PR-1172 – Permit to Work System – PDO

A Permit to Work (PTW) system determines how a job can be carried out safely and is a control to ensure all risks have been minimized. Compliance with a suitable and sufficient PTW will ensure safety. It is a legal requirement under Omani Law – Ministerial Decision 286/ (2008).
This procedure describes the PTW system and how to comply.

This PTW procedure shall be used in all PDO operations and contracts unless a contractor has opted out by using his own PDO-approved system. It explains the PDO PTW system, defines when a PTW is required and the PTW approval and control process.

The PTW system is an essential PDO HSE management process ensuring awareness of the work hazards and the controls required to work safely in hazardous areas or activities. It provides a process ensuring non-routine, hazardous or potentially hazardous activities can be conducted safely.