Environmental Health & Safety

CONFINED SPACE PLAN

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CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND OPERATIONAL PLAN

INTRODUCTION

 Every employer is responsible for setting policies to properly handle work operations in confined spaces, as a result, Portland State University has established the following confined space policy and procedures. Supervisory employees are responsible to ensure that proper procedures are carried out in all phases of confined space entry operations.

Policy - No employee shall enter any confined space without the expressed permission of his/her supervisor.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1.PSU Facilities Services Management is responsible to see that the overall employee work procedures and equipment meet this policy and Oregon OSHA standards.

a. The supervisors are responsible for ensuring that the proper safety equipment is available and used and for the safety of the employees during confined space entry. A designated lead person may be assigned the responsibility for directing the permit confined space entry.

b. The entry supervisors are designated employees who have received training on how to evaluate and control confined space hazards. These employees shall be responsible for:

c. The entry supervisors are responsible for maintaining copies of all permits issued for one year. At the end of the year the entry supervisors and Safety Committee will review the permits and conduct the required annual program evaluation.

2. Manager of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) office is responsible to see that affected employees are trained in this program and that the annual program evaluation is completed. The Manager of EH&S is also available to assist Facilities Services, Communications and other PSU staff in completing Confined Space Assessments.

3. Safety Committee is responsible to conduct quarterly inspection audits regarding overall facilities safety. Confined space entry procedures and equipment should be evaluated as routine part of the inspection activities.

4. All Employees are to follow the appropriate confined space entry procedures and ensure that the equipment in use if performing properly. This plan specifically addresses the following employees who have access to confined spaces or hire outside contractors for entry into confined spaces.

The following policy defines the types of spaces that are classified as confined spaces under Oregon OSHA "Permit Required Confined Spaces" CFR 1910.146. Remember if you have questions about any space please consult with your supervisor or the EH&S Manager prior to entry.

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions are for terms used throughout this document and are based on the OSHA 1910.146 Permit Required Confined Space regulation definitions.

NOTE: Additional Definitions are found in Rules.

THESE ARE KEY DEFINITIONS:

  1. Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and
  2. Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits are spaces that may have limited means of entry); and
  3. Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy.
  1. Contains or has a potential to contain hazardous atmosphere;
  2. Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant;
  3. Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section; or
  4. Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard.

Space Classification

The classification of confined spaces was based on the following OSHA required terms and assessment procedures. The following listing shows the general type of confined spaces found in facilities operations.

Classes

  1. The only hazard posed by the permit space is a potential or actual hazardous atmosphere and that continuous force air ventilation alone is sufficient to maintain that permit space safe for entry. This also assures that all physical hazards such as mechanical equipment can be safely locked-out from outside the space prior to entry.

  2. Person authorizing the permit has air monitoring data to show that the air quality is safe and is maintained during the work in the space. A written record of the testing is maintained. SEE Certification Form in this policy.

  3. Since an outside standby person is not required at these entrances, when covers are removed, the worker shall promptly have the opening guarded by a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary barrier that will prevent an accidental fall through the opening and that will protect each employee working in the space from foreign objects entering the space.

  4. Before the employee enters the space, the internal atmosphere shall be tested for potential hazards. The person authorizing the permit will determine the type of direct reading testing, but at a minimum, it shall include oxygen deficiency and flammable/combustible gases. Testing shall be done periodically while the employee(s) is/are in the space.

  5. Continuous forced air ventilation shall be used. The air must be from a clean source.

  6. If a hazardous atmosphere is detected then the entrant will immediately leave the space and entry would only be made with an entry permit, if changes in the space can not render it fully safe.

CONFINED SPACE LOCATION/ASSESSMENT LISTING

BASIC HAZARD CLASS*

There are several types of common spaces that the University employees may enter. These include:

There are also additional significant hazards when working on or in cooling towers including proper control of hazardous energy by lockout, fall protection needed when working on top of the towers especially when removing the drift plates.

The following are EXAMPLES OF THESE TYPES OF SPACES. NOTE: This does not list every possible confined space at each campus but defines the type of space.

CONFINED SPACE LOCATION/ASSESSMENT LISTING BASIC HAZARD CLASS

  1. Water Control Valve Vaults and Backflow Preventer Valve Vaults: Examples:

  2. Manhole or Floor Plate Entrances: Examples:

  3. Electrical/Telephone Equipment Vaults: Examples:

  4. Tanks: Examples:

  5. Attic Crawl Spaces: Examples:

  6. HVAC and Air Cleaning Devices: Examples:

  7. Pipe/Plumbing Chases: Examples:
*The entry supervisor is trained in making the final space assessment. These spaces depending on work tasks are permit spaces but the "alternative procedures" may be applied due to the type of hazard and controls in place.

ENTRY PROCEDURES

  1. The initial step is the assessment of spaces that are confined spaces under the OSHA rules. It must then be determined if the spaces are permit or non-permit required. This is the on-going responsibility of University's management to see that new facilities are reviewed as potential confined spaces and that program changes are added to this procedure.

  2. Only trained employees will perform work in confined space. Supervisors shall ensure that only authorized employees who have received the appropriate training are permitted to enter confined spaces. Each affected Department will identify the employees who enter confined spaces and ensure that the employees are trained and proficient in the duties assigned.

  3. Signs shall be posted on or near permit spaces in the facilities to notify employees what hazards may be present and that only authorized workers may enter those spaces. Signs are not practical nor feasible for the street type manholes thus all those areas are automatically considered confined spaces and only authorized employees will have access. Warning signs will be placed on interior tank or process equipment. All manholes will automatically be considered a confined space.

  4. The safety equipment to be used in a confined space must be inspected by a qualified person designated by FACILITIES MANAGEMENT who certifies that the equipment is in working condition as outlined by the OSHA rules or by the manufacturer's specifications. The inspection frequency varies depending on specific rule requirement and by the manufacturer's specifications. See APPENDIX C Equipment Inspection Procedures.

    The equipment includes, but is not limited to:

    • Ladders
    • Personnel-hoists
    • Safety Harness or life lines
    • Gas Monitors
    • Power ventilators
    • Respiratory Protection Devices
    • Communication systems

  5. A Confined Space Entry-Hazardous Atmosphere Work Permit must be issued for each permit required confined space entry. The permit will be properly filled out and followed. Specific Permit instructions are given in APPENDIX B.
    1. The permit is required to be kept for one year. Entry Supervisors will maintain copies of the permits and will send copies to the EH&S manager at the end of the year to provide information for the annual review of this policy.

    2. Permits may be granted for the duration of the project requiring confined space entry. The permit is only valid as long as the physical conditions set out in the permit are met.

    3. The permits are to be posted at the work area or kept in the vehicle in use at the work site if it is not feasible due to location or the weather to post the permit at the space.

  6. Testing of the air within confined spaces shall be performed prior to entry to determine oxygen content, toxic gas potential and flammable or explosive atmospheres.
    1. Entry into a confined space is prohibited until initial testing of the atmosphere has been done from outside the space.

    2. The tests performed shall include those for oxygen content, flammable/ combustible gases, and hydrogen sulfide. Additional tests may be required by the Entry Supervisor depending on the entry circumstances.

  7. If the space meets the criteria for ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES then the entry supervisor will fill out a certificate noting the evaluation and at a minimum the following procedures would be required:
    • Provide continuous ventilation.

    • Provide continuous air monitoring.

    • When entrance covers are removed, the opening shall be promptly guarded by a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary barrier that will prevent an accidental fall through the opening and that will protect each employee working in the space from foreign objects entering the space. (Note: this is not required if there is a standby attendant)

    NOTE: No standby attendant, special rescue devices, or full permit would be required if alternative procedures are allowed.

  8. If the space meets the following air quality standards then entry may be done without a SCBA or continuous airline with escape bottle:
    • Oxygen level between 19.5% - 23.5%

    • Flammable vapors below 10%* (note: this level could be a significant health risk depending on the type of vapors - any readings on combustible gas meter will need further evaluation if an employee is entering the space without respirator protection)

    • Hydrogen sulfide below the PEL of 10 ppm

    • Carbon Monoxide below the PEL of 35 ppm
    1. Even under these conditions an entrant may be required to wear an air- purifying respirator for protection against other chemicals.

    2. NOTE: If unusual odors are present, entry shall NOT be made until it is determined what the source of the odor is and the potential hazard. The presence of odors is not always related to the degree of hazard just as the lack of odor does not mean that it is safe; however, odors could be the result of illegal chemical dumping or an accidental spill which could affect your health and safety. The space needs further evaluation prior to entry.

  9. The atmosphere with one or more of the following characteristics may be entered only with SCBA or airlinge with 5 minute escape bottle because the environment would be defined as Dangerous and/or IDLH. It is the University's policy to ventilate, purge, and clean confined spaces until such time the atmosphere is below dangerous levels.
    • Oxygen levels below 19.5% (never enter oxygen enriched environment equal to or greater than 23.5% oxygen

    • Flammable vapors below 10% LFL - No one shall enter a potentially explosive environment (over 10% LFL).

    • Hydrogen sulfide above the PEL of 10 ppm.

    • Carbon Monoxide above the PEL of 35 ppm.

    • Other hazardous air contaminates in excess of the permissible exposure limits
    1. Where a confined space cannot be purged and ventilated to provide and maintain a safe atmosphere, then a worker entering a confined space shall use all of the following:
    • A self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) or a continuous air-line system with a 5 minute escape bottle.

    • Continuous air monitoring to ensure levels are below 10% LFL.

    • A safety harness of a type which will keep the worker in a position to permit rescue. Where feasible the harness line should be attached to the mechanical hoisting device.

    • A life line attached to the safety harness which is tended by the outside attendant.

    • A spare SCBA, life line and harness and additional staff must be available for rescue if a tripod device is not able to be used because of the configuration of the space.

  10. Ventilation of confined spaces shall be used to provide adequate levels of oxygen, to dilute toxic and flammable gases and to improve general air quality. The ventilation equipment shall be explosion proof if it is placed inside the confined space.

  11. The Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) of all products and cleaning materials used in confined space must be reviewed before entry unless the products have already been covered with the employees in the routine hazard communication training. The MSDS must be available with the permit at the permit-required confined space entry area.

  12. Mechanical and electrical equipment installed in the confined space must be disconnected from its power source and locked out. Our lock-out program must be followed (See: Energy Control Plan - Lock-out Policy for further details).

  13. Only double insulated electric tools or tools on a ground fault circuit interrupter system are used in confined spaces.

  14. All portable lights and tools shall be explosion proof when working in a confined space where there is a potential flammable or explosive atmosphere.

  15. The Entry Supervisor is to ensure that the proper procedures and equipment necessary to rescue an entrant from a permit space are implemented and provided. This includes:
    1. Safety harness, life line and tripod hoist or other type of rescue devices as needed for the permit space being entered which are a vertical entrance of more than 5 feet.

    2. Communication with other entry team members by Mobile Radio, Telephone or other effective means is provided.

    3. First aid and emergency response by notification of the University first aid/CPR trained member and 5-4404 (Security) rescue assistance.

  16. The Entry Supervisor is to ensure that all pedestrian, vehicle or other barriers necessary to protect workers from external hazards are provided when the space is in traffic areas.

  17. When any hot work involving sources of ignition includin welding and burning is done in a confined space, then all fire hazards and flammable atmospheres must be controlled. All combustible material shall be protected. Hot work permit and instructions are found in Appendix B. These procedures are in addition to the general Hazardous Atmosphere Permit Entry requirements.

  18. Many other occupational safety regulations relate directly or indirectly to conditions found in confined spaces. Appendix D provides a listing of possible related issues and the rule references. If you have any questions about these other safety issues please contact the entry supervisor.

  19. When the University hires an outside contractor to conduct confined space work then the PSU Department management responsible for the contract work must insure that the contractor is provided with information about the hazards associated with the confined spaces involved in the contract - See Appendix E.

  20. The following procedures provide the minimum required for preparation and entry steps into a permit required space. Remember each entry needs to be evaluated and the specific conditions for the entry are to be based on hazards of the space and the type of work procedures.

BASIC PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE
ENTRY PROCEDURES

TYPE OF SPACES: PERMIT - REQUIRED

Equipment Required:

The following equipment is required to be with each crew performing confined space entries:

Personnel

A minimum two person crew is required. If the space and entry are difficult more employees may be needed because of the complexity of work and potential problems encountered when performing maintenance and repair. This includes extended entry times in manholes and vaults, chemical product usage, extensive equipment to use and handle, and often difficult traffic routing and control issues.

Procedures

Step 1
Permit

The "Entry Supervisor" fills out the Entry Permit noting the specific requirements to be followed. Those requirements will include the following steps.

Step 2
Testing

Monitor the manhole or space atmosphere with the gas detector. Record the levels on the permit and continually monitor while the space is open. If the monitoring indicates an unacceptable atmosphere after either ventilating or waiting for a short time period the entry supervisor needs to be notified. An acceptable atmosphere is defined on the permit.

If the atmosphere is not acceptable then employees are NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER THE SPACE AND THE PERMIT WOULD NOT BE VALID.

Step 3
Ventilate

Ventilate with power ventilator of at least 750 CFM capacity or more. Ventilate until the atmosphere is safe to enter and continue to ventilate while the manhole is open.

Step 4
Rescue Device and Access

For Manholes and vaults with vertical entrance of more than 5 feet a personnel lift needs to be set up. Examine and inspect all the lines to ensure that they are functioning properly. For horizontal entrances have the employee in safety harness and life line. If the space requires portable ladders or other entrance devices those will be made available and be in proper working condition.

Step 5
Communication

The employees discuss and determine communication methods prior to manhole or vault/tank entry. Emergency rescue procedures need to be determined and communicated with the entrant(s) and standby employees.

Step 6
Respirator

If necessary*, set up the breathing air supply system and inspect air supply system components to ensure proper function. Place the system in an area readily available to the work space.

Air line supply system is defined as: full face mask, 5-minute hip pack for emergency escape, and the remote air supply cylinder and hose line or a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).

*NOTE: In most cases entries are only permitted if the space atmosphere is acceptable. There are conditions, however, where the work will involve the use of paints, other chemicals, and welding that would require proper respiratory protection. This must be determined and stated on the permit based on the hazard.

Step 7
PPE

The employee entering puts on the safety harness, gloves, hard hat, and is secured to the personnel-lift. Don the respiratory protection if needed.

The employee will generally wear the gas monitor, if not, the standby employee will monitor the atmosphere with a remote probe in the area where the entrant is working.

Step 8
Standby Duties

When the standby employee topside is prepared, check gas monitor, and personnel-lift. After all the equipment is checked then the employee can enter into the space. The topside employee will continuously check the gas monitor if the employee is not wearing the monitor or other personnel air monitors.

Step 9
Standby Duties

While the employee is in the manhole, the standby employee remains alert to his/her activity. Mobile radio source must be within 50 feet of the manhole work. If gas monitor alarm activates, employee will signal the entrant and the entrant is to leave the space.

Step 10
Exiting

When the work is completed the entrant employee will signal topside observer(s) who will operate man-lift and life lines to ensure none become entangled with obstructions.

GENERAL ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE CONFINED
SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES

TYPES OF SPACE WHERE ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES MAY APPLY INCLUDE:

Equipment Required

Personnel

If a space is classified as a permit space allowing alternative procedures then only one employee can enter and work alone. If the space cannot be made safe or there are more hazards than atmosphere only the space must be classified as permit requiring with at least two employees involved. If the space and entry are difficult more employees may be needed because of the complexity of work and potential problems encountered when performing maintenance and repair.

Procedures

Step 1

The "Entry Supervisor" fills out the alternative procedure form noting the space test data. This data may be used from previous entry with the employee noting test results on alternative procedure form (See Appendix B).

If Alternative Procedure can safely be used, Oregon OSHA does not require a full permit, standby attendant, or emergency rescue procedures to be implemented. The space must be maintained in safe condition and if test data shows a change that could be hazardous then the employee must immediately leave the space.

Step 2
Cover Removal

Remove the hatch or manhole covers safely and install a portable barrier if a second person is not stationed outside the confined space.

Step 3
Ventilate

Ventilate with power ventilator of at least 750 CFM capacity or more. Ventilate until the atmosphere is safe to enter and continue to ventilate while the manhole is open. Continuous forced air ventilation shall be used. The air must be from a clean source.

Step 4
Testing

Monitor the confined space atmosphere with the gas detector. Record the levels on the certification form. If the monitoring indicates an unacceptable atmosphere after either ventilating or waiting for a short time the supervisor needs to be notified.

If the atmosphere is not acceptable then employees are NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SPACE AND A PERMIT WOULD NEED TO BE ISSUED.

Step 5
PPE BLOCKQUOTE>The employee entering puts on required safety equipment. The employee will generally wear the gas monitor.

Step 6

If a hazardous atmosphere is detected then the entrant will immediately leave the space and entry would only be made with an entry permit, if changes in the space can not render it fully safe.

APPENDIX A - CONFINED SPACE ASSESSMENT

CONFINED SPACE ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET:

The confined space assessment worksheet will be done by our trained entry supervisors. Space characteristics and controls may change as a result a space may be initially documented as a permit space and then need to be reclassified. Department Management must keep documentation on the space change in a form of a certification form enclosed. The following form provides documentation for the assessment of non-permit space for reclassification.

The following information must be gathered and recorded. The evaluator must also sign the assessment sheet and make sure that this is available to employees entering the space.

The initial step in assessing a space is to determine if the space is a "confined space" then to assess the space as to whether it is permit-required or non-permit. It is critical that the assessor uses Oregon OSHA's definition for each of these types of spaces in making the determination:

Step 1: Confined Space Determination

  1. Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and

  2. Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits are spaces that may have limited means of entry); and

  3. Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy.
Step 2: Non-permit Space

Non-permit confined space - means a space where there is an extremely low likelihood that an IDLH (immediately dangerous to life and health) or engulfment hazard could be present, and where all other serious hazards have been controlled. The OSHA standard defines a non-permit space as:

"a confined space that does not contain or, with respect to atmospheric hazards, have the potential to contain any hazard capable of causing death or serious physical harm."

Examples of non-permit confined spaces includes: vented vaults, motor control cabinets, and dropped ceilings. Although they are "confined space" these spaces have either natural or permanent mechanical ventilation to prevent the accumulation of a hazardous atmosphere, and they do not present engulfment or other serious hazards.

Step 3: Permit Required

Permit-Required Spaces: means an atmosphere which exposes employees to a risk of death, incapacitation, injury or acute illness from one or more of the following causes: flammable or combustible gases, oxygen deficient or enriched atmospheres, toxic atmospheres, engulfment, and other serious physical hazards.

These type of spaces will have limited or restricted means for entry or exit. Examples given in the regulations include tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, pits and diked areas. These spaces are also not designed for continuous employee occupancy.

Step 4: Determining Need for Hot Work Permit

Hot Work Permit: Any welding or hot work being done in a confined space requires both a Confined Space Permit and Hot Work Permit even if the confined space is originally defined as Non-permit.

Step 5: Reclassification of Permit Space to Alternative or Non-Permit

A space can be reclassified as non-permit space under the following conditions:

  1. If the permit space poses no actual or potential atmospheric hazards and if all hazards within the space are eliminated without entry into the space, then the permit space may be reclassified as a non-permit space.

  2. If testing and inspection during a permit entry demonstrate that the hazards within the permit space have been eliminated, the permit space may be reclassified.

  3. The Department must document this determination.

  4. If hazards arise within a declassified space then the employees shall exit and a permit will be required with appropriate safeguards.

CONFINED SPACE - ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET

DOCUMENTATION OF CONFINED SPACE ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION FOR ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

  1. Potential Confined Space and Specific Location: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

  2. Reasons for Entry and how frequent: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

  3. Is there a potential hazardous atmosphere? If not why? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

  4. List other potential hazards: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

  5. Who last entered and why? Any comments on possible problems during the entries? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

  6. Specific Conditions of the Space and Space Test Data: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

SPACE CLASSIFICATION: This space meets the following requirements: (Note if the space is classed as IDLH/Dangerous then a permit must be issued.)

PERMIT__________ ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES___________ NON-PERMIT_________


Safety Officer/Entry Supervisor _______________________________

Date _______________________________

APPENDIX B: ENTRY PERMIT FORMS AND EXPLANATION

Confined Space Entry Permit Forms

A written permit is necessary because of the special precautions that must be taken to ensure that the confined space work is performed safely. The permit functions as a checklist to ensure proper work preparation and atmospheric testing. The permit establishes expiration time and date which prevents the entry permit from being used for unauthorized entries. The permit also requires signature of the responsible supervisor/lead person in charge and employees who will perform the work.

There are 2 permit forms:

  1. Confined Space Entry Permit - The permit requires that the entry be evaluated for safety and health hazards and necessary controls.
  2. Hot Work Permit to be used with the Confined Space Entry Permit which addresses the additional hazards from welding and other hot work.
Confined Space Permit Entry Instructions - The Permit form includes the following information:

  1. The identity of the permit space or location of work.

  2. The purpose of entry (nature of job being done).

  3. The individual authorizing the entry shall sign the permit before the entry begins. Entry is not permitted until all actions and conditions necessary for safe entry have been performed (on-site supervisor).

  4. Special instructions prior or during entry.

  5. Space classification. Note if the space is determined not to be a confined space a record should be made and noted on the form.

  6. The measures for isolation of hazardous energy sources in the permit space which includes lock-out procedures to be performed.

  7. Type of hazardous work being performed which takes additional precautions including: painting, sand blasting, electrical work, welding, etc. If hot work is required then the Hot Work Permit will also be required.

  8. Special precautions that will be needed including procedures for purging, inerting, ventilating and flushing the space to remove or control the potential hazards.

  9. The communication procedures and equipment used by authorized workers and attendants to maintain contact.

  10. Rescue procedures, equipment, and other services which would be summoned in case of emergency and means of communication with those services.

  11. The personal protective equipment, such as: hard hats, gloves, coveralls, respirators, safety harness, and retrieval lines, provided in order to ensure employee safety.

  12. Acceptable environmental conditions with regards to the hazards identified in the permit space by monitoring the air quality.

  13. The date of entry and authorized duration.

  14. The authorized confined space workers' signatures.

  15. Upon completion of the entry covered by the permit, and after all workers have exited the permit space, the individual authorizing the entry shall cancel the permit.

NOTICE

In the event that toxic/flammable gases in a confined space cannot be reduced below acceptable levels as posted on the procedures, no one shall enter except when using proper equipment including SCBA unit or air-supplied respirator.

APPENDIX C: EQUIPMENT INSPECTION PROCEDURES

Requirement

The safety equipment used in a confined space must be inspected by a qualified person designated by our management staff. The inspection evaluates the equipment to ensure that it is functioning as required by the OSHA rules or by the manufacturer's specifications. The inspection frequency varies depending on specific rule requirements and on the manufacturer's specifications.

OSHA has specific inspection and/or maintenance rules for ladders and respiratory equipment. General standards that require an employer to assure a safe workplace and that equipment be in "good repair" would apply to other devices used in the workplace. However for specific inspection protocols the manufactuer's specifications or ANSI standards will need to be used for the personnel-lift (hoist), safety harness, gas monitoring equipment, power ventilators, and communication systems.

Inspection Log

Our employees inspecting the equipment will use an inspection log to keep track of the equipment condition and ensure that all the relevant items are evaluated.

INSPECTION PROTOCOLS:

Ladders - The Oregon OSHA rules have specific care, maintenance and inspection procedures for ladders dependent on the type of ladder Portable wood or metal and fixed fixtures.

APPENDIX D: RELATED SAFETY RULES


SAFETY ISSUE						OSHA RULE#







Access and Egress (Work Surface)				1910.37





Air Contaminants - PELs						1910.1000





Electrical Safety						1910.301





Emergency Plans & Rescue Protocols				1910.38





Fire Protection							1910.157





First Aid							1910.151





Hazard Communications						1910.1200





Hazardous Materials Spill Response				1910.120





Hot work permits						1910.146 and



								1910.252 (c)(6), (d)(2)

									



Ladders: Fixed							1910.34



	-Portable metal						1910.26



	-Portable wood						1910.25





Lock-out/Tag-out						1910.147





Machine Guarding						1910.211-.222





PPE & Hygiene Facilities					1910.132



	-General PPE					





Respiratory Protection				



	-General						1910.134



	-Medical Monitoring					1910.134





Safety Harness							1910.252(e)(4)(iv),



	-Fall Protection					1910.27(d)(5)





Signs & Tags							1910.145, .1001





Tools								1910.241, .243





Traffic Control							Uniform Traffic Control Devices

APPENDIX E: CONTRACTOR NOTIFICATION FORM

The contractor notification will be done by the University's Project Manager and/or Supervisor. This notification is to ensure that the company complies with rule 1910.146(c)(8) of the Confined Space regulations. If the University contracts for confined space entry work as the host employer the Department doing the hiring is responsible to:

  1. Inform the contractor that a permit required space is involved in the work. This includes information about any chemicals in the space per Hazard Communication requirements.

  2. Apprise the contractor of the hazards the University has identified and any experience the University's employees have had with the space.

  3. Apprise the contractor of any precautions the University's employees have taken for entry.

  4. Coordinate entry operations with the contractor if more than one contractor or if the University's employees will also be entering the space.

  5. Debrief the contractor to determine if any problems were encountered requiring changes in procedures.

APPENDIX F: EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM

Objectives

Employees who are required to work in a confined space, or in support of those working in a confined space shall have the following training:

Supervisor Training

The individual in charge or authorizing the entry shall have additional training on how to evaluate the confined space ensuring that the permit calls for adequate safeguards. This individual needs to know how to use the testing and monitoring equipment and all other aspects of the entry program. This additional training will be arranged by our Management including arrangements with equipment manufacturer's training programs.

Training Certificate

The University will use the training certificate as shown on the next page which contains the name of each employee trained, the signatures of the trainer(s), and the date of the training.

Training Frequency

Training frequency required by the Oregon OSHA standard is: