<P> Occidental Petroleum's Piper Alpha platform was destroyed by explosion and fire after a shift reinstated a system left partially disassembled by the previous shift . 167 men died in this incident due to failure to properly communicate permit state at shift handover . </P> <Ul> <Li> United Kingdom: Health and Safety Executive - Permit to Work Systems </Li> <Li> Australia: Commonwealth Law - Offshore Petroleum Safety Case contents </Li> <Li> United States: Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Process Safety Management </Li> <Li> Petroleum and natural gas industries: ISO 17776: 2000 </Li> <Li> European Industrial Gases Association: WORK PERMIT SYSTEMS - Doc . 40 / 02 / E </Li> </Ul> <Li> United Kingdom: Health and Safety Executive - Permit to Work Systems </Li> <Li> Australia: Commonwealth Law - Offshore Petroleum Safety Case contents </Li>

Who is responsible for issuing a permit to work