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Q. Do I need to install specialised software or hardware to run PAS?
A. No, PAS is built on a foundation of either Oracle DBMS or Microsoft SQL Server and operates on existing Microsoft Windows workstations. PAS can also be deployed in Citrix environments. Our security technology simply uses USB or serial ports on the workstations. Permits can be printed on new and/or existing laser printers, while PAS’s proven low cost highly durable tags are printed using dot matrix printers.
Q. Does PAS integrate with other systems like SAP and Maximo?
A. Yes, the PAS Integration Engine supports integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Q. What sort of tags are used with PAS?
A. PAS utilizes Tyvek paper for tags. This preprinted low cost highly durable material has proven itself in many sites with hostile physical environments. The unique tags are printed using dot matrix printers for long last printing on the tags. The tag printing media and technology provide reliability, low unit cost and extremely high levels of durability.
Q. What security is in place to protect us from unauthorised users?
A. Security is vital to ensure that unauthorised personnel cannot return an item of plant to operation before it is safe to do so. PAS uses i-button technology for positive user identification to ensure that only authorised personnel can create, issue, modify and surrender permits. These tiny low cost devices are simple, convenient and provide excellent functionality and protection. No passwords to remember, minimal keyboard activity; and when the user withdraws the i-button, they are automatically logged off the system. Each user is assigned a specific role within PAS, granting them access to specific functions in PAS. For example, a permit applicant can create and submit an application, search and view permits but not plan or issue permits.
Q. Can I link my existing permit documents and files to PAS or do I need to recreate everything to suit?
A. Our goal is to ensure that each implementation of PAS is as smooth as possible which is why we have built PAS to generate links to relevant documentation such as Word or Excel files, images, etc., to ensure that work can be completed safely. Additional pro forma documents can be made into certificates in PAS providing the ability to link certificates to permits. E.g. hot work, working at heights, test & prove deenergised, radiation, excavation etc.
Q. Can we use existing plant information from other systems to create the PAS plant index?
A. Yes, in many circumstances businesses will have plant items and isolation points in other databases or spreadsheets and these can be processed and imported into PAS. This can significantly speed up the implementation of PAS.
Q. Can PAS issue master or block permits?
A. Yes. PAS allows the creation of Master Isolation Statements (MIS) which are often used for shutdowns. These allow multiple permits to be attached to the MIS thereby reducing effort in tagging/locking. The MIS/permit structure can also significantly improve the speed of the return to service of the plant.
Q. Does PAS support multiple permit types?
A. Yes. PAS supports a range of permit types including Access Permit, Master Isolation Statement, Confined Space Permits, High Voltage Electrical Permit, and external party permits. If needed other permits types can be added or included as additional certificates.
Q. Does PAS produce isolation sheets?
A. Yes. PAS produces Isolation & Restoration Checklists. These checklists provide the isolation detail and instructions that enable isolating personnel to perform the isolations in a safe manner. These unique checklists also provide the necessary information where isolations are shared between permits.
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