CONFINED SPACE

ARE THERE CONFINED SPACES IN THE WORKPLACE?

 
DECISION LOGIC FLOW CHART

(INTERACTIVE MODULES ARE MORE DETAILED)

CONFINED SPACE REGS

DO NOT APPLY

 
 

 


                                                                        NO                 

 

NOTIFY EMPLOYEES OF  CONFINED SPACES IN THE WORKPLACE

 
                        YES

                                                                                    GO TO interactive confined space flow chart

 

 

 

 

 

PREVENT

EMPLOYEE

ENTRY

 

WILL CONFINED SPACES BE ENTERED?

 
 

 

 

 

 


                                                                                    NO

 

PROVIDE REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TO CONTRACTOR

 
                        YES

 

WILL CONTRACTORS ENTER?

 
 


                                                                        YES

 


                        NO     

WILL BOTH

HOST AND

CONTRACTOR

EMPLOYEES

ENTER?

 
 


PREVENT UN-AUTHORIZED

ENTRY

 
                                                                                                                                     NO

WILL HOST EMPLOYEES ENTER?

 
                                                NO

 

 

                        YES

ARE THERE KNOWN OR

POTENTIAL HAZARDS?

 

COORDINATE

ENTRY

OPERATIONS

 
                                                                                                              YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS IS NOT A PERMIT-

REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE

 
 


                                                        NO

 

                        YES

 

 

CAN THE HAZARDS

BE ELIMINATED?

 

SPACE CAN BE DECLASSIFIED

UNDER 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)

 
 


                                                YES

 

                        NO

 

CAN A SAFE ATMOSPHERE

BE MAINTAINED BY

VENTILLATION ALONE?

 

SPACE CAN BE DECLASSIFIED

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED

UNDER 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)

 
 

 


                                                            YES

 

 

                        NO

 

 

 

 

 


                                                     NO

 

 

ISSUE PERMIT

 
                        YES

HAVE ACCEPTABLE

ENTRY CONDITIONS

BEEN MAINTAINED

THROUGHOUT ENTRY?

 
 

 


                                                                                                                             YES

 

 


CANCEL PERMIT WHEN DONE.

MAINTAIN PERMIT MIN. 1 YEAR

REVIEW WITH ALL AFFECTED

EMPLOYEES WITHIN 1 YEAR

 

EVACUATE ALL POTEN-

TIALLY AFFECTED

PERSONNEL.  INSTITUTE

RESCUE PROCEDURES (IF APPLICABLE).  REEVALUATE YOUR CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROGRAM.  CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IN THE PROGRAM BEFORE PROCEEDING.

 

START OVER!

 
                                                                                                NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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