You must:
• Keep entry permits for at least one year.
• Keep entry permits or other atmospheric monitoring records that show the actual atmosphere an employee entered or worked in, as employee exposure records.
• Review your permit-required confined space entry program as follows:
– Conduct a review when you have any reason to believe your entry program may not protect employees, and revise your program before allowing subsequent entries.
Note: | Examples of circumstances requiring the review of your program include the following: |
| • There is unauthorized entry of a permit space. |
| • A permit space hazard not covered by the permit is found. |
| • A condition prohibited by the permit occurs. |
| • An injury or near-miss occurs during entry. |
| • There is a change in the use or configuration of a permit space. |
| • An employee complains about the effectiveness of the program. |
You must:
• Review canceled entry permits within one year following each entry to evaluate:
– Your permit-required confined space program.
– The protection provided to employees entering permit-required confined spaces.
• Update your written permit-required confined space entry program as necessary.
Note: | Employers may perform a single annual review covering all entries performed during a twelve-month period. If no entry is performed during a twelve-month period, no review is necessary. |