You must:
(1) Provide information about confined spaces as follows:
• Make available to affected employees and their authorized representatives all information and documents required by this part.
• Inform affected employees about the existence, location, and danger of any permit-required confined spaces in your workplace by:
– Posting danger signs; or
– Using any other equally effective means to inform employees.
Note: | A sign reading "Danger-Permit Required Confined Space, do not enter" or using pictures or other similar wording employees can understand would satisfy the requirement for a sign. |
You must:
(2) Take effective measures to prevent unauthorized employees from entering permit-required confined spaces.
Note: | Examples of measures to prevent employee entry include padlocks, bolted covers, special tools to remove covers, and providing employee training. |