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816 Confined Space Safety in Construction
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The Entry Permit

Permit Form Sections

  • The hazards of the permit space to be entered.
  • The measures used to isolate the permit space and to eliminate or control permit space hazards before entry. Those measures can include, lockout/tagout and procedures for purging, inerting, ventilating, and flushing permit spaces.
  • The acceptable entry conditions.
  • The results of tests and monitoring including the names or initials of the testers and when the tests were performed.
  • The rescue and emergency services that can be summoned and the means for summoning those services.
  • The communication procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry.
  • Equipment being used, such as personal protective equipment, testing equipment, communications equipment, alarm systems, and rescue equipment.
  • Any other information necessary, given the circumstances of the particular confined space, to ensure employee safety.
  • Any additional permits, such as for hot work, that have been issued to authorize work in the permit space.

You can view another example of a confined space permit.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

4-3. What must an entry permit identify?