Permit Receiver Refresher

This refresher is best suited to company personnel and contractors who receive work permits and already have a sound understanding of risk assessment and site permit procedures. It is intended for people refreshing existing knowledge, not those completely new to permit to work systems. Learners should already understand their workplace context and the risks attached to that work.

Permit Receiver refresher training helps workers maintain competency when regularly working under permits for high-risk activities. While there is no fixed legal refresher requirement, many clients, sites, and principal contractors expect workers involved in permit-controlled work to refresh their understanding of permit conditions, controls, communication requirements, and safe work expectations.

Yes, learners should already hold US 17588 – Apply for, accept, and carry out work according to a work permit in the workplace before attending this refresher.

Yes. This refresher is available online as a pre-recorded webinar through IMPAC’s LMS. Learners complete the refresher at their own pace while working through the required content and assessment.

The refresher course runs for 1 day, reinforcing Permit Receiver responsibilities, permit-to-work controls, and practical workplace decision-making.

Yes, this refresher course includes one assessment to confirm learners still understand Permit Receiver responsibilities, communication requirements, documentation, permit conditions, and additional controls required for higher-risk work.

No, NZQA unit standards are not awarded on completion of this refresher course. It is designed for learners who already hold Unit Standard 17588 and need to refresh their Permit Receiver responsibilities and workplace application.

The refresher covers permit-controlled work and the additional controls commonly required for higher-risk activities such as hot work, confined space entry, working at height, and excavation. The course reinforces how those requirements affect work preparation, communication, monitoring, and safe completion of work.

IMPAC recommends Permit Receivers complete refresher training at least every two years to help workers revisit responsibilities, avoid procedural drift, and stay current with site expectations and control verification requirements in high-risk environments.

Learners who pass the refresher assessment will receive an updated IMPAC Certificate of Competency covering permit receiver training. This helps organisations maintain evidence of ongoing competency for permit-controlled work.

Yes, this refresher course is available for in-house delivery nationwide. In-house refresher training can help reinforce consistent Permit Receiver responsibilities and workplace procedures across teams.

Please bring a driver’s licence or another form of photo identification to training.

If you are completing an online or eLearning course with IMPAC for the first time, you will receive your LMS login details within 24 hours of receiving your course instructions email.

You can access IMPAC’s LMS by clicking here.

You can reset your username and password by clicking here and entering your email address.

Pricing depends on the delivery method.

In-house: $3000 + GST for up to 14 persons.

eLearning: $130 + GST per person.