Digitalising permit to work for safer and more efficient operations

Digital control for safer high-risk work

Ensuring the safe execution of work in hazardous environments is essential to preventing incidents and maintaining operational integrity.

Built on DNV’s decades of risk management experience, Synergi Life’s Permit to Work (PTW) system provides a fully digital, structured, and risk-aware approach to managing high-risk work activities.

What is Permit to Work?

A Permit to Work system is a formal authorisation process required for high-risk or non-standard work activities. It ensures that proper safety measures are in place before, during, and after the work is performed.

With Synergi Life, organisations can: 

  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and industry standards
  • Digitally manage work permits with real-time tracking and approvals
  • Enhance collaboration between work teams, supervisors, and safety personnel
  • Minimize human error through structured workflows and automated safety checks

Key features of Synergi Life’s Permit to Work software module

  • Fully electronic permit creation, approval, and tracking
  • Accessible via desktop, tablet, and mobile for real-time management
  • Links with Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Risk Assessments, Isolation/LOTO and Emergency Preparedness and Response modules for enhanced safety controls
  • Automatically links to hazards, safety protective equipment, and mitigation measures
  • Pre-startup risk assessments and gas testing integration
  • Reduces risk by ensuring all safety checks are completed before work begins
  • Connects with Management of Change (MOC), Incident Management, and Emergency Preparedness
  • Supports regulatory compliance with ISO standards and industry best practices
  • Provides audit trails and automated compliance reporting
  • Multi-stage approval workflows ensure only authorized personnel can grant permits
  • Tracks real-time permit status and ensures proper handover during shift changes
  • Supports emergency permit escalation and safety overrides when needed
  • Real-time visibility into active, pending, and completed work permits
  • Customisable dashboards for safety officers, supervisors, and management
  • Automated notifications and alerts for overdue or missing permits

End-to-End Digitalization

Eliminates paperwork, reducing administrative burden and errors

Scalable and Customizable

Adaptable to any industry, from oil & gas to manufacturing

Regulatory Compliance

Supports compliance with HSE standards and best practices

Enhanced Collaboration

Enables seamless coordination across teams and departments

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Frequently asked questions about Synergi Life for permit-to-work management:

A Permit-to-Work is a formal, documented process used to authorize and control high-risk work activities. In Synergi Life, it ensures that safety protocols are followed before, during, and after the work is performed.

Typically, a designated Permit Issuer or Supervisor is responsible for creating and approving permits within the system, ensuring all safety checks and risk assessments are completed.

The PTW module helps organizations manage high-risk and non-standard work safely and consistently. It ensures that all necessary safety precautions, such as isolations, gas testing, and job safety analysis (JSA), are in place before work begins, supporting compliance with internal procedures.

Synergi Life standardizes and digitalizes the entire permit lifecycle, enabling better coordination, safer execution, and clear accountability across teams and contractors.

The solution supports configurable permit types tailored to your operations, such as hot work, confined space entry, electrical work, and more. Each type can follow a custom workflow to match your safety protocols.

Yes, it integrates seamlessly with Isolation/LOTO procedures and Job Safety Analysis (JSA), ensuring all safety measures are linked and traceable within a single system.

Permits can be monitored in real time, with digital approvals and status updates visible to all relevant stakeholders. This enhances transparency and helps prevent delays or miscommunication.

Only authorized personnel can issue, review, and approve permits. Roles and permissions are clearly defined to maintain control and accountability throughout the process.

Synergi Life includes features for shift handover documentation and coordination of simultaneous operations, helping teams maintain continuity and avoid conflicts during complex work scenarios.

Permits can be revised and resubmitted if changes are needed. The system maintains a full audit trail of all actions, ensuring traceability and compliance.

By enforcing structured workflows, digital approvals, and integrated safety checks, the PTW module ensures that only authorized work is performed under controlled conditions — significantly reducing operational risk.

To create a permit, navigate to the PTW module, click on “New Permit,” and follow the guided steps to input job details, risk assessments, and required approvals.

Yes, Synergi Life allows users to upload supporting documents, such as risk assessments, safety plans, or site photos, directly to the permit record.

Permits follow a predefined workflow where designated approvers review and sign off on each stage. Notifications and reminders help ensure timely approvals.

Yes, Synergi Life supports linking permits to related modules such as incidents, risk assessments, or audits for integrated safety management.

Once the work is done and verified, the responsible person can close the permit by completing the closure checklist and confirming that all safety measures were followed.

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Synergi Life’s Permit to Work (PTW) system provides a fully digital, structured, and risk-aware approach to managing high-risk work activities.