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From job request to safe close-out — every permit, every signature.

RiskSafetyAI streamlines safety management for oil and gas operations. Digital PTW, JSA workflows, LOTO verification, and emergency response — all in one platform.

Hot work permit · HW-1142Synced 06:05
captured06:00 · unit 4 · offline
locationSecunda complex · deck 2
severityhigh · hot work near line
languageform rendered in Afrikaans
signedJ. van der Merwe · 06:03
voice-to-text

“Grinding near HC line B-204 — fire watch posted, gas test clear at 0% LEL.”

+1fire watch photo · isolation tag attached
Visible to the safety office the moment it syncs
ai flagged: hot work near live line · escalated to control room 06:10
The problem on paper

A permit walked around the plant is a crew standing still.

On paper, every signature is a walk — and the crew waits for each one. Digital permit chains route themselves: each signer is notified the moment it's their turn, and the crew moves when the last signature lands. How much standing-still that removes is your number — we'll model it live in an ROI session.

Slow permit-to-work processes

Paper-based PTW systems create bottlenecks. Permits take hours to process, delaying critical maintenance work and increasing costs from idle crews.

Inconsistent JSA documentation

Job safety analyses completed on paper vary in quality. No standardised format, no photo evidence or annotation, and no easy way to verify completeness before work begins.

LOTO verification gaps

Lockout-tagout procedures are critical but hard to verify. Paper logs don't provide real-time visibility into which equipment is isolated and by whom.

Emergency response readiness

When incidents occur, response teams need instant access to site layouts, muster points, and emergency contacts. Paper-based systems fail under pressure.

The permit lifecycle

From job request to safe close-out

One shift's permit, told as its register. Timestamps are illustrative; every behaviour is the real product.

06:00

The job starts as a digital request

Maintenance planner raises a work request with scope, location, and equipment involved. The digital workflow begins before anyone picks up a tool.

work requestscope + locationdigital from step one
06:20

The hazard analysis happens before the tools come out

Crew completes a structured Job Safety Analysis with hazard identification, risk scoring and control measures — hazards described by voice-to-text, photos annotated on-device, signed and GPS-stamped as it's captured. All on mobile, even offline.

mobile · offlinevoice-to-textphotos annotatedsigned · gps-stampedrisk scoring
06:45

The permit travels digitally, not on paper

Digital PTW submitted with linked JSA, LOTO requirements, and equipment isolation details. No more paper permits lost between control room and field.

linked jsaloto requirementsno paper trail
06:46

AI checks for clashes before anyone signs

AI auto-detects permit clashes, active stop notices, and historical incidents at the location. Control adequacy evaluated before work begins.

conflict checkstop noticeshistory checked
07:10

Every signer gets notified the moment it's their turn

Approvers review on mobile — isolations verified, gas tests confirmed, controls validated. Push notifications ensure no permit sits waiting in a queue.

mobile approvalsgas tests confirmedpush notified
07:30

The crew works inside a live geofence

Real-time GPS tracking and geofence alerts during active work. Permit expiry countdowns keep crews aware. All activity logged with timestamps and locations.

gps livegeofence alertsexpiry countdown
close-out

The close-out writes tomorrow's toolbox talk

Permit closed digitally with completion evidence and sign-offs. AI generates a toolbox talk from any findings — turning today's work into tomorrow's safety briefing.

digital sign-offauto toolbox talkaudit-ready
next shift

The register gives back

The report never goes quiet. It's in the next morning's AI safety brief, it sharpens the predictive risk scores and dashboards managers watch, and tomorrow's risk assessments auto-suggest hazards drawn from it — and the executive report narrates the trend it's part of. One capture, working every shift after.

ai daily briefpredictive scoressmarter assessments
The manifest

Fourteen oil & gas-ready features

Everything the permit register above runs on — plus the modules around it.

Before work begins

06:00 – 06:45 · in the request

What crews and planners build before a permit is even opened.

Digital permit-to-work

01

Multi-level approval workflows for hot work, confined space, and general work permits. Real-time status tracking and automatic expiry alerts.

Job safety analysis (JSA)

02

Structured JSA templates with hazard identification, risk scoring, and control measures. Annotated photo evidence and digital sign-offs built in.

LOTO verification

03

Digital lockout-tagout tracking with real-time isolation status. Verify who locked out which equipment and when — from any device.

Confined space management

04

Entry permits, atmospheric monitoring logs, and rescue plans managed digitally. Automatic alerts for expired permits and overdue entries.

Hot work permits

05

Digital hot work permit workflows with fire watch requirements, gas test results, and multi-level approvals.

Once work starts

06:46 – 17:00 · the working day

What keeps the shift visible once the permit is live.

Emergency response docs

06

Digital emergency response plans, muster point tracking, and incident notification workflows accessible from any device.

Zone management & tracking

07

Geofence restricted zones around vessels, rigs, and processing areas. Real-time worker tracking with automated violation alerts and route playback for incident investigation.

Mobile approvals & notifications

08

Approve permits, close out isolations, and review JSAs from your phone — on the platform or at the control room. Push notifications ensure supervisors act on pending approvals before permits expire.

Keep the plant compliant

every day · in the background

The paperwork that tracks itself.

SOP distribution & broadcasts

09

Version-controlled procedure distribution with offline mobile access. Send targeted safety broadcasts via in-app, email, and push — with delivery and acknowledgement tracking.

Corrective action register

10

CAPA-lite system with root cause analysis, cost tracking, and two-step verification. Bidirectional linking for related actions.

Work order scheduling

11

Calendar-based maintenance planning with priority coding. Vendor/contractor work order access for turnaround crews.

The AI reads everything

on every sync · at the server

What the machine adds after every submission.

AI safety intelligence

12

Every permit, JSA, and inspection auto-assessed for adequacy. Vision AI analyses photos for missed hazards. Permit conflict checker auto-detects clashing permits, active stop notices, and control gaps before work begins.

AI SOP & risk engine

13

AI generates SOPs from approved forms, scores existing SOPs for quality, and auto-generates toolbox talks from recent findings. Predictive risk engine provides daily department risk scores with 30-day forecasts. Pre-Task RA auto-suggest removes the blank-page problem — hazards and controls arrive pre-populated from similar past assessments.

Prove it on audit day

when the auditor asks

What the auditor sees — already signed, already assembled.

Audit-ready PDF reports

14

Generate audit-ready PDF reports for every permit, JSA, and inspection — complete with photo evidence and digital sign-offs. Schedule automated email delivery to stakeholders on daily, weekly, or monthly cadence.

14 features · grouped by where they live in the day
Compliance mapping

Built against the acts you answer to

compliance profile: ZA · OSHA PSM · API Standards · NFPA

Configured at tenant level — not hard-coded

The profiles on this page are worked examples, not product editions. During onboarding your tenant is configured to your own regulators, report types, frameworks, and form content — and a multinational tenant can run a different profile per region, site, or business unit.

per-tenant frameworksper-site profilesyour forms, your language
Process Safety ManagementOHSAAPI StandardsNFPAOSHA 1910ISO 45001
OSHA PSM

Process hazard analysis and management of change documentation

Structured JSA templates with AI conflict checking — auto-detects clashing permits and active stop notices

OSHA 1910.147

Lockout-tagout procedures with verification and documentation

Digital LOTO tracking with real-time isolation status — verify who locked out which equipment and when

API Standards

Confined space entry permits with atmospheric monitoring

Digital confined space permits with gas test logging, rescue plans, and automatic expiry alerts

NFPA

Hot work safety controls and fire watch documentation

Hot work permit workflows with fire watch requirements, gas test results, and multi-level approvals

ISO 45001

Continual improvement through corrective and preventive actions

CAPA system with root cause analysis, cost tracking, tiered escalation, and two-step verification

OHSA

Emergency preparedness, response planning, and drill records

Digital emergency response plans, muster point tracking, and incident notification workflows

OSHA PSM

Contractor safety programme and pre-qualification requirements

Contractor compliance tracking with safety scoring, induction records, and competency verification

ISO 45001

Documented risk assessment methodology applied consistently

Standardised risk assessment forms with AI-suggested hazards and controls based on location and task history

On site

What crews use it for every day

Colour-coded to the chapters above — where in the day each one lives.

01the working day

Turnaround & shutdown safety

Manage hundreds of simultaneous work permits during planned shutdowns. Digital PTW ensures no conflicts, proper isolations, and real-time status for all work fronts.

02before work begins

Daily toolbox talks

Deliver standardised safety briefings to multilingual crews. Record attendance, topics covered, and crew acknowledgement — all digitally, all auditable.

03keeping compliant

Contractor safety management

Ensure contractors complete required JSAs, inductions, and competency checks before commencing work. Track compliance across all contractor teams.

04tracking trends

Process safety monitoring

Track critical process safety indicators, equipment integrity inspections, and safety-critical maintenance. Identify trends before they become incidents.

The data advantage

The register starts talking back

Every digital form your teams complete is a structured data point — timestamped, GPS-tagged, and photo-enriched. Clean data in, deep insight out: as your dataset grows, AI detects patterns no human could find manually, and the register stops being a filing system and starts being foresight:

Spot which equipment has the most permit conflicts.

Identify which contractors consistently miss JSA requirements.

Predict turnaround bottlenecks before they delay your shutdown schedule.

Ready to digitise your safety operations?

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