Confined Space Safety Program
$25.00
The Confined Space Safety Program establishes requirements for protecting employees who enter or work around confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces. Confined spaces may expose employees to hazardous atmospheres, oxygen deficiency or enrichment, toxic or flammable gases, engulfment, electrical or mechanical hazards, restricted entry and exit, and other conditions capable of causing serious injury or death. The program establishes procedures for identifying and evaluating confined spaces, determining whether a space requires an entry permit, and controlling hazards before and during entry.
The program addresses confined space entry permits, atmospheric testing and monitoring, ventilation, isolation and lockout/tagout, access control, communications, personal protective equipment (PPE), attendants, authorized entrants, entry supervisors, and emergency rescue procedures. Before entry, hazards must be evaluated and appropriate controls established. Atmospheric conditions are tested for oxygen content, flammable gases and vapors, and potential toxic contaminants as required. Permit-required entries are performed only by trained and authorized personnel under an approved entry procedure. The program also establishes requirements for contractor coordination, employee training, equipment, permit cancellation, rescue planning, and program review to help prevent confined space accidents and hazardous atmosphere exposures.
Description
The Confined Space Safety Program provides a structured framework for identifying, evaluating, and controlling hazards associated with confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces. It establishes responsibilities for management, entry supervisors, authorized entrants, attendants, rescue personnel, and affected employees and addresses space evaluation, entry authorization, hazard control, atmospheric testing, communication, and emergency preparedness.
The program addresses entry permits, atmospheric testing and continuous or periodic monitoring, ventilation, isolation and lockout/tagout, barriers and access control, attendants and authorized entrants, entry supervisors, PPE, communications, retrieval systems, emergency rescue, contractor coordination, permit cancellation, and entry documentation. It also establishes procedures for preventing unauthorized entry, verifying acceptable entry conditions, responding to changing atmospheric or physical hazards, terminating entry when unsafe conditions develop, and ensuring rescue capabilities are appropriate for the spaces being entered.
Provided in editable Microsoft Word format, the program can be customized for your company’s confined spaces, entry hazards, monitoring equipment, permit procedures, rescue arrangements, and employee responsibilities. It can be incorporated into a comprehensive Safety Manual or used as a standalone Confined Space Safety Program.
