(a) The entry
permit that documents compliance with this section and authorizes entry to a
permit space shall identify:
(1) The permit
space to be entered;
(2) The
purpose of the entry;
(3) The date
and the authorized duration of the entry permit;
(4) The authorized entrants within the permit
space, by name or by such other means (for example, through the use of rosters
or tracking systems) as will enable the attendant to determine quickly and
accurately, for the duration of the permit, which authorized entrants are
inside the permit space;
NOTE to Section
1955(a)(4): This
requirement may be met by inserting a reference on the entry permit as to the
means used, such as a roster or tracking system, to keep track of the
authorized entrants within the permit space.
(5) Means of detecting an increase in
atmospheric hazard levels in the event the ventilation system stops
working;
(6) Each person, by name,
currently serving as an attendant;
(7) The individual, by name, currently
serving as entry supervisor, and the signature or initials of each entry
supervisor who authorizes entry;
(8) The hazards of the permit space to be
entered;
(9) The measures used to
isolate the permit space and to eliminate or control permit space hazards
before entry;
NOTE to Section
1955(a)(9): Those
measures can include, but are not limited to, the lockout or tagging of
equipment and procedures for purging, inerting, ventilating, and flushing
permit spaces.
(10) The
acceptable entry conditions;
(11)
The results of tests and monitoring performed under Section
1953(a)(5),
accompanied by the names or initials of the testers and by an indication of
when the tests were performed;
(12)
The rescue and emergency services that can be summoned and the means (such as
the equipment to use and the numbers to call) for summoning those
services;
(13) The communication
procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact
during the entry;
(14) Equipment,
such as personal protective equipment, testing equipment, communications
equipment, alarm systems, and rescue equipment, to be provided for compliance
with this standard;
(15) Any other
information necessary, given the circumstances of the particular confined
space, to ensure employee safety; and
(16) Any additional permits, such as for hot
work, that have been issued to authorize work in the permit
space.