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Part III: Review and Prepare Permits
Review, authorize, validate, issue, hold, resume, or reject permits according to the active lifecycle role.
Review and Revert a Permit
Review the submitted scope, hazards, and controls, then advance the permit to authorization or return it for correction.
Authorize the Permit on Web
Perform the authorization checks after review, then authorize the permit for field validation or issue, as configured.

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Preface
Use this guide according to your role in the Permit-to-Work or JHA lifecycle.
Part I: Understand iPermits
Understand iPermits roles, permissions, lifecycle stages, and the Web and Mobile screens used for each action.
Part II: Raise and Plan Permits
Raise work-order-linked or standalone permits, complete required planning information, and submit them for review.
Part III: Review and Prepare Permits
Review, authorize, validate, issue, hold, resume, or reject permits according to the active lifecycle role.
- Review and Revert a Permit
  Review the submitted scope, hazards, and controls, then advance the permit to authorization or return it for correction.
  - Review the Permit on Mobile
    Review a permit's work scope, hazards, and safety requirements from the mobile application before it proceeds to authorization.
  - Reject the Permit During Review
    The reviewer can reject a permit that is unsafe, incorrectly defined, or no longer required.
  - Authorize the Permit on Web
    Perform the authorization checks after review, then authorize the permit for field validation or issue, as configured.
  - Authorize the Permit on Mobile
    Perform final safety validation and authorize a permit from the mobile application.
  - When Field Validation Is Required
    Field validation is a conditional stage between Authorize and Issue. Check whether your permit needs it before you look for the Issue action.
  - Field Validation (for Special Permits)
    Perform the required physical site verification before a special permit (such as confined space) can be issued.
  - Issue the Permit on Web
    After authorization and any required field validation, verify site readiness and issue the permit for execution.
  - Issue the Permit on Mobile
    Formally release an authorized or field-validated permit for execution, from the mobile application.
  - Reject the Permit at Issue
    The Permit Issuer can reject the permit when it is no longer required.
  - Hold the Permit
    Place the permit on Hold when site or environmental conditions prevent execution; resume it only after the conditions are revalidated.
  - Resume a Held Permit
    Return a held permit to execution after site conditions and controls have been revalidated.
  - Print Permit as PDF
    Generate and print a PDF version of the permit for field use, compliance, or audit purposes.
Part IV: Execute and Close Permits
Acknowledge and execute permitted work, complete safety checks, surrender the permit, and close it after completion.
Part V: Create and Manage JHAs
Create a JHA, assign the field team, acknowledge hazards and controls, and approve or return the JHA.
Part VI: Create and Manage Isolations
Create an Isolation Control Certificate (ICC), define the isolation plan, and move the isolation through the required review, approval, isolation, de-isolation, and closure stages.
Part VII: Monitor and Audit
Monitor permit expiry and extensions, review retained evidence, access archives, and resolve execution or synchronization issues.
Part VIII: Design and Configure (Administrator / Template Author)
Design and publish Permit, JHA, and Form templates and configure the list views shown to users.

Authorize the Permit on Web

Perform the authorization checks after review, then authorize the permit for field validation or issue, as configured.

Role: Permit Authorizer. Platform: Web.

Follow the steps below to Authorize the permit:

Navigate to EHS → Permits from the left navigation panel.
Click All Permits or Pending Authorization tab.

Figure 1. Pending Authorization
Select the permit to authorize.
Review the permit details.
Update permitted fields, if required.
Click Authorize → Revert Permit to send the permit back to the Reviewer if any changes are required.
Click Authorize to authorize and move the permit to the issue stage.

Note:
If a permit is raised with a JHA, the Authorizer cannot authorize the permit until the linked JHA is approved.
If the permit is not required, click the Authorize dropdown arrow and select Reject Permit.

Figure 2. Authorize Permit

The permit advances to field validation or issue according to its type and configuration.