Concluding Work in the Space
The employer must develop and implement procedures (such as closing off a permit space and canceling the permit) necessary for concluding the entry after entry operations have been completed.
Confined Space Program Review
The employer must review entry operations when the measures taken under the permit space program may not protect employees. If deficiencies are found, the employer must revise the program to correct deficiencies found to exist before subsequent entries are authorized.
Examples of circumstances requiring the review of the permit space program include, but are not limited to:
- any unauthorized entry of a permit space,
- the detection of a permit space hazard not covered by the permit,
- the detection of a condition prohibited by the permit,
- the occurrence of an injury or near-miss during entry,
- a change in the use or configuration of a permit space, and
- employee complaints about the effectiveness of the program.
Review of the permit space program, using the canceled permits should occur within 1 year after each entry. The permit space program should be revised as necessary to ensure employees participating in entry operations are protected from permit space hazards.
Employers may perform a single annual review covering all entries performed during a 12-month period. If no entry is performed during a 12-month period, no review is necessary.
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