Wash. Admin. Code § 296-307-65014 - Make sure adequate rescue and emergency services are available
(1) The employer
must make sure they have adequate rescue and emergency services available
during their permit-required confined space entry operations.
(a) Evaluate and select rescue teams or
services who can:
(i) Respond to a rescue
call in a timely manner. Timeliness is based on the identified hazards.
Rescuers must have the capability to reach potential victims within an
appropriate time frame based on the identified permit space hazards.
(ii) Proficiently rescue employees from a
permit-required confined space in the workplace. Rescuers must have the
appropriate equipment for the type of rescue.
(b) Make sure that at least one member of the
rescue team or service holds a current certification in first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
(c) Inform each rescue team or service about
the hazards they may confront when called to perform rescue.
(d) Provide the rescue team or service with
access to all permit spaces from which rescue may be necessary.
This will allow them to develop appropriate rescue plans and to practice rescue operations.
| Note: | What will be considered timely will vary according to the specific hazards involved in each entry. For example, WAC 296-307-594, Respirators, requires that employers provide a standby person or persons capable of immediate action to rescue employee(s) for work areas considered to contain an IDLH atmosphere. |
(2) The employer must provide employees,
assigned to provide permit-required confined space rescue and emergency
services, with:
(a) Personal protective
equipment (PPE) needed for safe entry.
(b) Other equipment required to conduct
rescues safely.
(c) Training so
they are:
(i) Proficient in the use of the
PPE and other equipment.
(ii)
Proficient as an entrant of permit-required confined spaces.
(iii) Able to safely perform assigned rescue
and emergency duties.
(iv)
Knowledgeable in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR).
(d) Practice
sessions for permit-required confined space rescues at least once
every twelve months where dummies, manikins, or actual persons are removed from
either:
(i) The actual permit spaces;
or
(ii) Representative permit
spaces that simulate the opening size, configuration, and accessibility, of
permit spaces where rescue will be performed.
(3) The employer must establish procedures
for:
(a) Contacting rescue and emergency
services.
(b) Rescuing entrants
from permit-required confined spaces.
(c) Providing necessary emergency services to
rescued entrants.
(d) Preventing
unauthorized persons from attempting a rescue.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-01-166, § 296-307-65014, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.
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