Entry supervisor

Atmospheric testing, entry supervisor duties, attendants and entrants, retrieval systems, hazard identification, and entry procedures for non-permit confined spaces. 

Safe work in a confined space requires teamwork. The confined space entry team is made up of the entry supervisor, the attendant, the entrant, and the rescue team. 

An entry supervisor is responsible to coordinate all activities related to the CS before issuing a CSE permit. They plan the entry and develop rescue plans. They check the LEL or toxic components of the confined space and the list of all LOTO items and signatures. They also assign the hole watch and entry workers. The entry supervisor has the authority to withhold issuing a permit if unsafe conditions have been detected. Since no permit remains valid beyond the duration of a shift, they have the responsibility to initiate work stoppage as the permit nears its duration. 

Station at least one attendant outside during entry and coordinate actions with contractors used to conduct rescue procedures. Establish a written permit system and review the effectiveness of the system annually. OSHA also requires training to ensure that employees involved in confined space work can perform their job functions safely. This training covers specific items for the authorized entrant, the attendant, and the entry supervisor. Training will cover the following authorized entrant responsibilities (1) hazards involved in confined space entry, (2) use of appropriate PPE for confined space entry, (3) communication policies with the attendant, (4) requirement to leave... 

Proposed Rule Atmospheric Testing and Monitoring Proposed Rule Classification of Confined Spaces Proposed Rule IHCS Classification/Training Proposed Rule IHCS Preparations for Entry Proposed Rule PRCS Employee Training Proposed Rule PRCS Entiy Prep Entry Supervisor Proposed Rule PRCS Initial Tasks... 

Your employer must make siu e that you and yoru coworkers who will be in or near a Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS), including for example, employees who are entry supervisors, attendants, authorized entrants, and rescue-service employees, acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the safe performance of these duties. 

Confined Space Entry — Proposed Rule PROS Entry Prep Entry Supervisor... 

Assign an entry supervisor to supervise PRCS entry operations. Make sure the entry supervisor ... 

Cover your company-specific training requirements for entry preperation and the role of the entry supervisor. See the toolbox talk Employee Training for PRCS. 

CONFINED SPACE ENTRY — PROPOSED RULE PRCS ENTRY PREP ENTRY SUPERVISOR-1... 

Talk to your supervisor if you have any questions on the preparations for safe entry or the duties of the entry supervisor. 

This sign-off sheet documents the employees who have taken part in a training session on the confined spaces proposed rule PROS Entry Preperation Entry Supervisor at this company. 

The duties and knowledge requirements of the assigned entry supervisor. 

PROPOSED RULE PROS ENTRY PREP ENTRY SUPERVISOR — SIGN-OFF -1 12/11... 

Discuss the training requirements for authorized entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors. 

This regulation requires that all permit-required spaces be identified, evaluated, and controlled. Procedures for entry must exist. Appropriate equipment and training for authorized entrants must be provided. Entry supervisors and attendants must be trained and present, and a written/signed entry permit should exist prior to entry. Trained and available rescue personnel shall (over one-half of the deaths in confined spaces are rescuers) be available. The space must have posted warning signs and barriers erected, and personal protective equipment and rescue equipment must be provided. 

Entry supervisor— The person (such as the employer, foreperson, or crew chief) responsible for determining whether acceptable entry conditions are present at a permit space where entry is planned, for authorizing entry and overseeing entry operations, and for terminating entry as required by the confined space entry standard. 

Note In practice (in the real world of performing confined space entry operations), common routine often designates the entry supervisor as the "competent" or "qualified" person. The competent or qualified person is that entry supervisor who has had the appropriate training and experience and possesses the knowledge required to supervise, and bring about, correct confined space entries. An entry supervisor may also serve as an attendant or as an authorized entrant, as long as that person is trained and equipped as required by the confined space entry standard for each role he or she plays. Also, the duties of entry supervisor may be passed from one qualified individual to another qualified individual during the course of an entry operation. 

A permif sysfem for permif-required confined space entry is required by the confined space entry standard. An entry supervisor (qualified or competent person) must authorize entry, prepare and sign written permits, order corrective measures if necessary, and cancel permits when work is completed. Permits must be available to all permit space entrants at the time of entry and should extend only for the duration of the task. They must be retained for a year to facilitate review of the confined space program. 

An entry supervisor (the qualified or competent person) authorizes the entry. 

The individual, by name, currently serving as the entry supervisor (qualified or competent person), with a space for the signature or initials of the entry supervisor who originally authorized entry... 

Before permit space entry operations begin, has the entry supervisor identified on the permit signed the entry permit to authorize entry ... 

The hazards must be identified before anyone enters a permit-required confined space. A written entry permit must be used for entry into a permit-required confined space. The permit outlines the conditions that make the entry safe. The permit must be posted at the space during an entry, and it must be signed by the entry supervisor. 

Must the entry supervisor be there during the whole entry ... 

Yes, but the entry supervisor can also be an entrant or an attendant. So the entrant can also be the entry supervisor. If one person is doing both jobs, he or she has to have the training for both jobs. And, OSHA allows the responsibility for entry supervisor to transfer to another person during the entry. 

What records Entry supervisors must fill out and sign an entry permit Keep canceled entry permits at least one year Keep training certificates that include o employee s name o signature or initials of the trainer o date of training... 

A final and most important reason for entering a confined space would be for emergency rescue. This, and all other reasons for entry, must be well planned before initial entry is made, and the hazards must be thoroughly reviewed. The attendants, entry supervisors, and all rescue personnel should be aware of the structural design of the space, emergency exit procedures, and life support systems required. 

The employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor... 

Is an entry supervisor present at each permit-required entry ... 

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