Confined Space Training
Before any worker enters a permit space, the entry employer must train authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, rescuers, and other employees with duties under the standard (such as persons who test and monitor the atmosphere in a permit space) to understand the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to protect against those hazards.
If a worker is not authorized to perform entry rescues, the training must include the dangers of attempting such rescues. All training must be provided at no cost to workers. After the training, the employer must ensure that the workers have the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary to safely perform their assigned duties.
The required confined space training must be conducted:
- in both a language and vocabulary that the worker can understand;
- before the worker is first assigned duties under this standard and before there is a change in the worker’s assigned duties;
- whenever there is a change in permit space entry operations that presents a new hazard about which the worker has not previously been trained; or
- whenever the worker’s actions show inadequacies in the worker’s knowledge or use of entry procedures.
The employer must keep a record showing that the required worker training has been completed. The record must contain the worker’s name, the trainer’s signature or initials and the dates of the training. The employer must make the record available for inspection by workers and their authorized representatives.
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11-9. Confined space training must be conducted _____.
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