ISNet RAVS Documents
Permit to Work - Canada - Industry Practices
A Permit to Work RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the permit to work element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Canada Industry Practice version is written to a national standard so it serves contractors working across provinces or for federally regulated hiring clients. You add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload it to your ISNetworld account.
- Pre-written answer aligned with Canadian regulatory references
- Upload to ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks
- Word format — add your company name and customise in minutes
- Written by Canadian safety professionals
- Instant download after purchase
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Overview
What this RAVS document does
A permit to work is the control that confirms high-risk, non-routine work is planned, authorized, and understood before it starts. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see a real permit system.
This document states your company's permit to work program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: when a safe work permit is required, the roles of the permit requestor, issuer, and holder, what a permit must define, the work types a permit covers, and close-out and return to normal operations. It is written to a national standard. The file arrives in editable Word format - add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload.
What the reviewer verifies
What ISNetworld checks
ISNetworld does not just check that a permit to work answer exists. A reviewer verifies the document addresses each requirement the hiring client has configured. For this element, that typically means confirming the document covers:
- A written permit to work program with purpose and scope
- When a safe work permit is required for high-risk and non-routine tasks
- The roles of the permit requestor, issuer, and holder
- What a permit defines, including scope, hazards, controls, and isolations
- The work types a permit covers, such as hot work and confined space
- Close-out, return to normal operations, and reissuing when scope changes
What is inside
The document sections
- Purpose, scope, and definitions
- Roles and responsibilities
- When a safe work permit is required
- Permit requestor, issuer, and holder roles
- What a permit must define
- Work types covered by a permit
- Close-out and return to normal operations
- Reference standards
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Reference framework
- Canada Industry Practice - written to a national standard
- Federal framework
- Canada Labour Code, Part II - Occupational Health and Safety
- Standard
- Canada Industry Practice - ISNetworld questionnaire
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for contractors whose hiring clients require the permit to work element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to contractors whose work includes high-risk, non-routine tasks such as hot work, confined space entry, energy isolation, and ground disturbance. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags permit to work, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the permit to work review the first time
- Define the roles. The document sets out the permit requestor, issuer, and holder, and that a requestor does not issue a permit to themselves. A reviewer expects that separation.
- Reissue when scope changes. The document states a permit is closed and a new one issued when the work scope changes. A reviewer expects that practice.
- Cover the high-risk work types. The document states a permit is obtained for confined space, energy work, ground disturbance, and hot work in explosive environments.
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Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld permit to work RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written permit to work program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers when a safe work permit is required, the roles of the requestor, issuer, and holder, what a permit defines, the work types covered, and close-out and return to normal operations.
- Is this a Canada Industry Practice document?
- Yes. It is written as a Canada Industry Practice RAVS to a national standard, so it serves contractors working across provinces or for federally regulated hiring clients.
- Does this RAVS include the permit form?
- The RAVS describes your permit to work process as part of the program. On-Track Safety also supplies editable safe work permit forms separately - contact us if you need the permit form itself.
- How long does it take to complete and upload?
- Most companies finish in 15 to 30 minutes. You add your company name, confirm a few company-specific details, then copy the content into your ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire.