{"id":15008,"date":"2022-05-10T15:41:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/customer-stories\/case-study-hinkley-point-c\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:35:19","slug":"case-study-hinkley-point-c","status":"publish","type":"customer-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/us\/customer-stories\/case-study-hinkley-point-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Ladder Permits at Hinkley Point C"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15008\" class=\"elementor elementor-15008 elementor-8364\" data-elementor-post-type=\"customer-stories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1beebf wrapper-pagetitle e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1beebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Ladder Permits at Hinkley Point C<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060bf59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"060bf59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88a980 wrapper-main e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e88a980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2501cc4 e-con-full h2-green e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2501cc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b4942 e-con-full 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(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72467a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e72467a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112b895 para-lg elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"112b895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>LOCATION: <\/b>Somerset, UK\n<br>\n<b>PROJECT: <\/b>Hinkley Point C<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fb057 para-lg elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1fb057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the team at Hinkley Point C leveraged DataScope\u2019s software to control the use of ladders across site, improve auditability and reduce risk.\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb33111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb33111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h2><p>The first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years; Hinkley Point C in Somerset will provide low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes. Building critical, complex infrastructure requires more than 4,000 workers \u2013 many of whom carry out safety-critical tasks on a daily basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a436fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a436fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8249ba9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8249ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2021-05-05-122110.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15071\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Contractor Buy-In<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The solution must be easy to use and drive benefits for both EDF and the wider supply chain to ensure buy-in.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f86fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"73f86fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/loupe-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15074\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ensuring Compliance <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A solution was needed to allow teams to access a permit, photographic evidence and any associated documents all from one place.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96899ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"96899ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/workflow-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15072\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Missing and Incomplete Audit Trails<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Having a paper-based permits system meant that permits could go missing in the field, are incomplete and cancelled permits are not accounted for.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d2d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d2d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having successfully delivered a Crane Management and Booking System at Hinkley Point C, DataScope were approached by the project team to digitalise ladder permit submittal, management and approval.<\/p><p>With the majority of ladders being used for convenience rather than safety, a solution was needed to both ensure ladders were only used as a last resort and easily monitor any live permits effectively all while making the solution simple to use for both the HPC team and the contractors.<\/p><h2><strong>The Solution<\/strong><\/h2><p>The project team operate a system whereby ladders are only used as a last resort where there is no way to use a safer access system. To help monitor this effectively, the team enlisted the support of DataScope, who developed an Electronic Ladder Permit System.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61361fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61361fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b496e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5b496e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Asset-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15075\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">App to submit and approve permits<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f4da7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"05f4da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/workflow-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15072\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Automated multi-stage approval process<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed01836 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ed01836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/loupe-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15074\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Instant access to permit information and reporting<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b85299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b85299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DataScope took EDF\u2019s existing ladder permit form and digitalised it \u2013 allowing subcontractors to complete and submit permits on their smartphone via the DataScope app. As well as capturing typical data contained within a ladder permit, the digital form also allows users to submit photograph evidence and upload rescue plans.<\/p><p>All submitted forms are automatically pushed to the appropriate team member for review and approval, as well as being made available on the web system for monitoring and auditing purposes. This then allows the two stages of review and approval to also be completed directly on the app.<\/p><p>Completed permits can be viewed as a PDF download online and contain any photo evidence as well as links to uploaded documents all in one place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"716d016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Live-Ladder-Permit-Dashboard-1024x447.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Live-Ladder-Permit-Dashboard-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Live-Ladder-Permit-Dashboard-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Live-Ladder-Permit-Dashboard-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Live-Ladder-Permit-Dashboard.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb0df7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bb0df7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cb7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86cb7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The Result<\/strong><\/h2><h3><strong>Avoided the use of ladders more than\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><h4 class=\"pinktxt\"><strong>1,000 times<\/strong><\/h4><p>As well as the obvious time and waste-saving benefits of moving permits online and automating the approval process, the implementation of digital ladder permits helped to foster a step-change in behaviour that helped ensure ladders were only used as a last resort thus hugely reducing avoidable incidents that cause harm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930745f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"930745f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HPC-permits.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15009\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HPC-permits.png 869w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HPC-permits-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HPC-permits-768x519.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050b528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"050b528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Asset-20.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15206\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8839ffc para-m elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8839ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since going live with the ladder permit system, we have managed to avoid the use of ladders on site 1000s of times and helped to remove over 300 ladders from the project. It has helped to shift ladder use from an occasional occurrence to a well-documented exception.\u201dThe system also provides the project team with detailed analytics which are used to measure productivity, resource utilisation, heavy vehicle and driver compliance.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1106c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1106c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Reduced Risk Through Improved Control\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p>Another immediate benefit was greater contractor control: by visualising the data captured by the app in a BI dashboard, the EDF team had immediate visibility of all live ladder permits on site. Being able to access completed permits immediately on the web system, the team know in real-time which organisations and individuals are using ladders, when and why they are being used.<\/p><p>The system also greatly improves auditability, and also allows the Health &amp; Safety team to easily identify companies or individuals who may be repeatedly requesting a ladder permit. In the event of an incident, users can immediately log into the system, review the authorised permit as well as an audit trail of who had authorised the permit and when.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a82888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a82888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-Permits-1024x581-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-Permits-1024x581-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-Permits-1024x581-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-Permits-1024x581-1-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb60bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb60bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>A Solution that Works for All<\/strong><\/h3><p>By moving the permits online, this has not only created a better system for recording and archiving permits but has also improved accountability as well as helping to reduce waiting times for the applicant. The system has allowed the team to create, issue and approve permits without having to physically locate or chase the responsible parties.<\/p><h3><strong>Using the Solution Elsewhere<\/strong><\/h3><p>As a result of Hinkley Point C\u2019s success with implementing this for ladder permits, the team plan on using the system to digitalise permits for voids and openings as well as suspended slab permits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90b065 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a90b065\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4ba36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b4ba36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14109fe elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14109fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hinkley-Point-C-1400x915-1-1024x669.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15010\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hinkley-Point-C-1400x915-1-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hinkley-Point-C-1400x915-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hinkley-Point-C-1400x915-1-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hinkley-Point-C-1400x915-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662e401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"662e401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datascopesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Asset-20.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15206\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713d2e1 para-m elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"713d2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using DataScope\u2019s permit system has really helped us control the use of ladders on site. When ladders are used, there is now a well-documented audit trail that can be easily accessed online with all the supporting evidence. Since going live with the system, we have mitigated the use of ladders on the project 1000s of times.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b0d0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5b0d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e0347 para-lg elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43e0347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>ASHLEY DANIELS<\/b><br>\nHEAD OF LIFTING &amp; TEMPORARY WORKS, HPC<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":15010,"template":"","class_list":["post-15008","customer-stories","type-customer-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Digital Ladder Permits at Hinkley Point C - DataScope<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Datascope Case Study - Digital Ladder Permits at Hinkley Point C. 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