Site Card Test
Course menuHS&E Operatives

Exams / HS&E Operatives / Permits to work / Question 5

HS&E Operatives practice question: Permits to work (5 of 7)

A. Working environment A free question from our original HS&E Operatives practice exam. Try it, then open the answer to see why each option is right or wrong.

Last verified against HSE guidance and the law ·How we write our questions

A supervisor is in a hurry. They want to issue a permit to work to themselves so they can do an isolation job straight away.

Is this acceptable?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Yes, because supervisors can issue permits
  2. B. No, nobody should issue a permit to themselves
  3. C. No, because only HSE inspectors can issue permits
  4. D. Yes, as long as they sign it twice
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Supervisors may be able to issue permits, but not to themselves.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE's permit guidance says a person should not issue a permit to themself. The issuer and the person accepting it should be different people.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. Permits are issued by trained, authorised people on site, not by HSE.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Signing twice is not a check. A second person is there to check the precautions independently.

Explanation

Permits are issued and accepted by different people, so the precautions are checked independently.

Study

Keep practicing

Answer questions with a score at the end, or practice just this topic with the explanation after each one. No sign-up needed.

Take the free HS&E Operatives practice examPractice Permits to workAll Permits to work questions