- Equipment Safety Critical Checks
- Any safety critical faults/damage must be tagged out of service and immediately reported to the Supervisor. The equipment must not be used until the issue has been rectified.
- Communication
- Ensure an effective means of two-way communication is established with confined space entrants and a method for raising an emergency.
- Air Quality and Ventilation
- Air quality must be checked prior to entry and periodically (as per Permit), and suitable ventilation must be in place.
- Access Control
- Confined spaces must be clearly identified. Unauthorised entry must be prevented (e.g., via signage, barricades).
- Energy Isolation
- Potentially hazardous sources of energy (solid, liquid, gas) affecting the confined space must be isolated.
- Standby Person
- A standby person must be located outside of the confined space whenever the confined space is occupied, and they must have no other duties during the confined space entry.