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713 Confined Space Program
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Entry Team Training

Employers must train entry procedures and practices for the specific space being entered.

The written confined space program needs to include ways to eliminate or control hazards.

The training must specify the confined space entry team (supervisor, attendant, and entrant) duties and responsibilities. You'll learn more about confined space entry team duties and responsibilities in Module 7, and we'll cover the training program in Module 9.

Controlling Hazards

The written confined space plan should establish the means, procedures and practices to eliminate or control hazards necessary for safe permit space entry operations.

These may include:

  • specifying acceptable entry conditions;
  • isolating the permit space;
  • providing barriers;
  • verifying acceptable entry conditions; and
  • purging, making inert, flushing or ventilating the permit space.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-7. Confined space training must specify the duties and responsibilities of the _____.