Transcription of CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES
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CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES
Revised: 7/21/08 1 oregon health & SCIENCE university CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES APPLICABILITY: This policy applies to all who enter CONFINED spaces at OHSU. PURPOSE: This policy establishes the OHSU CONFINED SPACE Program. The policy is designed to instruct employees and advise contractors on CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES as required by Occupational Safety and health Administration (OSHA) regulations, 29 CFR IMPLEMENTATION: Implementation of the provisions within this policy is the responsibility of all who enter CONFINED spaces. DEFINITIONS AND DISCUSSION: A CONFINED SPACE is defined by OSHA as a SPACE that is: large enough so that an employee can bodily enter and perform work, has limited or restricted means for ENTRY or exit and is not designed for continuous occupancy. OSHA further divides CONFINED spaces into three categories: 1.) Permit-Required CONFINED SPACE 2.) Alternate Procedure SPACE 3.) Non-Permit-Required CONFINED SPACE 1.) A Permit-Required CONFINED SPACE (PRCS) is defined as a CONFINED SPACE that has one or more of the following characteristics: Contains, or has the potential to contain, a hazardous atmosphere (example: sewer gas, welding fumes, inadequate oxygen, organic solvent vapors, carbon monoxide from vehicle exhaust, etc.
Revised: 7/21/08 1 OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY . CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES. APPLICABILITY: This policy applies to all who enter confined spaces at OHSU.
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