Safety & Workforce worked example
Permit to Work Load with work permits issued of 15 permits: a worked example
Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop work permits issued to 15 permits, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate the permit-to-work administrative load for Safety & Workforce from permits issued and hours per permit.
The inputs for this scenario
- Work permits issued: 15 permits (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 30)
- Admin hours per permit: 1.5 hr (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Permit-to-work load = permits issued × hours per permit.
- Permit-to-work load works out to 22.5 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Permits works out to 15 permits at these inputs.
- Hours per permit works out to 1.5 hr at these inputs.
- Full days (8 hr) works out to 2.81 days at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where work permits issued sits at 30 permits and the headline result is 45 hr, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 22.5 hr.
- The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to work permits issued, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes an average time per permit; complex confined-space or hot-work permits can take far longer than routine ones, so segment by permit type for accuracy.
Results at a glance
- Permit-to-work load: 22.5 hr (headline result)
- Permits: 15 permits
- Hours per permit: 1.5 hr
- Full days (8 hr): 2.81 days
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Permit to Work Load calculator, set work permits issued to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.