Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 37: Permits and isolations remain in force
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
A permit to work and its consequent isolations, both mechanical and electrical, should remain in force until the work is sufficiently complete for the permit to be signed off and the equipment returned to operation (para 18.8).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 392
Reference: Recommendation 37
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report
The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster
12 Nov 1990
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago