e-permits personnel


Ensuring personnel coming onto a site or multiple sites is a complicated business, and mistakes made with permits can have severe implications. Bernard Crouch, an industry consultant, looks at e-permits, and how they can help manage and control the movement of Accredited Professionals and Sub- Contractors.


E-permits - saving money and lives O


n a typically large project there will be a very high volume of permits which can become difficult to control, creating a situation where people, property, the


environment, and the organisation is put at risk. It is not unusual to see piles of paper permits which can often be hard to keep up to date and to keep track of.


The e-permit is an alternative to the


traditional paper permit which will not only help to reduce risks as well as saving money, but is also more efficient. It is unlikely that there is anything wrong with the existing paper-based system, but it is likely that there will have been occasions when you have been left exposed to risk. E-permits enable you to have more information and management control,


Insurance companies are now beginning to recognise the improved safety levels conveyed by e- permits and are often prepared to reduce the cost of the insurance by typically between 5% and 10% where e-permits are used.


with less risk and reduced cost. An added financial benefit is that insurance companies are now beginning to recognise the improved safety levels conveyed by e-permits and are often prepared to reduce the cost of the insurance by typically between 5% and 10% where e-permits are used. Paper permits have a lot of


vulnerabilities which include lateness of


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