<h2>Create a permit-to-work request</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="task" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Create a permit-to-work request" /><meta name="abstract" content="The permit-to-work request is submitted by the worker who carries out the job with significant risk." /><meta name="description" content="The permit-to-work request is submitted by the worker who carries out the job with significant risk." /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../product/hs-risk-management/concept/hs-permit-to-work.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../product/employee-service-management/concept/employee-service-management-overview.html" /><meta 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Risk Management</a> > </div> <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Create a permit-to-work request</h1> <div class="body taskbody"><p class="shortdesc">The permit-to-work request is submitted by the worker who carries out the job with significant risk.</p> <div class="section prereq p" id="hs-create-permit-to-work-request__prereq_cwx_dc1_b2c"> <p class="p">Role required: sn_hs_rm.permit_requestor</p> </div> <ol class="ol steps"><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Navigate to <span class="ph menucascade"><span class="ph uicontrol">All</span> > <span class="ph uicontrol">Employee Center</span> > <span class="ph uicontrol"><span class="keyword">Health and Safety</span></span></span> and select <span class="ph uicontrol">Permit to work</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select the <span class="ph uicontrol">Request a permit to work</span> card or select the quick link to request a permit-to-work.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the form, fill in the fields.</span> <div class="itemgroup info">For a description of the field values, see <a class="xref" href="../reference/hs-permit-to-work-form.html" title="Field descriptions on the form to request a permit-to-work.">Permit-to-work form</a>.<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Additional fields must be filled on the permit to work form depending on the type of the permit selected.</div> </div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select acknowledgment and then select <span class="ph uicontrol">Submit</span>.</span> <div class="itemgroup stepresult">The permit request is created where you can view the permit details.</div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">My requests</span> to open the permit.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select the checklist tab of the permit request and complete the checklist as applicable to the task.</span> <div class="itemgroup info">The checklists are also displayed under the <span class="ph uicontrol">Open</span> tab of <span class="ph uicontrol">My tasks.</span></div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Save</span> to save changes.</span> <div class="itemgroup stepresult">If necessary, the checklist can be edited.</div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Mark Complete</span> when the checklist items are completed.</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> The checklist can’t be edited after it’s marked complete.</div> </div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">From <span class="ph uicontrol">Actions</span>:</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <ul class="ul" id="hs-create-permit-to-work-request__ul_u2r_xcf_b2c"><li class="li">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Print permit</span> to print the permit request.</li><li class="li">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Print checklist</span> to print the completed checklist.</li></ul> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> The printed permit and checklist can be signed and attached in the attachment tab for this permit. The attached documents can be viewed in the activity stream.</div> </div> </li></ol> </div> <div class="related-links"> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent Topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../../../product/hs-risk-management/concept/hs-permit-to-work.html" title="The permit to work system streamlines request management and efficiently issues work permits.">Permit-to-work</a></div> </div> </div></body></html></div>