PDFWAC 296-307-650

Summary.

Employer responsibility:
To establish procedures for the safe permit-required entry of confined spaces.
The employer must meet the requirements…
in this section:
Implement procedures for entry permits.
Use an entry permit that contains all required information.
Keep and review entry permits.
Prevent unauthorized entry.
Provide, maintain, and use proper equipment.
Evaluate and control hazards for safe entry.
Make sure adequate rescue and emergency services are available.
Use nonentry rescue systems or methods whenever possible.
Make sure entry supervisors perform their responsibilities and duties.
Provide an attendant outside the permit-required confined space.
Make sure entrants know the hazardous conditions and their duties.
Implement procedures for ending entry.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-650, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20; WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-650, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.]