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OSHA 1910.146 requires that you audit your workplace to determine if you have confined spaces; and if so, then
determine if any of those spaces are permit required. If Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) do exist then the
employer is required to:
"Confined Spaces" are those spaces that contain all three of the following items:
"Permit-required confined space (permit space)" means a confined space that has one or more of the following
characteristics:
determine if any of those spaces are permit required. If Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) do exist then the
employer is required to:
- Identify the Permit-Required Confined Spaces
- Provide training to employees prior to being involved in a Permit Entry
- Develop a Permit system to insure the space is safe prior to entry
- Have some means of rescue at the ready
"Confined Spaces" are those spaces that contain all three of the following items:
- Are large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and
- Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers,
vaults, and pits are spaces that may have limited means of entry.); and - Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy.
"Permit-required confined space (permit space)" means a confined space that has one or more of the following
characteristics:
- Contains or has a potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere;
- Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant;
- Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging
walls or by a floor which slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section; or - Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard.
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In assessing your workplace, if it is determined that Permit Required Confined Spaces exist, specific programs, entry
plans and employee training needs to be implemented. PRCS locations need to be identified and all persons must be
aware of these locations. Not only your employees, but any affected visitors and contractors need to be aware of
these spaces and their hazards.
plans and employee training needs to be implemented. PRCS locations need to be identified and all persons must be
aware of these locations. Not only your employees, but any affected visitors and contractors need to be aware of
these spaces and their hazards.
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Sotaris offers all services to achieve compliance with the requirements of 1910.146, more specifically we offer the
following services:
As in the case of any safety application, Sotaris seeks to identify the most pragmatic method for achieving
compliance, while addressing the specific needs of the particular client. We are able to do this by paying
close attention to pertinent variables such as workforce makeup, budget constraints, project schedule and
machine/process particulars.
following services:
 | Facility audit to determine which spaces are Permit-Required | |
| Develop inventory Listing of all Permit-Required Confined Spaces | |
| Methodology to Reclassify Spaces as Non-Permit Required | |
| Development of Confined Space Permit Program | |
| Create Space Specific Entry Procedures |
As in the case of any safety application, Sotaris seeks to identify the most pragmatic method for achieving
compliance, while addressing the specific needs of the particular client. We are able to do this by paying
close attention to pertinent variables such as workforce makeup, budget constraints, project schedule and
machine/process particulars.
| Sotaris, LLP: 2000 Auburn Drive, Suite 200 Beachwood, Ohio 44122 Ph: 216-378-7650 Fax: 866-794-5756 www.sotaris.com |
| Your Workplace Safety Partner |
| Confined Spaces |