Approve or reject a permit-to-work request

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title: Approve or reject a permit-to-work request
description: Review the permit and approve or reject it through Employee Center.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-approve-reject-permit.html
release: australia
product: Health and Safety Risk Management
classification: health-and-safety-risk-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Permit-to-work system, Use, Health and Safety Risk Management, Health and Safety, Employee Service Management]
---

# Approve or reject a permit-to-work request

Review the permit and approve or reject it through Employee Center.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_hs\_rm.permit\_approver

## About this task

After assessing the risks associated with the job and checking whether safety parameters are in place, the approver can approve or reject the request.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Self service** > **Employee center**.

2.  Select **My tasks** to view the permit approvals under the **Open** tab.

3.  Select the permit link.

4.  Review the permit details.

5.  In the comments field of the approve request, add comments and select the **Approve** or the **Reject** button as applicable for the permit request.


## Result

The permit is approved or rejected in the system and the permit requestor can view the response from the Employee Center under **My Tasks**.

**Parent Topic:**[Permit-to-work system](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-risk-management/hs-permit-to-work.md)