s can continue for a maximum of 90 days from the time of first issue but must be endorsed every
shift change (maximum 12 hours) to remain valid.
A PTW is valid for the time period stated on the PTW in the section, which is completed by the Permit
issuer. To ensure that precautions required for tasks of a long duration are reviewed regularly, limits
are set on the validity periods that Permit Issuer may set for Permits.
After printing, the PTW can be suspended and re-issued seven times. If work is to continue after the
seventh re-issue day, a new copy “first page” can be printed and issued.
On each print; permit Issuer, permit holder and area operator to manually sign to validate the permit
prior to each shift or if the work was suspended and needs to be re-issued.
When the permit reaches the expiry date, Permit Vision will restrict the permit for being issued and alert
the on permit issuer screen for close-out. For on-going activities; the validity of the permit is a
maximum of 90 days from the issue date. In such case, a new permit is to be raised or copied.
All PTW’s become invalid in case of an emergency situation and shall be placed into suspension.
Work must not resume without re-authorisation from the Permit Issuer.
Permit Validity
Cold Work PTW 90 consecutive (calendar) days.
Hot Work Spark Potential PTW 90 consecutive (calendar) days.
Hot Work Open Flame PTW 90 consecutive (calendar) days.
Breaking Containment PTW 90 consecutive (calendar) days.
Diving PTW 90 consecutive (calendar) days.
Confined Space Entry Certificate Valid for the duration of the associated Permit(s)
Excavation Certificate Valid for the duration of the associated Permit(s)
Radiation PTW Valid for the duration of the associated Permit(s)
Isolation Confirmation Certificate Valid for the duration of the associated Permit(s) Or transferred to
EPI
8.5 TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES – SHIFT HANDOVER

Shift Handover can be one of the most vulnerable times for the PTW System. The failure to pass on
information, or the correct information, has been shown to be the cause of many accidents. There must
be sufficient overlap to allow proper review and discussion of all permitry on the facility.
The Permit Issuer is to ensure that the geographical overview of Permits status display screen reflect at
all times the current status of Permits/Certificates in the complex. There should be a formal record in
the shift handover log books of all relevant information pertaining to PTW’s and any worksite
preparations/de-isolations.
Permits may be transferred between shifts providing the endorsement of the PTW is done. This is a
two-step process, which requires:
• An acknowledgement and approval step by the Permit Issuer, who should carry out a cross-
check with other Permits and activities and
• A confirmation check as to the continued safety of the worksite by the oncoming Area Field
Operator Technician.
8.6 PLANNING AND RISK MANAGEMENT

8.6.1 PLANNING MEETING
All new Permits shall be processed through the agreed planning meeting, unless it is HSE or
production critical and cannot wait. In such cases, Permits may be processed outside of the Planning
Meeting, but the Operations, Maintenance/Engineering Authority and the Area Authority must still
adhere to the same review and validation process.
As a minimum, the Planning Meeting shall be attended, by the Planners, AMC, and Plant Controllers.
Further attendees, for example Technical Support and/ or HSE, will be present if requested by the
Operations or Maintenance/ Engineering attendees, when it is recognised that further expertise or
advice is relevant. Refer to Maintenance Planning Meeting TOR.
Permitry must be submitted with adequate advance warning to allow Operations the required timescale
for detailing and recording of isolation procedures and for equipment preparation.
A check must be made to ensure that there is no foreseen conflict, both geographically (i.e. across
other work boundaries) or on a time basis (activities which may start later).

8.6.2 TASK RISK ASSESSMENT

The Oman LNG electronic PTW system incorporates a mandatory Task Risk Assessment function to
every permit being created. There are two distinct levels of TRA, Level 1 (RA) and Level 2 (JHA). Refer
to QEN- P116 Task Risk Assessment Procedure.
Level 1 is designated for tasks where the level of risk is deemed to be low/Medium as determined by
the person completing the task, and will not involve any additional personnel to participate in the TRA
process. However, the Level 1 TRA will still be validated by the CCS before the permit is authorised.
Level 2 is for the high/Serious risk work activities e.g. it is of a complex nature or where there are
multiple disciplines involved in conducting the work scope. The Level 2 TRA must comprise a team of
minimum two Risk Assessment Team (RAT), and Approvers, who are appropriately trained in the Level
2 TRA process.
8.7 PTW AUTHORISATION MATRIX

8.7.1 GENERAL
Each function shall maintain an updated register of authorized PTW signatories.
Prior to commencing work, a PTW shall be approved and endorsed as per the below Authorisation
matrix. When endorsement is applicable the PTW cannot be issued before endorsement.
PTW Authorisation Matrix

Permit type/Risk Authorised Signatory Endorsing
Authority
AE AGSI FCS COO/QOP
Cold Work - Low Risk No No No If Applicable
st nd
Cold Work - Mid, High Risk 1 2 No If Applicable
st nd rd
Cold Work- Serious Risk 1 2 3 If Applicable
Breaking Containment - Low Risk No No No If Applicable
st nd
Breaking Containment - Mid, High Risk 1 2 No If Applicable
st nd rd
Breaking Containment - Serious Risk 1 2 3 If Applicable
st nd
Hot work Spark potential - Low, Mid Risk 1 2 No If Applicable
st nd rd
Hot work Spark potential - High, Serious 1 2 3 If Applicable
st nd
Hot work Open Flame - Low, Mid Risk 1 2 No If Applicable
st nd rd
Hot work Open Flame - High, Serious 1 2 3 If Applicable
st nd
Diving - Low, Mid Risk 1 2 No If Applicable
st nd rd
Diving - High, Serious Risk 1 2 3 If Applicable
8.8 GAS MONITORING

8.8.1 WORK PERMIT AND CONFINED SPACE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Gas Safety Testing
Gas test are carried out for the specified hazardous compounds and at the specified intervals stated on
the PTW; results are recorded in the gas test record sheet and kept together with the hardcopy printout
of the PTW as verification that the work area is free from hydrocarbon gas prior to the commencement
of work and that the atmosphere is safe to breathe.
Gas testing is required for:
• confined space entry
• Work involving open flame in restricted area as per the area classification Zone 1 & 2.

• Work involving spark potential in restricted area as per the area classification Zone 1 & 2.
• where it’s identified as a special precaution in the PTW & during the TRA
Gas testing requirements are both specified and recorded on the Permit. The CCS during PTW
verification stage specifies:
• the gases to be tested for
• frequency of testing if applicable (A frequency of minimum once every 4 hr. unless specified
otherwise) and
• Whether continuous gas monitoring is required at the worksite.
Only Authorised Gas Safety Testers shall make gas tests.
Whenever a gas monitor alarm sounds, all work shall be stopped immediately and the Permit Issuer
shall be informed.
8.8.2 INITIAL GAS TEST
The initial gas test should be carried out immediately prior to entry / work commencing. Gas Testing
During Execution of Work
A gas test is required immediately before the start of work and after each break during the shift for all
Naked Flame and Spark Potential work in restricted areas Zone 1 & 2.
The Authorised Gas Safety Tester records the results of gas tests in the spaces provided. Each gas
identified on the initial test is to be tested and recorded.
Where the frequency specified for gas testing during execution of work requires several tests during a
shift, the results need to be recorded on the printed copy of the Gas Test record.
During the gas test no forced draft ventilation may be applied.
Note: Gas test results can be wrong in high or low temperatures and if water vapour or inert gas is
present. For inert gas atmospheres special gas detector shall be used.
8.8.3 GAS MONITORING DURING EXECUTION OF WORK
Where applicable a continuous gas monitoring is required while personnel are in a confined space, and
during Open Flame in restricted areas Zone 1 & 2. Continuous gas monitoring for Spark Potential work
requirement shall be identified as a special precaution in the PTW & during the TRA.
The authorised gas safety tester is responsible for continuous gas monitoring of oxygen and flammable
hydrocarbon gas or toxic gases. For continuous monitoring the periodic logging shall be of a frequency
of minimum once every 1 hr. unless specified otherwise.
A list of Authorized Gas Safety Testers is maintained and regularly updated by QHSE Department.
8.9 PREPARATION OF THE PLANT FOR WORK
The prime directive of the Permit to Work system is to ensure that a safe system of work is provided for
persons carrying out work in the plant.
8.9.1 ISOLATION MANAGEMENT
Once the hazards associated with a particular job have been identified, it will be necessary to consider
how they can be separated or isolated from the equipment or plant to be worked on. Flammable, toxic,
pressurised, high temperature, or low temperature fluids will normally have to be removed from the
isolated plant before working on it.
An essential ingredient of any Safe System of Work is the integrity of the isolation procedure and the
management of isolations, both mechanical and electrical is controlled within the PTW software.
The kinds of isolations used and the precautions taken will depend on the level of risk that the job is
likely to involve. Refer Site Safety regulation Section 3: Preparation of plant for work and QOP-P107,
which shall always take precedence.
It is incumbent on the Permit Issuer when reviewing the worksite preparation requirements, and Permit
Holder when executing the worksite preparations, to ensure that the necessary supporting Isolation
procedures / documents are in place to accompany the Work Permit.
Electrical safety rules are defined in QEN-P310 and the authority and lock-out for electrical systems
defined in QEN-P303 procedure for Electrical equipments locking and issue of keys.

8.9.2 CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES

Concurrent activities are activities that occur either geographically adjacent to each other or
systematically interconnected (e.g. 2 different maintenance activities on the propane loop). The
activities could adversely affect the managment of HSSE risk in other hazardous operations occurring
at the same time or that could itself be adversely affected by those operations.
Permit Issuer is responsible to manage concurrent activities by:
Identifying any conflicts between the proposed work and other activities in the area is performed by
managing concurrent activities through:
• Maintaining geographical lay-out of permits issued in the permit issuing office thru permit vision
geographical view and if necessary cross-referencing the permits or creating permit
dependencies. Informing all people who may be affected by the work.
• Systemisation where shared controls (e.g. isolations points) have tags referring to both
activities, limitations are cross-referenced to permit to work, and the work is assigned to the
same operations party that maintains the overview. Note: Systemisation: is part of a unit or
group of equipments physically interconnected (though geographically apart) and sharing
isolations points (refer to QOP-P211 Operations Shutdown Management Procedure).
The following is guideline to manage concurrent activities:
• No maintenance activities requiring intrusion (e.g. breaking containment by opening flange/cap,
removing equipments) to be carried-out on the same system that is concurrently being
pressurised or depressurised by operations.
• No draining, depressurising to atmosphere should be carried-out in the vicinity (<15 metres) of
open flame hot work. This includes activities on elevated platforms.
• In the same system or unit; no Hot work (open flame) should be carried-out concurrently with
maintenance of fire fighting or fire protection equipments (e.g. deluge system repair or fire
proofing repair or fire/gas detection system repair) unless another fire fighting /fire protection
equipments meeting the same objective is in place to replace the defective one.
• Activities that share the same isolation points shall be cross referenced in permit vision.
• Boroscope activity should be always be under separate permit always separated from the
maintenance permit to prevent transient state introduced by the maintenance affecting the
safety of work in Boroscope.
8.9.3 TEST RUNS OF EQUIPMENTS AND WORK ON LIVE EQUIPMENT DURING MAINTENANCE
Activities requiring test runs for troubleshooting or tuning will have the PTW to be suspended prior to
DFT. This process shall be managed thru permit vision prior to Operations proceeding with the “run”.
Special precautions SHALL be prescribed as required for work on live equipments (e.g. adjustments,
key phaser alignments etc.) in consultation with discipline engineer.
8.9.4 TEMPORARY OVERRIDES AND BYPASS OF SAFETY DEVICES
All overrides should be performed through an approved permit to work attached with risk assessment
detailing the hazards associated with having the overrides in place, the consequences and the
mitigations in place to manage it.
Exception is provided for overrides that are part of Instrumented Protective Function (IPF) testing as
the controls are managed in IPF protocols providing the steps by steps instruction for performing the
IPF test and the mitigation measures for each override.
Activity requiring defeat of smith lock mechanism – refer to section 8.11
Note: Activities required supporting preparation of plant for work (e.g. isolation/de-isolation, spading,
etc.) done by other parties than operations staff should be managed by separate permit to work from
the permit addressing execution of the maintenance activity. This is to enable validation of preparation
of plant for work steps prior to commencement of maintenance activity.
8.9.5 PERMIT ISSUE
The permit is issued from the PTW office in the CCR or in the case of shutdowns from the temporary
office specifically located for this purpose.
The permit issuer needs to be satisfied that the permit holder is an authorised person. The Permit
Issuer shall communicate the requirement for work-site checks to the Permit Requestor, and
communicate to the Permit Holder the Hazards at the work site and the Controls required to manage
them.
The permit holder signs the permit and by doing so agrees that he understands the precautions and
they will be implemented. The permit holder will keep the printout of the PTW together with the
supporting certifications and record sheets at the work site.
The work site PTW print-out must be duly signed by the Permit holder, CCS and area operator
clearance prior to start of work and prior to suspend for revalidation.
8.9.6 WORKSITE SUPERVISION
Points based approach on the level of risk for maximum number of Permit to Work issued per Permit
Holder:
Each Permit type has been assigned a value in points based on the level of risk in Permit vision. The
assigning of points to each Permit will prevent Permit Holders from supervising and accepting
responsibility for more activities than they can reasonably and effectively oversee. A Permit Holder is
able to take responsibility for supervising additional work Permits only until a max score of 12 points is
reached, based on below table.
Risk of work Points Number of

Permits
Serious 12 1
High 3 4
Medium 2 6
Low 1 12
I.e. Up to 6 permits ranked Medium provided they are in the same geographical work area where the
permit holder can exercise adequate supervision and communication of these works.
The permit holder is responsible to ensure supervision for HSSE critical activities under PTW whereas
the following 2 conditions are pre-requisites:
• Either concurrent tasks or multidiscipline team performing a HSSE critical activity.
• Or the activity is ranked red or PEOPLE 5A/5B in the RAM for the job under PTW.
8.9.7 CARRYING OUT THE WORK
Prior to start of work; the area operator shall ensure that the precautions and controls specified in the
PTW are met. The area operator ensures that the permit holder knows the exact location of the work,
all the hazards that may be present and all the precautions that must be taken during the work. The
PTW must be signed by the area operator before the start of the job or task, to confirm that all
precautions as stated in the permit have been satisfied or met. The area operator then signs the permit.
In addition to gas testing, the duties of the area operator include general surveillance and monitoring of
the work execution, for any changes in area conditions. The area operator is authorised to stop work
and withdraw personnel in the event of any change in area conditions that may affect the safe
execution of the work.
Note: Whenever a scope change is involved and resulted in changing to Process Isolation covered by
the permit or adding/removing certificates, a new PTW shall be issued.
8.9.8 AMENDING OF PTW PRECAUTIONS
The shift superintendent (AGSI) may in exceptional cases amend the precautions on a PTW. The
following conditions must be adhered to:
• The precaution changes shall fall under the shift superintendent’s scope of authority only
• The precaution changes shall not compromise safety in any way
• The shift superintendent must clearly sign and date any amendments to the PTW.
If the changes are performed on the fire certificate “High and Serious Risk, the FCS to countersign the
amendment.
Manual amendment on permits is only allowed on printed copy enabling a new permit to be raised in
within a timeframe of maximum of 1 shift. No amendment allowed if the changes requires additional
certificates (i.e. fire certificate or excavation certificate etc. need to be added) or supporting documents
(i.e. JHA, lifting plan, LOA, isolation records etc.)
Manual amendments should only be approved by AGSI (Shift Superintendent) and for Fire Certificate
“High and Serious Risk by FCS. Any permit amended manually needed to be re-issued by the permit
issuer. The permit holder and the area operator have to sign to validate the amendment(s) prior to site
activity.
Note: Whenever a scope change is involved and resulted in changing to Process Isolation covered by
the permit or adding/removing certificates, a new PTW shall be issued.
8.9.9 PERMIT RETURN – ON GOING WORK
Permits must be returned to the PTW office at the end of each shift by the permit holder for revalidation
even if the work is not completed. The permit holder shall inform CCS the status of the job (incl. the
condition at which the equipment is left, whether the job is to be continued or completed and any
precautions to be in place if the equipment is not handed-over to operations). After return of the permit
to the PTW office, the CCS will suspend the permits for revalidation.
The permit holder should specify whether the permit is to be suspended for revalidation, job completed
or the work is on-going i.e. the permit is required for the specified next shift. In that instance, the permit
holder will specify the requested re-issue day.
Before re-issuing a PTW, the CCS is to confirm that all necessary precautions are still in place and
conditions at the worksite have not changed.
For on-going work where there is hand-over of permit issuer; the out-going permit issuer to document
in the hand-over the list of permit Live (In-Place) with their status - The incoming permit issuer to
acknowledge the hand-over.
For on-going work where there is a hand-over of permit holder; the incoming permit holder to discuss
with the permit issuer communicating on the Hazards at the work site and the Controls required to
manage them. The permit needs to be re-issued at permit issuing point with CCS. The permit issuer,
permit holder and area operator to re-validate the permit by signing.
At shift change-over where there are permits Live (In-Place) on going work, the area operator to
revalidate by signing the permit.
8.9.10 PERMIT CLOSURE – COMPLETED WORK
When the work has been deemed Complete or Incomplete or the Permit has expired, the Permit Holder
can sign to request to move the Permit to the Completed state. Within the Completed state the
attached ICC can be Authorised for De-Isolation or moved to EPI (Extended Period Isolation) register.
When all actions on the Permit are complete the Permit Issuer can sign to close the Permit.
The area operator and the permit holder must sign off the permit and return the permit to the permit
office for formal closure in Permit vision by the permit issuer.
The work area must be left in a clean and tidy condition with all waste properly removed either to
hazardous or non-hazardous waste areas as appropriate. The area operator sign specifying
housekeeping status and that permit can be closed.
8.9.11 WORK SUSPENDED
Equipment with permit to work suspended is where the equipment is not returned to condition that it
can be safely operated (hand-over back to operations).
For activities that need to be suspended due to operations or maintenance requirements; the affected
permit should be logged-in and all the respective isolation lists (process, electrical) to be
amended/updated; the equipment and status need to be listed in operations hand-over.
The permit holder and permit issuer (Operations shift supervisor) to have a face to face communication
before log-in. The permit holder to ensure that equipments that have permit suspended are left in a
safe condition (e.g. no open flanges, guards in place or barrication with signs/notices, not leaving
flammable materials on site etc.). The discussion shall address current status of the job and any
special precautions to be taken. The permit holder has to provide the next required date for the permit
(job to be continued).
Note: It is not acceptable for the permit holder to drop the permit in the “box” and log in will be done at
later stage.
8.9.12 WORK NEEDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF SIGNATORY
The following activities need a higher level of signatory which shall require Endorsing Authority
approval on the permit:
• Confined space entry in an inert atmosphere requires the approval of the Operations manager
before the permit is released.
• Activity requiring work with potential source of ignition in area with >10%LEL requires formal
risk assessment and approval of the Operations manager before the permit is released.
• Activity requiring the use of man basket for work other than maintenance at the LNG and NGL
jetties requires the approval of the Operations Manager before the permit is released.
• Use of occupied portable buildings in the Operational area not aligned with premises defined in
appendix 7 – Safe siting of occupied portable buildings requires the approval of the Qalhat
Complex Manager before the permit is released.
• Electrical high voltage switching plan should be prepared by a Fully Authorized Electrical
Person and approved by the Head of Electrical Engineering (QEN/3) and countersigned by the
Production Manager (QOP/1). In the absence of QOP/1, the respective duty operations or plant
controllers (QOP/10 ABC) will acknowledge the plan; analyze the impact to plant operation in
case of incident.
• Activity requiring defeat of smith lock mechanism requires (MOC) and approval of the
Production Manager (QOP1) in the permit to work before the permit is released.
8.10 SPECIAL PERMITS
8.10.1 PERMIT TEMPLATE/ BLOCK PERMIT
This is a special application within the PTW system at OLNG. A block permit allows predefined work
(e.g. use of Boroscope, DCS graphics update, zeroing of transmitter, greasing of valve.) having the
same PTW precautions in a clearly defined part of the plant to be grouped within the same permit and
under the control of a dedicated permit holder.
The ring fence permit is a block permit allowing work on an equipment as long as it is shutdown and
positively isolated from its normal process function enabling predefined cold work of the same nature
(e.g. overhaul of compressors/gas turbines) to be performed by different groups of persons on a
specified part of the plant. A ring fence permit cannot cross unit boundaries.
The use of non-intrinsically safe equipment may be covered by one non-open flame block fire permit
similar to the cold work ring fence permit. When open flame work or entry into a confined space is
required; individual fire permits and safety permits are needed for each open flame or confined space
entry activity in addition to the ring fence permit.
The Production Manager (QOP/1) authorises issuance of and maintains the records of active block
permits.
8.10.2 SMOKING PERMIT
A fire permit is required to allow smoking in a designated non-hazardous area. The permit specifies the
authorised smoking area and it’s issued in conjunction with OLNG Smoking policy. Oman LNG General
Manager is the authorised signatory.
Temporary Fire Permit for designating smoking area used during shutdown can be issued by the
Production Manager (QOP/1). The permit should specify the location and duration of validity.
8.10.3 PHOTOGRAPHY PERMIT
OLNG personnel, contractors and visitors who require bringing their cameras to the restricted area are
required to apply for a photography permit
The Sr.Operations manager is the authorised signatory for the photography permit. When a photo

camera or video equipment is to be used in the Operations restricted area a fire permit is required with
the photography permit.
The shift superintendent shall be informed before going to site. Photography should only take place in
the permitted areas as stated in the photography permit. The PTW shall be returned to area permit
issuer and the shift superintendent informed, after the completion of the photography work.
8.10.4 RECORDS
Authorised PTW persons records are retained indefinitely by QHSE/2.
Authorised electrical authorised persons records are retained indefinitely by QEN/3
Permit to work is retained 90 days within the Permit Vision system.
Hardcopy of the completed jobs (Permit to Work with related ICC, Supplementary certificate and
supporting documents) is to be retained for 90 days at the PTW office. The printed permit used should
contain signatures from the Permit Issuer, Permit Holder and Area Operators.
8.11 PTW SYSTEM TRAINING AND COMPETENCE

No one may work in an authorised position within the PTW System or undertake work on any facility, or
check work unless they have received appropriate PTW training and demonstrated the required
competence. A formal training programme is used to train and assess individuals as competent in the
PTW System.
Details of personnel successfully completing the formal training programme are entered in a training
records database. Other functions, such as Isolator, Authorised Gas Tester etc. require other
assessments of competence in accordance with approved Competence Standards.
Authorising personnel are to ensure that everyone working within the PTW System has a
satisfactory level of knowledge to enable them to competently fulfil their responsibilities as defined in
the system and also in the following areas:
• familiarity with the plant within their own area
• knowledge of other areas of the facility
• understanding of areas / boundaries on the facility
• knowledge of the Standing Instructions affecting precautions to be taken for particular tasks
• Knowledge of potential hazards on the facility.
9 COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
Procedure QHSE-QH16 (Selection training and authorisation of PTW signatories) defines the selection,
training and authorisation (including refresher cycle) of the following Permit to Work signatories:
• Fire Certificate Signatories (FCS)
• Clearance Certificate Signatories (CCS)
• Authorised Gas and safety Inspectors (AGSI)
• Authorised Engineers (AE)
• Authorised Gas and safety Inspectors Testers (AGST)
• PTW Applicant / PTW Holder (PH)
9.1 PERMIT APPLICANT (PA) AND PERMIT HOLDER (PH)

The permit applicant and permit holder are certified by attending Permit To Work Applicant/holder
Course followed by passing a formal assessment by QHSE/2. The competence requirements
addressed in the course scope are:
• Full working knowledge of Oman LNG PTW system including the roles of signatories - Able to
progress and deal with administration of permits
• explain how risk assessment, Job Hazard Analysis and permits integrate with the work
planning process to provide a safe system of work
• sources of information that may be used to give insight to hazards and appropriate controls
(incident reports, safety audits, workforce consultation)
The permit holder & permit applicant must attend a refresher course at least once every 3 years.
9.2 CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (CCS)

The Clearance Certificate Signatory must be a Sr. Shift supervisor or Shift supervisor. It is a
pre-requisite of the PTW course that, before attending, the participant is competent AGST.
The CCS should attend the OLNG safety regulations for work under permit course followed by a period
of practical training, during which the trainee must prepare a minimum of 25 permits under the
guidance of an experienced AGSI.
The permit issuer must:
• Have a full working knowledge of the PTW system, including the roles of signatories and
others. Able to progress and deal with administration of permits.
• Understand preparations of plant for work including isolation and clearance of process
materials, for work that is under permit control.
• Be able to explain how risk assessment, Job Hazard Analysis and PTW systems integrate
with the job planning process to provide a safe system of work.
• Be able to access and understand sources of information that may be used to give insight to
hazards and appropriate controls (incident reports, safety audits, workforce consultation).
• Be fully familiar with the statutory requirements and Company regulations related to PTW.
• Be fully familiar with the operation of gas testing equipment, its calibration and the
acceptable limits for the commonly found gases as per pertinent HRA and MSDS.
CCS must attend a refresher course covering Permit to Work, OLNG Safety Regulations for Work
under Permit and OLNG Health and Safety Work Instructions at least once every 3 years.
9.3 AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR (AGSI)

The AGSI must be a Shift Superintendent or Day Supervisor. It is a pre-requisite of the PTW course
that, before attending, the participant is competent AGST.
The AGSI should attend the OLNG safety regulations for work under permit course followed by a
period of practical training during which the trainee must prepare a minimum of 25 permits under the
guidance of an experienced AGSI.
Plant manager’s approval is required to become an AGSI. The approval is subject to an interview by
the Sr. Operations manager and the QHSE manager.
AGSI must attend a refresher course covering OLNG Safety Regulations for Work under Permit and
OLNG Health and Safety Work Instructions at least once every 3 years.
9.4 AUTHORISED ENGINEER (AE)

The Authorised Engineer (AE) must be an Area Engineer. The Authorised Engineer should attend the
OLNG safety regulations for work under permit course followed by a period of practical training, during
which the trainee must prepare a minimum of 25 permits under the guidance of an experienced AE.
An AE will have completed permits relevant to movement of cranes onto plant areas; confined space
entry; specialist activities relevant to his discipline.
The competence requirements addressed in the course scope are:
The appointment of AE is subject to interview by the line manager, FCS and the HSE Adviser. The
interview is to assess the candidate’s ability. Plant manager’s approval is required to become an
authorised engineer.
Note: - The support of an authorised electrical signatory is necessary for any safety permit covering
work where there is to be exposure or a risk of exposure of personnel to live conductors. It may also be
required for a safety permit covering work in which electrical tools are to be used. An authorised
engineer is only allowed to authorise a PTW in his field of expertise unless formally delegated.
AE must attend a refresher course covering OLNG Safety Regulations for Work under Permit and
OLNG Health and Safety Work Instructions at least once every 3 years.
9.5 AUTHORISED FIRE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY (FCS)

FCS is recommended at the discretion of the Sr. Operations Manager (QOP) who will satisfy himself
that the candidate has the necessary experience to fulfil the role. As a minimum, a FCS must have
attended AGSI/AE training and had at least 2 years’ experience as an AGSI. FCS shall then be
formally authorised by the Plant Manager.
Refresher Training: At least once every 3 years, FCS shall participate in AGSI interview or attend
AGSI/AE workshop to share his FCS experience.
9.6 AUTHORISED GAS SAFETY TESTER (AGST)

The AGST shall have good knowledge of confined space entry requirements and must have a
minimum of 4 years’ operating experience in a LNG plant or Petrochemical industry. The Authorised
Gas & Safety Tester should attend the Gas testing course followed by interview with the line manager
and the HSE Adviser. The interview is to assess the candidate’s ability to use gas detection equipment,
including interpretation of the results of the tests and his knowledge of the operation of the permit to
work system. The competence requirements addressed in the course scope are:
• The acceptable working limits for the gases that are commonly found and the common
technical terms used for gas testing (LEL, STEL etc.). As per pertinent HRA and MSDS.
• The operation of gas testing equipment and able to interpret the results of tests.
• Be able to recognise changes in process conditions or the working environment that may
require work to be stopped.
• Calibration and maintenance of the commonly used gas testing equipment.
Successful candidates will be recommended to the Production Manager for authorisation as an AGST.
AGST must attend a refresher course covering Permit to Work, OLNG Safety Regulations for Work
under Permit and OLNG Health and Safety Work Instructions at least once every 3 years.
9.7 AUTHORISED RADIATION PROTECTION PERMIT SIGNATORY (RPS)

The authorised radiation protection permit signatory is trained and authorised to issue radiation
protection permits by attending specialised course. Refer to QEN2-P06 Procedure for Site
Radiography.
9.8 AUTHORISED ELECTRICAL PERSON

This subject is discussed in Procedure for appointment of authorised electrical persons QEN-ESP-001.
10 CONTINGENCY PLAN – EMERGENCY SYSTEM

In the event of a power outage or server failure, whereby the e-PTW system cannot be operated then a
paper-based PTW (back-up) system is provided to assure management control of potentially
hazardous work.
The facility shall be required to establish a manual system for the archiving of Permits/Certificates/Risk
Assessments to replace the e-PTW system during downtime.
11 PTW SYSTEM MONITORING AND AUDIT

The operation of the PTW system is subjected to audit using Permit Vision Audit module, and shall be
considered under a structured audit programme. Refer to APPENDIX 5 - PROTOCOL FOR PTW
AUDITS.
12 DEVIATIONS FROM THE PROCEDURE
Deviations from the requirements of this procedure are not permitted without a written waiver formally
authorized by the Plant Manager. The Waiver Request Form shall be filled up by the user and
signed/approved by the Plant Manager. The user shall keep a copy of approved Waiver Request Form
in his/her record for future reference and audit purpose.

13 REFERENCES
Qalhat Safety regulations for work under permit
Shell HSSE Control Frame work – “Permit to Work”
QHSE-P204 Tool Box Talks procedure
QHSE-P211 Selection training and authorisation of PTW signatories
QOP-P107: Isolations Procedure
QOP-P105 Access of personnel and vehicles to site
QEN-P403 IPS mods
QCM-P002 Procedure for the Control of Ignition Source
QEN-P601-Technical MOC Procedure
QEN-P116 Task Risk Assessment
QEN-P118 lifting
QEN-P103 Scaffolding Procedure
QEN-P101 Procedure Grit Blasting
QEN2-P203 Procedure for Site Radiography
QEN-P127 Ceramic fibres
QEN-W132 Mercury
QEN-W123 Collection of Non hazardous industrial waste
QEN-P113 Equipment transport labelling
QEN-P119 Hot-Tap Procedure
QTE-TPp05 Technical HSE, HAZOP and Fire Safety Review

APPENDIX 1 - RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX
Implementation:
RAM based Risk Executed by the team members and approved by any of the
Assessment underlined
procedures
JHA or HAZOP QCM or QOP or QEN, GA&QHSE (Non-Manufacturing) ,QEN/1/3/4/6
Hazard & Operability QOP/1/2/3, area engineers, shift superintendents, HSE advisors, GA/4(for
review Non-Manufacturing)
JHA section heads QEN/1/3 /4/6 and QOP/1/2, area engineer, supervisors, HSE
Job Hazard Analysis advisors & relevant hands on, GA/1/4 &QHSE/2(for Non-Manufacturing)
4 what’s QOP/xx, QEN/xx , QHSE/xx and supervisor, Technical specialist,

GA/41&42 (for Non-Manufacturing) ,HSE advisor and relevant hands on,
No approval is required
4 what’s QOP/xx, QEN/xx , QHSE/xx and supervisor, Technical specialist,
GA/41&42 (for Non-Manufacturing) ,HSE advisor and relevant hands on,
No approval is required
4 what’s
1. What can go wrong?
2. What can cause it to go wrong?
3. What is the consequence of it going wrong?
4. What can be done to prevent it going wrong?

APPENDIX 2 - PTW FLOW SCHEME

This scheme provides only the overview of the electronic PTW – the actual flow scheme is maintained
in Permit Vision.
D
R
Draft A
F
T
ROLES Authorisation Matrix
Authorised Engineer AE Revert Signatory
PA Requests Permit
Permit Type/ Risk
Authorised Gas Safety Inspector AGSI AE AGSI FCS
V
E
Fire Certificate Signatory FCS Waiting R
Cold Work Low Risk No No No
Verification I
Permit Applicant PA F Cold Work Mid, High Risk 1st 2nd No
Y
Permit Holder PH Cold Work Serious Risk 1st 2nd 3rd
Clearance Certificate Signatory Revert
CCS CCS Verifies Permit Breaking Containment Low Risk No No No
A
U
T Cold Work Breaking Containment Mid, High Risk 1st 2nd No
Waiting H
Low Risk Permit st nd
Authorisation
O Breaking Containment Serious Risk 1 2 3rd
R CCS Verifies Permit
I st nd
S and bypasses Hot work Spark potential Low, Mid Risk 1 2 No
E Authorisation
Hot work Spark potential High, Serious 1st 2nd 3rd
Sequential Signatures as per
Revert Authorisation Matrix Hot work Open Flame Low, Mid Risk 1 st
2nd
No
Hot work Open Flame High, Serious 1st 2nd 3rd
Diving Low, Mid Risk 1st 2nd No
Waiting Issue st nd
Diving High, Serious Risk 1 2 3rd
CCS Issues Permit I

S
S
U
E
Issued
PH Accepts Permit
Automatic after Overdue L

Overdue I
lifetime expires Live Automatic after Waiting for
(Completion) V
Issue period expires Suspension E
PH requests closing of Permit PH requests suspension of Permit

PH requests closing of Permit
CCS approves closing of Permit CCS approves suspension of Permit
CCS approves closing of Permit
C S
O PH requests closing U
S
M
P
of Permit P
E
Closing L CCS approves closing Suspension N
E of Permit S
T I
E O
N
CCS closes and archives Permit
S
E
A
Closed R
C
H

APPENDIX 3 - CERTIFICATE FLOW SCHEME
D
R
Draft A
F
T
Revert
CCS Requests Certificate
CERTIFICATE WORKFLOW
A
U
T
H
Waiting O
Authorisation R
I
ROLES S
E
Clearance Certificate Signatory CCS
Authorisation Matrix
Authorised Engineer AE Certificate Type
AE QEN/3 QEN/4 QEN/16 ARP AGSI
Authorised Gas Safety Inspector AGSI Sequence Signatures
Revert Confined Space 1st No No No No 2nd
Electrical Engineering Manager as per Authorisation Matrix
QEN/3
Excavation No 1st 2nd 3rd No 4th
Instrument Engineering Manager QEN/4
Radiation No No No No 1st 2nd
Civil Engineer QEN/16
Authorised Radiation Person ARP I
S
Waiting Issue S
U
E
CCS Issue Certificate
Automatic after Overdue L

Overdue I
lifetime expires Live Automatic after Waiting for
(Completion) V
Issue period expires Suspension E
CCS closes Certificate CCS suspends Certificate

CCS closes Certificate
C S
O U
M S
P
P CCS closes Certificate E
Closing L Suspension N
E S
T I
E O
N
CCS final close out

and archives Certificate
S
E
A
Closed R
C
H

APPENDIX 4 – ISOLATION CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE FLOW SCHEME

D
ICC WORKFLOW
R
Draft
A
F
T
1st IA Drafts ICC
Meets
JHA Required
Standard NO
CCS Revert
YES
RAT
Approves JHA
IA Mark point (UTI) RA/Switching plan Attach RA/

Required YES Switching Plan
Waiting
Verification AGSI
Waiting
Authorisation
ROLES
CCS Approves the draft ICC and
Authorises Isolation to be performed Isolating Authority IA
Authorised Gas Safety Inspector AGSI
Risk Assessment Team RAT
Isolating
I Clearance Certificate Signatory CCS
S
O
2nd IA Performs & Confirms L
all points Isolated (Can be 1st IA) A
T
I
N
Confirm
G
Isolations
Review
CCS Authorises
Re-Isolation
3rd IA Verifies & Confirms Isolations in Place

AGSI confirms
(Cannot be 1st or 2nd IA) Automatic every 60 Days
review complete
AGSI moves ICC to EPI

AGSI Authorise L
DFT In DFT Extended Period I
Live (In Place)
progress Isolation V
E
AGSI moves ICC to Live
CCS Authorises De-Isolation
AGSI Authorises
De-Isolating De-Isolation
DFT In Place
CCS Authorises
1st IA Performs De-Isolation
De-Isolation
And comfirms De-Isolated
YES
De-Isolated
Test complete- NO
Isolation still
required?
2nd IA Verifies De-Isolation points
CCS signs all points De-Isolated and close ICC
S
E
A
Closed ICC
R
C
H

APPENDIX 5 - PROTOCOL FOR PTW AUDITS
Scope: The audits will be restricted to PTW issued by Oman LNG via the Permit Vision system.
PROTOCOL for PTW Audits will provide objective evidence to demonstrate:
• A properly trained and authorised person has prepared the permit and any other enabling
certificates.
• Permits contain an adequate description of the work to be done.
• Permits are covering all of the hazards related to a particular job.
• Permits are valid for the period of the work.
• The permit holder has been trained and authorised and understands the nature of the hazards and
controls associated with them.
• The permit holder has discussed the hazards with the workers involved in the job and they also
understand the precautions to be implemented.
• The precautions stated on the permit have been implemented.
• Any isolation necessary for the work has been properly carried out, is suitable for the work and has
been formally recorded.
Definitions
PTW audit: A PTW audit is a systematic in depth examination of the entire PTW procedure in order to
verify compliance to identify areas of weakness and strength and to recommend improvements.
PTW inspection: A routine inspection of one or more ‘permits to work’ to check for immediate defects.
Responsibilities:
QOP/2 is responsible to monitor implementation of the PTW inspection and analyse shortfalls. QOP/2
in conjunction with QOP/1, QHSE/2 and relevant Maintenance Units shall develop a yearly action plan
to correct most prevalent deficiencies (bad actors).
Audit type
There are 4 types of PTW audit:
• Full compliance audit of the PTW procedure to be carried out every two years by the QHSE
department trained auditors. Results are recorded in the audit database.
• Permit inspection carried out by a minimum of 2 staff from QCM team and lead by either an
Operations staff or Engineering staff. This should be done weekly. Checklists are filed and retained
for future reference.
• Permit inspection carried out daily during a shutdown by a minimum of 2 staff from QCM team and
lead by either an Operations staff or Engineering staff. Deficiencies to be corrected immediately and
attendees at the daily shutdown meeting informed of the result. Checklists are filed and retained for
future reference.
• Random permit check carried out by a person engaged in an Unsafe Act Audit (UAA) on the plant
area. Recorded in OMNISAFE as part of UAA record. Use of checklist is not mandatory
PTW audit is included in the scope of the independent HSSE audit.

APPENDIX 6 – TYPES OF WORK THAT NEED TO BE MANAGED THROUGH PTW

Type of work s that need PTW. in the event activities that do not fall in PTW needed at
this table, at the discretion of shift supervisor after PTW restricted area
# Block permit
allowed
1 Work on mechanical, rotating, electrical equipment and instrumentation Yes
including opening of junction box, cabinet
2 Civil work on structure, road, road shoulder Yes
3 Work inside FAR, switch house, analyser house Yes #
Note: carrying non-intrinsically safe equipment that is not switched on
from one location to another does not need PTW
4 Entry into confined space or restricted access area Yes
5 Working at height in the plan area expect use of approved scaffold Yes
6 Working with radioactive materials, site radiography Yes
7 Pressure testing Yes
8 Painting at ground level, line marking, ground survey Yes #
9 Excavation and drilling at ground and building wall, floor Yes
10 Drain, pit cleaning involved the use of vacuum truck Yes #
11 Drain, pit cleaning at well-ventilated area using cold tools Yes #
12 Site inspection (visual) – audits without entry into confined space or use No
of non-intrinsically safe equipment or work over water (e.g. dolphins)
13 Electrical isolation for work preparation Yes
14 Inspection –use of measuring tools or chemicals Yes #
15 Emergency response (FIT, Ambulance, Oils spill response, Rescue from No
height) during emergency exercise or in case of emergency under the
lead of Operations team
16 Use of non-intrinsically safe equipment for speed check Yes #
17 Cleaning involved the use of industrial chemicals or high pressure Yes
jet/steamer
18 IPF testing with approved test protocol Yes #
19 Insulation work Yes #
20 Scaffolding work (#: excluding scaffolding work in confined space) Yes #
21 Chemical handling including removal and filling of chemicals/ catalyst Yes
(except when done by operations using operating work instructions)
22 Removal of domestic waste from site – along unrestricted roads No
23 Air condition maintenance without the use of open flame Yes #
24 Hot tap Yes
25 Gas Metering Station pig trap maintenance or pig retrieval Yes
26 Work on equipment containing refractory ceramic fibre Yes
27 Equipment transportation to / from site on restricted roads Yes

28 Vehicles access for people and material transport on unrestricted roads No
29 Tug activities and maintenance that has interface with OLNG production Yes #
operations while on the jetty e.g. bunkering, loading/unloading oil spill
materials & other equipments – (maritime vessels /equipment is carried
out by specialist contractor using their own PTW)
30 Blasting, coating and painting Yes #
31 Lifting of equipments using machinery including multiple cranes lifts & Yes
other Heavy lift using chain blocks, barges on the jetty equipments
32 Operator routine rounds using Intrinsically safe PDA No
33 Work on analysers & Quality Measuring instruments (QMI) (e.g. Yes #
instruments repair, calibration & validation, reagent filling) except QMI
routine checks
34 Work outside OLNG fence by OLNG contractors (e.g., patrol route around No
OLNG’s fence, grading)
35 Cleaning inside the plant using broom in open & ventilated area without No
access to chemicals incl. collecting domestic garbage (e.g. paper, bottles)
36 Sample collection using non-intrinsically safe tool Yes
37 Equipment start-up, shutdown including draining, flushing, purging, No
venting using operating work instructions
38 Vegetation clearance (excluding using non-intrinsically safe tools or in No
confined space)
39 Sampling by area operator at approved sampling point No
40 Pipe fitting including alignment of equipment (including spading/de- Yes
spading activity by non-operations staff)
41 Abseiling for inspection or repair work Yes
42 Mooring/Unmooring of ship No
43 Waste removal using skip truck Yes
44 Diving Yes
45 Electrical isolation by non-operations staff (including High Voltage Yes
switching activity)
Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Clarifications should be sought with AGSI if unsure whether a
permit to work is needed for a particular work.
APPENDIX 7 – SAFE SITING OF OCCUPIED PROTABLE BUILDINGS

To manage the risk of harm to people that are occupying portable buildings; the following premises are
defined:
Definitions (complete set of definitions are provided in DEP 34.17.10.35-Gen):
Occupied portable building: A building designed to be moveable and can readily be relocated that
personnel occupy while doing a major part of their work, such as control rooms, laboratories, office
buildings, maintenance work areas, outside operator buildings, zone shops, training rooms, etc.; or a
portable building with a primary purpose that necessitates people to occupy it, such as field labs, lunch
rooms, locker facilities used to change clothes, showers, restrooms or toilets.
Lightweight plastic porta-toilets and weather shelters are excluded from this definition.

Other portable buildings that have a primary purpose to house or store equipment or materials are
considered an “occupied building” if any of the following conditions apply:
• An individual spends on average 10 hours or more a week inside the building, or
• 10 or more people are in the building at any given time, or
• A group spends an average of 200 exposure hours or more a week inside the building, or
• The building is used for accommodation or sleeping.
Particular attention is required for situations where building occupation is more than transient (e.g.
basic monitoring of equipment) for instance if there is a work station or chair present, or other evidence
of a building acting as a base, or to which workers routinely return and are 'static' for a period.
Unoccupied portable building: A portable building that is not intended for human occupancy on a
regular basis (i.e. no personnel are permanently or temporarily stationed to work in the building) and is
normally unoccupied except during periodic use by personnel to perform brief tasks, obtain material,
and perform maintenance or to monitor the process. Examples include electrical substations, analyzer
sheds, and motor control centres (MCC), material warehouses, buildings to pick up work uniforms, etc.
that do not meet the “occupied building” definition.
Process Area: A location that contains materials having the potential for a significant explosion, fire or
toxic release. Distances from a ‘process area’ refer to the nearest boundary edge of the process area
where process equipment and/or support structure is present and includes the width of adjoining
piperacks that run along the edge of the area if present.
Site of portable building
During operations; there should not be any portable building in the plant area (operational area) except
buildings that were provided as part of the initial projects (e.g. FAR, Substation, CO2 firefighting cabins
for gas turbines or VSDS) or added through formal projects process (e.g. site toilets).
Every subsequent portable building in the plant area should be recorded through a PTW with
justification for its installation and the Risk Assessment attached (original copy with the permit to
operate the portable building and the copy at the permit issuing location).
The Occupied Portable Building risk Assessment shall be done in line with DEP 34.17.10.35-Gen.
Responsibility
Siting of portable building on site should be authorized by QOP/1 or QOP/2. All occupied portable
building should be placed at least 200 meters from the boundary of the process area.
Deviation SHALL NOT be implemented unless explicitly authorized by QCM
APPENDIX 8 – H2S RISKS

OLNG feed gas is relatively sweet. Typically, H2S (Hydrogen Sulphide) reading at gas inlet station is
<5ppm, below detection limit of measuring instrument. Elevated H2S concentration can be found in
other gas treating facilities. This section provides information and advice to prevent accidents and to
protect the health of persons engaged in activities where they may be exposed in hydrogen sulphide
(H2S) or substances containing H2S.

What is H2S?
H2S is a colourless, toxic and flammable gas that is partially responsible for the foul odour of rotten
eggs and flatulence. At concentrations above 100ppm, H2S leads to rapid paralysis of the sense of
smell). Below table outlines the effects of H2S at different concentrations against exposure time:
Effect Time Estimated Concentration
Odour detectable by most people any 0.2ppm
TLV for 8 hours exposure 8 hours 10ppm
TLV for 15 minutes exposure 15 minutes 15ppm
Irritation eyes (reversible) 60 minutes 20ppm
Olfactory paralysis 3-15 minutes 100ppm
Pulmonary oedema (irreversible) 30 minutes 200ppm
Potentially Lethal (unconsciousness) any 500ppm
Note: Exposures at the STEL should not be repeated more than four times per day.
In OLNG, H2S presence occurs rarely at high concentrations but of small volumes which requires
identifying and addressing. Occurrence of H2S in the Operational facilities is from:
a) Overhead of a-MDEA regenerator reflux vessel V1103 gas acid gases to F4101 (~50ppm.
Based on highest recorded reading from lab reports)
b) Box-in used mol sieve vessel that is not regenerated = >600ppm (reported by other site)
c) Hg guard bed (Puraspec or CMG 273) change-out (high concentrations of H2S fumes
expected to form)
d) Water flooding of drier vessel during mol sieves change out (high concentrations of trapped
H2S fumes expected to form due to exothermic reaction)
e) NGL (condensate) from fractionation to storage has a potential for H2S & total Sulphur
present in the product. NGL contract indicate maximum H2S concentration of 5ppmv &
maximum Sulphur content of 400ppm wt.
f) H2S can be found in Utilities system in particular sewage & drainage systems and this
hazard should be considered when entry is required.
g) Gas metering station and especially during pigging activities.
The following precautions shall be exercised when work involved in sampling or break open flanges
where H2S can be expected.
1) V1103 and F4101: F4101 should be adequately air purged and overhead gas from V1103
spaded before entry to F4101. (Governed by PTW and JHA). Use Gas detector to check for
the presence of H2S before entry into confined space. During sampling, no special precaution
is needed apart from standing upwind.
Clear signs are posted at the access point to C1101 top which warn personnel from
accidental/unauthorised passage to top of C1101 due to the presence of V-1103 vent gas to
atmosphere that may contain H2S.
Clear signs are posted at acid gas line from V1103 all the way to F4101 due to potential of
flanges leak or valve gland leak that can occur during normal process or upset condition on
(the H2S content is estimated to be maximum of 15ppm).
2) Used mol sieve left in box-in condition without regeneration could create an atmosphere where
H2S and hydrocarbons are present. Before disposing spent mol sieve, the sieve must be
regenerated. In OLNG, regenerated spend mol sieves is further soaked with water under
control condition before disposal. (Governed by approved Work Instructions). Never open drier
for entry without regeneration or N2 purge until gas free.
3) Change out of Hg guard bed – This is done by specialist contractor using full PPE with external
air supply. (Governed by PTW & JHA)
4) All drains must be capped in acid gas line from V1103 all the way to F4101.

5) Pigging activities normally is carried out by upstream operator and they will be responsible for
all activities in OLNG pig receiver premises. As a precaution, normally H2S test is carried out
during this activity to ensure that H2S level is low.
Referring to item (2), soaking of regenerated mol sieves with water is not a routine job and should be
done during silent hours. Fume generated from the exothermic reaction should be piped to safe
location. Work area should be barricaded (15 meters radius) and testing of atmosphere is to be carried
out by two (one on standby) AGST staff before work resumes (by approved Work Instructions and
PTW). During the flooding exercise, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus SCBA with Full Face Mask or
Chemical Cartridge Respirators with Full Face Mask shall be made available on site: It must be noted
that the nominal protection factor of this type of equipment may be as low as 50. They should only be
considered if the foreseeable H2S content in the atmosphere is below 200ppm.
Emergency Response in case of H2S poisoning
In the event a person is suspected overcome by H2S, trained staff with SCBA will be deployed to
rescue the stricken person from the incident location followed by quick application of. Resuscitation
procedures.
Note: Do not attempt to enter area where a person has collapsed for unknown reason till the area has
been checked with gas test.
OLNG H2S Detectors:
OLNG employs gas detectors (electronic) and gas detector tube (colorimetric) to monitor H2S
concentrations. The initial testing is normally carried out by certified AGST. For confined space entry,
initial testing will be carried out by certified AGSI. Early warning is critical and hence all H2S gas
detectors/monitors are set to alarm at 10ppm which is a pre-requisite to maintain the TLV-TWA of 8
hours exposure.
Emergency Evacuation
No prolonged H2S release is envisaged in OLNG due to the absence of large amounts of H2S.
Emergency evacuation is applicable if acid gas line from V1103 all the way to F4101 drain or flange
leaks. Personnel must evacuate from the area and stay upwind as a precautionary measure (prevailing
wind direction is North-West to South-East) and there are windsocks around the site for checks.


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Comments Received: QEN QHSE

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• It sets limits to the duration and extent of the work;

5 PERMIT CONTROL AREA

6.2 PERMIT APPLICANT (PA)

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6.3 AUTHORISED PERMIT HOLDER

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6.5 SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE SIGNATORIES

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6.6 AUTHORISED GAS AND SAFETY INSPECTOR

6.7 AUTHORISED ENGINEER

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6.8 FIRE CERTIFICATE SIGNATORY

6.9 RADIATION PROTECTION SUPERVISOR (RPS)

6.10 AUTHORISED GAS SAFETY TESTER (AGST)

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6.11 ISOLATING AUTHORITY

6.12 AUTHORISED ELECTRICAL PERSON

6.14 FIRE WATCH

6.15 ENTRY GUARD

6.16 WORK PARTY

• Must follow all precautions on the permit to work

7 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS

8.2 PERMIT APPLICATION

8.3 PERMIT PREPARATION

8.4 PERMIT TO WORK AND CERTIFICATES

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• Compressed gas or fluid

8.4.2 HOT WORK SPARK POTENTIAL PERMIT (ROSE COLOUR-CODED FORM)

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• The surrounding area shall be free of combustibles;

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8.4.6 PERMIT TYPES, COLOUR

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8.4.12 ISOLATION CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE (LIGHT GREEN COLOUR- CODED FORM)

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8.4.16 VALIDITY OF PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES

8.5 TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES – SHIFT HANDOVER

8.6 PLANNING AND RISK MANAGEMENT

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8.6.2 TASK RISK ASSESSMENT

8.7 PTW AUTHORISATION MATRIX