One-off and standing (instruction-based) permits

When you create a permit, the Permit kind field may offer two options. Both go through the same lifecycle; the difference is what the permit covers and how long it lives.

	One-off	Standing (instruction-based)
For	One specific job, once	Recurring, routine plant work (e.g. daily sampling, regular filter change)
Validity	The job’s time window	Up to the template’s validity ceiling (at most 1 year), with day close and extension
Work order	The policy may require one	No work order needed: the instruction itself is the order
On paper	“Work permit”	“Work permit — STANDING (INSTRUCTION-BASED)”

When the standing kind can be chosen

• The template allows it: in the type editor, “Standing (instruction-based) permit can be chosen for this type” is on. Among the factory templates this is the general permit.
• The policy allows it: on the Policy gates page, “Standing (instruction-based) permits allowed” is on for the site. When it is off, only one-off permits can be created.

If either is missing, the picker does not appear at all — only a one-off permit can be made.

Not for hot work or confined spaces

A standing permit is not suitable for hot work or confined-space entry: those types do not allow it. Such work is always covered by a one-off permit of its own type.

Daily work under a standing permit

During the long validity of a standing permit the work runs in a daily rhythm: day close at the end of the day, extension the next day (with a new gas test if the template asks for one). The expiry watcher does not close it on its own at the end of the day.