Author: Markku Vuorinen
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Beginner’s Guide to Hot Work Permit
What is Hot Work Permit? A hot work permit is an authorization required for performing tasks that produce heat, sparks, or open flames, which can potentially ignite flammable materials and cause fires. These tasks include activities such as welding, cutting, grinding, soldering, and brazing. The permit is a critical part of a comprehensive fire prevention…
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What is Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) is a safety procedure used in industrial environments to ensure that hazardous machinery is properly shut down and cannot be restarted until maintenance or repair work is completed. This procedure is essential to protect workers from hazardous energy sources, which may include electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, and other types of energy.…
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Orion Oyj – Work permits in one view
Maps and snapshots became essential for work management The story of Orion’s hot work permit application, orientation, and safety application begins at the Turku shipyard, where Hyppönen was visiting. The local security manager introduced them to the Gate Apps work permit application, The application impressed, and Hyppönen contacted Gate Apps. “We needed an electronic system…
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Keravan Energia Oy invests in occupational safety and quality improvement
Keravan Energia Oy introduced three mobile apps from Gate Apps product family, intended to improve work safety and quality From paper to digital permit-to-work Gate Permit-to-Work, which manages permits and required qualifications electronically, was the first to be put into use in the summer of 2020. According to Safety Manager Lasse Väisänen, the timing of…
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Linnanmäki – Amusement park tripled their safety observations
For Linnanmäki Amusement Park, safety is everything. Gate Apps’ safety observation system is a key part of overall safety maintenance. The change from paper to electronic made it much easier to record observations. Linnanmäki, located in Helsinki, is Finland’s oldest amusement park. Linnanmäki has more than 40 amusement park rides, various games, and restaurants and…
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What is Permit-to-Work (PTW) and why it’s important
What is Permit-to-Work? Permit-to-Work (PTW) is a document management process that authorizes and controls high-risk activities within a workplace. It ensures that proper safety measures are in place before work begins, reducing the risk of accidents, injuries, and incidents. PTW should be used when there are potential dangers such as: Permit-to-Work Process and Procedure In…
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YIT Tripla – Real-time safety
Finland´s largest construction company YIT relies on the digital hot work permit solution developed by Gate Apps in one of their largest projects called Tripla. At the Tripla construction site, the location of ongoing hot works and the permit process are managed in real-time. Tripla was one of Finland’s largest construction projects with a price…
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Digital Management of Hot Works for Meyer Turku
Increased safety and cost savings through mobile application for hot work permit management Together with Meyer Turku we started to work on a solution to enhance the whole hot work permit process. As a result, a mobile application saving both time and money and most importantly increasing safety was developed. The solution makes life easier…