Ensure that appropriate tests are made by qualified personnel for confined spaces which are suspected of containing toxic materials, a flammable mixture or where there may be a deficiency of oxygen. Posting of MSDS sheets. Ensure that Material Safety Date Sheets are used where known or suspected hazardous materials are suspected to be found. If the atmosphere in a confined space is found to have or is suspected of having an oxygen defiency, or if it exceeds toxic or flammable limits, the area shall be regulated by the standards of the Permit-Required confined Spaces Entry. See section 4.5 and 4.6 of the Permit-Required Confined Spaces Entry policy.
Supervisors are responsible for the training of all affected personnel.
Confined Space Safeguards, Engineering, Work Practice Controls, and the Permit Process. See section 5 and section 12 of the Permit-Required Confined Spaces Entry Policy. Training Records are to be maintained by each department with copies being forwarded to the Ricks Safety Office. Supervisors are to ensure that proper protocol is followed in regards to Confined Space Entry Permits. See section 6 of the Permit-Required Confined Spaces Entry Policy.