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Suspend a Permit for Emergency

Status: Live Live → Suspended for Emergency Suspended for Emergency

Immediately suspend a permit (or all permits) in an emergency, then re-issue once it is safe to resume.

When to use

Use this task in an emergency — for example on a general alarm — when work must stop at once. It bypasses the normal "request suspension" step.

Before you start — check before launching the task
  • An emergency or stop condition applies (e.g. general alarm, Stop Card).
  • You can trigger Suspend All. (Which role(s) may trigger Suspend All and its scope — single vs all permits — TO BE CONFIRMED.)

Step-by-step

  1. Trigger Suspend All. The affected permits move to Suspended for Emergency. Unlike a revalidation suspension (Suspend a Permit (Revalidation)), there is no Performing Authority "request" step — the suspension is immediate, and Suspend All can act on many permits at once (scope — TO BE CONFIRMED). This emergency signature is the only signature in the whole process where Sign as logged in is disabled — you must enter your username and password to confirm it.
  2. When it is safe to resume, the Permit Control Authority signs Re-issue, the Performing Authority accepts revalidation, and the OA Representative re-opens — returning the permit to Live (see Re-issue (Revalidate) a Permit).

Expected result

The permit is Suspended for Emergency; once safe, it is re-issued back to Live.

Key Referentiel rules

  1. Work and its permit are suspended on a general alarm or stop instruction. (CR-GR-HSE-402, Req 3.5.5)
  2. A "safety green light" is repeated before restarting after the emergency. (CR-GR-HSE-402, Req 3.5.2)
  3. The site is left in a safe state during the emergency suspension. (CR-GR-HSE-402, Req 3.6.1)

Tips & pitfalls

Tip — emergency suspension is immediate. It does not wait for a Performing Authority request.

Tip — password required. Unlike every other signature in the workflow, the emergency suspension cannot be confirmed with Sign as logged in; you must type your username and password. Plan for this in emergency drills so it does not slow the response.

Pitfall — resuming without a fresh safety green light. After an emergency, conditions must be re-confirmed before work restarts.

Common mistakes

Mistake Consequence
Resuming work without re-checking conditions Restart under unverified conditions after an incident
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