Who has to complete the Permit to Work?

The person authorised to issue the work completes the permit with the worker or supervisor accepting the task.

Use it when your business, client, principal contractor, or site procedure requires formal authorisation before a controlled task starts.

Where does the completed form go?

Give the accepted permit to the worker or supervisor and keep the issued and closed copies with the job records.

Can I fill it on my phone?

Yes. Tradie Forms walks you through each section on your phone and downloads the official PDF layout when you are ready.

Will this PDF be accepted?

Tradie Forms downloads your answers in the official PDF layout where supported. Always preview and check the completed PDF before sending, lodging, or handing it over. Tradie Forms does not lodge or certify the form for you.

Is this a government form?

No. It is a Tradie Forms designed permit record based on common site practice. Check your client and site requirements before use.

Does a permit to work replace a SWMS or JSA?

No. A permit authorises a defined task for a set period. A SWMS or JSA identifies the work steps, hazards, and controls. A job may need both.

When should I use the Hot Works Permit instead?

Use the Hot Works Permit for welding, cutting, grinding, brazing, soldering, or open-flame work that needs fire controls and a fire watch record.

Why is close-out optional on the first download?

The first copy is issued before work starts. Save the draft, reopen it when the task ends, complete the close-out, and download the final copy.

Does Tradie Forms lodge this form for me?

No. You fill and download the finished PDF here, then submit or hand it over the way the job, customer, or regulator requires.

Can I save business and licence details for the next job?

Yes after you upgrade. Save once and apply them on the next form so you are not retyping the same block every time.

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Set the task and validity window, confirm the controls, capture both authorisation signatures, and reopen the draft when the work is finished.

One permit records who issued the work, who accepted it, and how it ended.

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Is this the right Permit to Work?

A permit to work is a site control record for a defined task, area, and validity period. This Tradie Forms template records the permit lifecycle. It is not a government form.

This is a Tradie Forms designed record, not a government-issued permit.
Use a specialised hot works or confined space permit when the task needs those controls.

Who has to complete the Permit to Work?: The person authorised to issue the work completes the permit with the worker or supervisor accepting the task.
When is it required?: Use it when your business, client, principal contractor, or site procedure requires formal authorisation before a controlled task starts.
Where does the completed form go?: Give the accepted permit to the worker or supervisor and keep the issued and closed copies with the job records.
Can I fill it on my phone?: Yes. Tradie Forms walks you through each section on your phone and downloads the official PDF layout when you are ready.
Will this PDF be accepted?: Tradie Forms downloads your answers in the official PDF layout where supported. Always preview and check the completed PDF before sending, lodging, or handing it over. Tradie Forms does not lodge or certify the form for you.

A photocopied permit is easy to issue and easy to lose

The weak spot is usually the lifecycle: no clear validity window, no proof of acceptance, or no close-out after the task.

The permit is still a Word file from years ago
Fill the task, site, controls, and signatures on site without hunting for the latest blank copy.
Nobody can show who accepted the work
Keep the issuer and worker names, dates, and signatures together on the permit.
The job finishes but the permit stays open
Reopen the saved draft, record completion or cancellation, then download the closed copy.

From task approval to closed permit

Issue it, do the work, then finish the record.

Start a fresh one from the library or pick up a draft where you left off.

What you fill in

Permit details, controls, extra hazards, authorisation, and close-out.

Permit
Business, task, site, permit number, and validity window.
Controls
Eight checks before the work starts.
Hazards
Additional hazards and the controls for each one.
Authorisation
Issued-by and accepted-by names, dates, and signatures.
Close-out
Completion or cancellation details when the permit ends.

Check the whole permit before work starts

Preview the PDF with the worker, confirm the validity window and controls, then capture both signatures.

Work and test details

The technical details that prove what was completed or checked.

Business, site, work description, and the full validity window are required.

Declaration and sign-off

Signatures, declarations, authorised people, and review steps.

Issued-by and accepted-by names, dates, and signatures are required before download.

Final download review

Anything else that should be checked before downloading the PDF.

Every control must be answered, with the three critical controls confirmed Yes.

Every added hazard needs a matching control.

Close-out stays optional at issue and becomes complete when a status is selected.

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Set the task and validity window, confirm the controls, capture both authorisation signatures, and reopen the draft when the work is finished.

One permit records who issued the work, who accepted it, and how it ended.

Create Permit to Work3 PDF downloads a month, freePhone, tablet or laptop

Free to complete: 3 finished PDFs a month on the free plan.No account needed to begin.
Template source: Created by Tradie Forms.
Template version: 2026.1Current
Check the details: Read the form guide

Is this the right Permit to Work?

A permit to work is a site control record for a defined task, area, and validity period. This Tradie Forms template records the permit lifecycle. It is not a government form.

This is a Tradie Forms designed record, not a government-issued permit.
Use a specialised hot works or confined space permit when the task needs those controls.

Who has to complete the Permit to Work?: The person authorised to issue the work completes the permit with the worker or supervisor accepting the task.
When is it required?: Use it when your business, client, principal contractor, or site procedure requires formal authorisation before a controlled task starts.
Where does the completed form go?: Give the accepted permit to the worker or supervisor and keep the issued and closed copies with the job records.
Can I fill it on my phone?: Yes. Tradie Forms walks you through each section on your phone and downloads the official PDF layout when you are ready.
Will this PDF be accepted?: Tradie Forms downloads your answers in the official PDF layout where supported. Always preview and check the completed PDF before sending, lodging, or handing it over. Tradie Forms does not lodge or certify the form for you.

A photocopied permit is easy to issue and easy to lose

The weak spot is usually the lifecycle: no clear validity window, no proof of acceptance, or no close-out after the task.

The permit is still a Word file from years ago
Fill the task, site, controls, and signatures on site without hunting for the latest blank copy.
Nobody can show who accepted the work
Keep the issuer and worker names, dates, and signatures together on the permit.
The job finishes but the permit stays open
Reopen the saved draft, record completion or cancellation, then download the closed copy.

From task approval to closed permit

Issue it, do the work, then finish the record.

Start a fresh one from the library or pick up a draft where you left off.

What you fill in

Permit details, controls, extra hazards, authorisation, and close-out.

Permit
Business, task, site, permit number, and validity window.
Controls
Eight checks before the work starts.
Hazards
Additional hazards and the controls for each one.
Authorisation
Issued-by and accepted-by names, dates, and signatures.
Close-out
Completion or cancellation details when the permit ends.