Course Category: r_Permit Receiver - Online

We provide Permit Receiver training aligned with NZQA Unit Standard 17588 – Apply for, accept, and carry out work according to a work permit in the workplace.

This course equips you with the knowledge and practical experience required to understand and work within a Permit to Work (PTW) system. You’ll learn to recognise when a work permit is needed, how to apply for and accept a permit, and how to safely carry out work under that permit.

Training follows the Permit to Work Manual and prepares attendees to work confidently alongside permit issuers, ensuring workplace safety and compliance with industry standards. Through hands-on exercises and simulated permit activities, you will gain practical experience completing Hot Work 1, Hot Work 2, and Cold Work permits through to issue and close-out.

What You’ll Learn

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

• Explain the types of work permits, the roles of those involved, and the requirements for receiving a work permit

• Explain preparatory requirements when applying for a work permit

• Accept a work permit and undertake work under the permit

• Describe and carry out controls and actions at the end of a work period or upon completion of work

You will also:

• Gain hands-on experience working with a Permit to Work system

• Learn how to identify workplace hazards and apply control measures to protect people, assets, and the environment

• Understand the importance of effective communication and documentation during permitted work

Course Delivery

Training combines theory with interactive, hands-on exercises to ensure participants can confidently apply the permit to work process.
Courses are delivered by experienced industry trainers at Besafe Training’s Wiri or Albany training centres, or can be arranged onsite at your workplace.

People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the types of work permits, the roles of those involved in the work permit system, and the requirements for receiving a work permit; explain the preparatory requirements when applying for a work permit; accept a work permit and undertake work under the permit; and describe and carry out the controls and actions to be taken at the end of a work period or upon the completion of work.

• Meets full criteria for US17588
• Prepares attendees to work with the permit issuer, including hands-on experience during the training
• Trains the student in workplace management which protects People, Assets and the Environment
• Trains the student to identify workplace hazards and put appropriate measures in place to safely manage those hazards
• Provides practical scenarios of applying for work permit [Hotwork1, Hotwork2, Cold work] to the point of issue, and closeout on completion of the work.

Benefits of Besafe Trainings’ PTW training:

• Qualifies staff to work on company site that use a permit to work system
• Meets the legal obligations of HSW Act -2015,  The Resource Management Act and associated Regulations, with regard to managing a safe place of work
• For contracting companies in particular, having staff competent at this level greatly increases a company’s chance of securing work.

Upon successful completion of the course you will:

Achieve NZQA US17588 – Apply for, accept, and carry out work according to a work permit in the workplace.

Receive a certificate and ID card stating the unit standard and Permit to Work – Receiver