Digital Permit-To-Work and Field Approvals
Site supervisors submit pre-work checklists and photos; safety officers approve from a queue — no paper chase on the floor.
The problem
High-risk work waits on a physical signature loop: foreman finds the safety officer, paper gets signed, copy reaches the work face. Work stops; audit trail is a stack of forms.
Implementation
Permits_to_work records with checklist fields, photo attachments, and a safety-officer approval screen. Status moves from draft → submitted → approved without leaving the work area.
Workflow steps
- Supervisor opens the permit form on phone or tablet and completes the pre-work checklist.
- Photos and hazard notes attach to the permit record; submission routes to the safety officer queue.
- Approval returns digitally; permitted work can start with a timestamped audit record.
Expected result
Shorter permit cycle time, fewer idle crew hours waiting on signatures, and inspection-ready permit history without reconstructing paper files.
Why this works in Norbital
Each step reads and updates the same records. Forms, approvals, automations, and reports do not need separate data copies.