Section 296-307-65006. Keep and review your entry permits.

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.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-65006, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-65006, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.