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Permit to work, hot work and confined space entry

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for maintenance staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Permit to work, hot work and confined space entry: try 3 questions

Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 12 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Permit to work, hot work and confined space entry course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: When a permit is needed and who issues it · 8 min

    Before you begin · Marlow Plant tank farm · Why permits exist

  • Lesson 2: Isolating energy and fluids before work starts · 6 min

    Isolate and prove · Order it

  • Lesson 3: Hot work: fire watch, cover and gas testing · 5 min

    Before the spark · After the work

  • Lesson 4: Confined space: classification, atmosphere testing, attendant and rescue · 8 min

    Is it a confined space? · Four roles · Readings

  • Lesson 5: Closing out a permit and handing back · 5 min

    Hand back · Check

  • Lesson 6: What goes wrong: lessons from incidents, and next steps · 8 min

    Common failures · Next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

Before the first permit task, yearly for permit issuers, receivers and attendants, and after any near miss.

Maintenance staff, contractors, permit issuers and receivers, entry attendants; run by EHS and maintenance leads.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Safety contact
  • Incident report route
  • Safety policy link
  • Confined space definition
  • Fire watch time
  • Gas test rules
  • Isolation procedure link
  • Permit issuer roles
  • Rescue arrangement
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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