Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65020 - Provide an attendant outside the permit-required confined space

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
IMPORTANT:
1. The number of attendants assigned should
					 be tailored to the requirements of the space and the work performed.
2. The employer needs to assess if it is
					 appropriate or possible to have multiple permit spaces monitored by a single
					 attendant, or have an attendant stationed at a location outside each space.
					 Video cameras and radios are examples of tools that may assist an attendant
					 monitoring more than one space.
3.
					 Attendants may be stationed at any location outside the permit-required
					 confined space if the duties described in this section can be effectively
					 performed for each space that is monitored.
(1) The employer must provide at least one
					 attendant outside the permit-required confined space during entry
					 operations.
(2) The employer must
					 make sure each permit-required confined space attendant:
(a) Understands the hazards that may be faced
					 during entry, including the mode, signs or symptoms, and results of exposure to
					 the hazards.
(b) Is aware of the
					 behavioral effects of exposure to the hazard.
(c) Continuously maintains an accurate count
					 of entrants in the space.
(d)
					 Maintains an accurate record of who is in the permit-required confined
					 space.
(e) Communicates with
					 entrants as necessary to monitor their status or alert them of the need to
					 evacuate the space.
(f) Monitors
					 activities inside and outside the space to determine if it is safe for entrants
					 to remain in the space.
(g) Orders
					 entrants to evacuate the space immediately if
any
of the following
					 conditions occur:
(i) A prohibited
					 condition.
(ii) The behavioral
					 effects of hazardous exposure on an entrant.
(iii) A situation outside the space that
					 could endanger entrants.
(iv) The
					 attendant cannot effectively and safely perform all the duties required in this
					 part.
(h) Takes the
					 following actions when unauthorized persons approach or enter a space:
(i) Warns unauthorized persons to stay away
					 from the space.
(ii) Tells the
					 unauthorized persons to exit immediately if they have entered the
					 space.
(iii) Informs entrants and
					 the entry supervisor if unauthorized persons have entered the space.
(i) Performs nonentry rescues as
					 specified in the employer's rescue procedure.
(j) Has the means to respond to an emergency
					 affecting one or more of the permit spaces being monitored without preventing
					 performance of the attendant's duties to the other spaces being
					 monitored.
(k) Carries out no
					 duties that might interfere with their primary duty to monitor and protect the
					 entrants.
(l) Calls for rescue and
					 other emergency services as soon as entrants may need assistance to escape from
					 the space.
(m) Monitors entry
					 operations until relieved by another attendant or all entrants are out of the
					 space.