(a) The
entry employer shall ensure that each attendant:
(1) Is familiar with and understands the
hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode,
signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure;
(2) Is aware of possible behavioral effects
of hazard exposure in authorized entrants;
(3) Continuously maintains an accurate count
of authorized entrants in the permit space and ensures that the means used to
identify authorized entrants under Section
1955(a)(4)
accurately identifies who is in the permit space;
(4) Remains outside the permit space during
entry operations until relieved by another attendant;
NOTE to Section
1958(a)(4): Once
an attendant has been relieved by another attendant, the relieved attendant may
enter a permit space to attempt a rescue when the employer's permit space
program allows attendant entry for rescue and the attendant has been trained
and equipped for rescue operations as required by Section
1960(a).
(5) Communicates with authorized entrants as
necessary to assess entrant status and to alert entrants of the need to
evacuate the space under Section
1957(a)(5);
(6) Assesses activities and conditions inside
and outside the space to determine if it is safe for entrants to remain in the
space and orders the authorized entrants to evacuate the permit space
immediately under any of the following conditions:
(A) If there is a prohibited
condition;
(B) If the behavioral
effects of hazard exposure are apparent in an authorized entrant;
(C) If there is a situation outside the space
that could endanger the authorized entrants; or
(D) If the attendant cannot effectively and
safely perform all the duties required under Section
1958;
(7) Summons rescue and other emergency
services as soon as the attendant determines that authorized entrants may need
assistance to escape from permit space hazards;
(8) Takes the following actions when
unauthorized persons approach or enter a permit space while entry is underway:
(A) Warns the unauthorized persons that they
shall stay away from the permit space;
(B) Advises the unauthorized persons that
they shall exit immediately if they have entered the permit space;
and
(C) Informs the authorized
entrants and the entry supervisor if unauthorized persons have entered the
permit space;
(9)
Performs non-entry rescues as specified by the employer's rescue procedure;
and
(10) Performs no duties that
might interfere with the attendant's primary duty to assess and protect the
authorized entrants.