OSHA 29 CFR 1910.

146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces

SCOPE AND APPLICATION
It is the policy of this company to protect the safety and health of all employees whose work assignments may require entering or working in permit-
required confined spaces and to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146.

Our written confined space entry program is contained in this document and includes:

RESPONSIBILITIES
Management:

Management will:

The Confined Space Program Administrator is: REGGIESTRATTON

its success and has the complete authority to halt any operations where there is a risk of employee injury associated with the entry into or

time the program contents do not appear adequate.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces
DUTIES OF ENTRY SUPERVISORS

procedures and on work done in the space

DUTIES OF ATTENDANTS

who is in the permit space

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces

DUTIES OF ENTRANTS
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces
RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE

rescue operations

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

NOTE:
the requirement for a sign.

following conditions are met:

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces

NOTE:

determine if it is necessary to reclassify the space as a permit space.

CONTRACTORS

confronted or created in permit spaces during entry operations.

space entry operations shall:

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces
PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE PROGRAM

the following:

- Isolating the permit space

use that equipment properly:

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces

other employer.

NOTE:

ENTRY PERMIT
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces
TRAINING

performance of their duties.

of the procedures.

PROGRAM AUDIT

RECORDKEEPING
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces
DEFINITIONS
Acceptable entry conditions
a permit-required confined space entry can safely enter into and work within the space.

Attendant

Authorized entran

Blanking or blinding

Confined space means that:

Double block and bleed

Emergency
space that could endanger entrants.

Engulfment

Entry

Entry permit (permit)

and that contains the information specified within this program.

Entry supervisor

NOTE:

during the course of an entry operation.

Hazardous atmosphere

NOTE:
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces

NOTE:

NOTE:

Host employer

Hot work permit

Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) means any condition that poses an immediate or delayed threat to life or that would cause

NOTE:

dangerous to life or health.

Inerting

NOTE:

Isolation

Line breaking

Non-permit confined space

Oxygen-deficient atmosphere

Oxygen-enriched atmosphere

Permit-required confined space (permit space) means a confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics:
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Required Confined Spaces
Permit-required confined space program (permit space program)

Permit system
following termination of entry.

Prohibited condition

Rescue service means the personnel designated to rescue employees from permit spaces.

Retrieval system

Testing
specifying the tests that are done in the permit space.
NOTE:
Appendix A - Required Confined Space Decision Flow Chart
Confined Space Entry Flowchart
NO

YES

NO

YES

Inform employees as required

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO
entry.

YES
YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

entry conditions maintained throughout entry.

YES

cancelled.

NOTE:
 APPENDIX B -1 CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PERMIT
Confined Space Entry Permit

Mechanical

Time

Testers signature:

6. Communication procedures:
 APPENDIX B -2 ENTRY PERMIT
ENTRY PERMIT

Resuscitator - Inhalator

Note: Items that do not apply enter N/A in the blank.

APPENDIX C
ALTERNATE PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING A PERMIT SPACE

PROCEDURES FOR ENTRY: