Case Study: Global Mining Company achieves improved safety and productivity with Sphera Control of Work

Improving Safety and Productivity in Mining with Digital Permitting and Isolation Management Systems

Global Mining Company sought to improve isolation management and high‑risk work processes after finding existing electronic isolation systems and manual permit workflows were slow, error-prone and hard to audit. The company piloted Sphera’s Control of Work for Mining to combine permit-to-work and isolation management, with goals of reducing permit‑issuing time, improving accuracy of work durations, and eliminating isolation system breaches.

Sphera implemented its digital permitting platform—featuring electronic authority‑to‑work permits, QR‑coded isolation tags, visual task mapping and retained risk profiles (with SAP integration options)—to replace paper records and manual steps. The solution cut permit creation from hours to minutes, increased traceability and communication, reduced isolation breaches and manual recordkeeping, and improved visibility and risk insight across the operation.