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Persons in charge ofthe work should be able to demomtrate knowledge and competence in the following areas:

•    potential hazards associated with the plant/process

•    the precautions required before commencing work

•    local rules applying to the P.T.W. system

•    details of the documentation involved

•    the specific responsibilities associated with being a Task Supervisor

•    shift handover requirements

•    action to be taken in an emergency situation

•    communication skiils (bearing in mind multi-language sites)

•    P.T.W. training requirements for the job and for members of the work party.

Ali other members of the workforce who are required to work within the P.T.W. system should receive instructions on the specific procedures as they apply on the installation where they are to work. This should consist of a generał overview of the P.T.W. system and their specific workforce member responsibilities.

Records should be kept of the P.T.W training carried out.

Consideration should be given to periodic reassessment of key personnel.

In the case of visiting specialist personnel who arrive at a location to do a specific task under the P.T.W system, it may not be practicable to give them the necessary training required for persons in charge of the work. They should however, still receive the instructions on the P.T.W. system, and be supervised, until the task is completed and the site handed back.

Documentation

The P.T.W system will include critical procedures and it is therefore important that the documentation associated with the P.T.W. system be given a suitable level of importance. The following points should be noted.

The P.T.W System documentation should:

•    be controlled

•    have a specific owner

•    be accessible

•    be periodically reviewed and amended if required

•    be a standard to be audited against.

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