Are you still using a paper based system to manage your permits to work? With an online permit to work solution, you can streamline the process and ensure that you’re fully compliant on site and beyond.

An integrated and safe online system will allow you to increase safety and keep all of your important information together. In turn, this can save money, time and decrease risks that can wreak havoc within your business. Get things done quickly and compliantly with an online permit to work solution, and discover the benefits of moving your permit to work documents online.

Why use an online permit to work software?

1. Online permits to work are much safer

Paper is the more traditional method, however as everything moves to digital, your business risks falling behind if you don’t ensure that your documents are digitally stored. With all permits centrally stored, with dates and certifications easily attached to an individual file, you’ll be able to stay on top of everyone’s permits and minimise risks.

Remaining compliant is essential, not just from a legal perspective, but from a health and safety and insurance perspective too. If you miss off or lose important pieces of information because your paper filing isn’t up to the job then your business could be at serious risk. It’s much easier to use an online software solution that issues permits to work and flags if you might be at risk of non compliance, than try to manage it yourself with a paper system.

2. Online permit to work solutions mean faster sign off

With an online system, you’ll be able to send the relevant documents to the person that needs to see them quickly and easily. Paper can be hard to get in front of the right person, is easy to lose and inevitably takes a lot longer to sign off on than an online document.

An online permit to work allows you to issue real-time permits that can be updated and edited as the project goes along. This speeds up the whole process from issuing the permit to managing it, and makes it everyone’s responsibility to stay on top of essential business safety admin. 

3. Your documents will be organised more effectively

No one really likes doing the essential paperwork, but when everything is organised nicely by an online solution, it makes things a lot easier. Tasks can be ordered by number, site and date so that you can access the information you need quickly and easily.

Having all of the information centrally located means that when the job is finished you can close the forms and more on. In this sense, you won’t have loads of paper with confidential information that needs to be destroyed or filed after the job is finished. With an online system you’ll always have access to the information you need on your contractors without having piles of paper around you.

4. Everyone will be able to use the software from different devices

When you need a permit to work to be issued quickly, paper is no good. With mobile technology meaning that everyone can access the important documents in the palm of their hands, online permit solutions help keep front line workers in the loop.

This means that your business can run smoothly without any disruptions as contractors will be able to quickly and easily complete their permit to work pre-arriving on site.

5. You’ll make your manager’s lives easier

With an online permit to work solution, managers can quickly identify and rectify any conflicting work activities without having to go through lots of paperwork. With the paper trail that is provided for all permits, your team leaders will be able to see everything in one place. Plus, new users will be guided through the system quickly and easily.

We know that motivating your people to fill in all the relevant paperwork correctly isn’t always easy, so making the process more simple for them is a sure fire way to encourage them to get it done.

Are you looking for the perfect online permit to work solution for your business? Take a look at Beakon’s offering and start your business’ journey to paperless today!