Confined-space entry permit

Hazards

• A document authorizing entry into a permit-required confined space after specified hazards and controls are addressed.

Controls

• Identify entrants, attendant, supervisor, isolation, testing, ventilation, communication, rescue, duration, and cancellation.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Identify entrants, attendant, supervisor, isolation, testing, ventilation, communication, rescue, duration, and cancellation.

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