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Permits · UK duty guide

Work at height permits

The access, and the people cleared to use it.

  • On the file

    The access, why that one was chosen, and who is cleared to use it.

  • Duty

    Work at Height Regulations 2005

  • Where it is used

    At the access, before the work starts.

What the duty covers

  • Scaffold, MEWP, or other. Why that one.
  • Who is cleared, and the kit they need.
  • Tied to the working-at-height assessment for the same task.

On the file

  • Scaffold, MEWP, or other access
  • Why that access
  • Who is cleared
  • The kit they need
  • That the scaffold inspection is in date

How this duty should sit

These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.

  • Clearance comes from the training record, not from someone's word.
  • The scaffold inspection has to be in date before the permit goes live.

The duty

The UK law we work to, by name.

  • Work at Height Regulations 2005

    The right access, used by people who are competent.

  • Who uses it

    The supervisor issuing it. Clearance is read from the training record.

  • Sits with

    The working-at-height assessment, and the scaffold or MEWP inspection.

  • What good looks like

    It does not go live if the inspection is out of date, or the person is not cleared.