What are OSHA requirements for confined space entry?

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- (ii) two-way communication and person check systems, and - (iii) emergency response measures; and - (b) for each hazardous confined space, in addition to the requirements specified in paragraph (a), all risk control measures that would ensure the health and safety of a person in the space and an entry permit system, if required under the report. - (3) If an entry permit system is required, the employer must ensure that it specifies the length of time that each permit is valid, and require that a record be made of - (a) the name of the person entering the confined space; and - (b) the date and time of entry, the anticipated date and time of exit and the actual date and time of exit. SOR/2021-143, s. 1. ## Verification Before Entry in and During Occupancy of Hazardous Confined Space - 11.05 (1) The employer must ensure that no person is granted access to a hazardous confined space unless the employer has first appointed a qualified person to - (a) verify, by means of tests and continuous monitoring, that if the atmosphere inside the hazardous confined space could be of concern, compliance with the following requirements can be achieved during the period of time that the person is in the space: - (i) the concentration of any chemical agent or combination of chemical agents in the hazardous confined space to which the person is likely to be exposed will not exceed - (A) the value referred to in paragraph 10.19 1 ( )(a) for that chemical agent or combination of chemical agents, or - (B) the percentage set out in subsection 10.20 1 ( ), or in subsection 10.20 2 ( ) under the circumstances described in that subsection for that chemical agent or combination of chemical agents, - (ii) the concentration of any airborne hazardous substance, other than a chemical agent, that a person may be exposed to in the hazardous confined - (ii) des systèmes de communication bidirectionnelle et de c…

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space is not hazardous to the health or safety of the person, and - (iii) the percentage of oxygen in the air in the hazardous confined space is not less than 19.5 % by volume and not more than 23 % by volume, at normal atmospheric pressure; - (b) verify that the following conditions are met, or if that is not feasible, that safety measures have been taken, including the use of engineering controls, to ensure the safety of the person who will be in the hazardous confined space: - (i) any liquid in which the person could drown has been removed from the hazardous confined space, - (ii) any free-flowing solid in which the person could become entrapped has been removed from the hazardous confined space, and - (iii) the hazardous confined space is secured to prevent entry of hazardous materials and contaminants; and - (c) verify that - (i) all electrical and mechanical equipment that could present a hazard to the person has been disconnected from its power source, real or residual, and has been locked out, - (ii) the opening for entry into and exit from the hazardous confined space is sufficient to allow the safe passage of a person using protection equipment, including the protection equipment and emergency equipment to be used by a person who takes part in a rescue of a person, and - (iii) subject to subsection 11.06 1 ( ), the requirements set out in paragraph (a) can be complied with at all times when a person is in the hazardous confined space. - (2) The employer must ensure that the qualified person makes certain that any equipment used to test the atmosphere inside a hazardous confined space is used, calibrated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. - (3) The employer must ensure that the qualified person sets out the results of verifications carried out in accordance with subsection ( 1 ) in a signed and dated report to the employer that specifies the t…

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test equipment used and any failure of the test equipment, control devices or systems. ## (4) The employer must - (a) if the report made under subsection ( 3 ) indicates that a person who has entered the hazardous confined space was in danger, send the report to the policy committee, if any, and to the work place committee or the health and safety representative; - (b) in all other cases, make the report available, in paper or electronic format, to the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, to the work place committee or the health and safety representative. SOR/2021-143, s. 1. ## Emergency Procedures and Equipment - 11.06 (1) If conditions in a hazardous confined space or the nature of the work to be performed in a hazardous confined space are such that the requirements set out in subsection 11.05 1 ( ) cannot be complied with at all times when a person is in the hazardous confined space, the employer must - (a) in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, establish emergency procedures to be followed in the event of an accident or other emergency in or near the hazardous confined space that include - (i) a plan for reporting the emergency, and - (ii) a list of necessary resources, including the required number of persons, to carry out the emergency procedures; - (b) specify the date when the emergency procedures are established and provide a plan for the immediate evacuation of the hazardous confined space when - (i) an alarm is activated, or - (ii) there is any significant change in a concentration or percentage referred to in paragraph 11.05 1 ( )(a) that would adversely affect the health or safety of a person in the hazardous confined space; - (c) provide the protection equipment referred to in paragraph 11.03 2 ( )(a) for each employee who is a…

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## Retention of Records - 11.13 The employer must keep at their place of business nearest to the work place in which the confined space is located, and make readily available in paper or electronic format, - (a) any report made under subsection 11.03 2 ( ), the procedures established under subsection 11.04 1 ( ) and the emergency procedures established under paragraph 11.06 1 ( )(a) for a period of ten years after the day on which the qualified person signed the report or the procedures were established; - (b) any report made under subsection 11.05 3 ( ) for - (i) a period of ten years after the day on which the qualified person signed the report if the verification procedures undertaken under paragraphs 11.05 1 ( )(a) and (c) indicate that the requirements set out in subparagraphs 11.05 1 ( )(a)(i) to (iii) were not complied with, or - (ii) in every other case, for a period of two years after the day on which the qualified person signed the report; and - (c) any records of employees being trained under section 11.12 for - (i) as long as the employee works for the employer; or - (ii) a period of two years after the day on which an employee ceases to perform any activity in a confined space. SOR/2021-143, s. 1. ## PART XII ## Protection Equipment and Other Preventive Measures ## Interpretation 12.01 The following definitions apply in this Part. CBRN agent means a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agent. ( agent CBRN ) fall hazard zone means a defined area bordering on an edge that is unguarded against a risk of falling. ( zone de risque de chute ) ## Conservation des registres - 11.13 L'employeur conserve, à son établissement le plus proche du lieu de travail où se trouve l'espace clos, pendant la période indiquée, les documents ci-après, sur support papier ou électronique et les rend facilement accessibles : - a) le rapport visé au paragraphe 11.03 2 ( ), la marche à suivre visée au paragraphe 11.04 1 ( ) et …

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- (i) the concentration of the chemical agent or combination of chemical agents in the hazardous confined space exceeds the concentration referred to in subparagraph 11.05 1 ( )(a)(i), or - (ii) the percentage of oxygen in the air of the hazardous confined space ceases to remain within the limits referred to in subparagraph 11.05 1 ( )(a)(iii). - (2) If the ventilation equipment fails, the employee referred to in subparagraph ( 1 )(a)(ii) must immediately inform any person in the hazardous confined space of the failure of the equipment. - (3) If the report referred to in subsection 11.03 2 ( ) determines that a hazardous confined space requires continuous ventilation, the employer must ensure continuous atmospheric monitoring while the hazardous confined space is occupied. SOR/92-544, s. 1; SOR/95-286, s. 10(F); SOR/2019-246, s. 82(F); SOR/2021-143, s. 1. ## Instruction and Training - 11.12 (1) The employer must provide every employee who is likely to enter a confined space with instruction and training in - (a) the procedures and the emergency procedures established under subsection 11.04 1 ( ) and paragraphs 11.06 1 ( )(a) and (b), respectively; and - (b) the use of the protection equipment referred to in paragraph 11.03 2 ( )(a). - (2) The employer must ensure that no person enters a confined space unless the person is instructed in - (a) the procedures and the emergency procedures established under subsection 11.04 1 ( ) and paragraphs 11.06 1 ( )(a) and (b), respectively; and - (b) the use of the protection equipment referred to in paragraph 11.03 2 ( )(a). - (3) The employer must ensure that all persons granted access to a confined space have received instruction and training in accordance with subsection 11.04 1 ( ) and paragraph 11.06 1 ( )(a). SOR/92-544, s. 1; SOR/2021-143, s. 1. dangereux dispose d'un temps suffisant pour en sortir avant que, selon le cas : - (i) la concentration de l'agent chimiqu…