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.
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4-3. What must an entry permit identify?
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