Overview

Safety, control and coordination on every shutdown

UA-5 provides fully qualified and ticketed Permit Holders to support outage operations across the UK and Ireland. Our Permit Holders play a critical role in maintaining the safety, control and coordination of shutdown works — ensuring all activity undertaken on the network adheres to the highest standards of compliance and operational excellence.

Working closely with DNOs, Tier 1 contractors and cutting teams, our Permit Holders deliver a seamless, end-to-end outage management contribution — from pre-work safety checks through to network restoration.

What we deliver

  • Fully qualified, DNO-ticketed Permit Holders for UK and Ireland networks
  • Pre-shutdown safety briefings and documentation review
  • Isolation confirmation and permit issuance in accordance with network operating procedures
  • On-site supervision throughout the shutdown window
  • Coordination with cutting teams and Tier 1 operations contacts
  • Network restoration and permit clearance on work completion
  • Post-shutdown documentation and handover records
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Outage Management — a complete service

UA-5 provides both outage notification (carding) and permit holding as a combined service offering. When engaged together, our carding and permit teams coordinate directly — ensuring the landowner and customer notifications align with the planned shutdown window, and that the permit process begins with full situational awareness of the notification status.

This integrated approach eliminates the communication gaps that can occur when notification and permit functions are handled by separate organisations.

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Qualifications and compliance

All UA-5 Permit Holders hold the relevant network-specific authorisations and are required to maintain current competence records. Our operatives work within the operational procedures of each DNO or network operator, and UA-5 maintains full oversight of authorisation status across the team.

UK Networks: Permit Holders authorised to operate across GB DNO frameworks including relevant safety rules and operating procedures.

Republic of Ireland: Operatives with Irish network experience and awareness of local safety rules and permit procedures.

Permit Holding resource

Contact us to discuss your shutdown programme. We will confirm availability and authorisation scope within 24 hours.