Title Page

  • Description of Activity

  • Location of Activity
  • Date

  • Authority to Access Number

  • Work Party Lead

  • Supervisor

Task Readiness Verifications

  • This section to be completed by the Work Party Lead

  • All members of the work party are competent to perform their nominated roles

  • The site / confined space conditions are compatible with the conditions noted on the Authority to Acess

  • STOP. Check with MW Operations - conditions must be compatible with Authority to Access conditions

  • The risk assessment is still appropriate for this work

  • STOP. Review the risk assessment and add additional identified hazards and risk controls as required.

  • Consideration has been given to the following:

  • Weather Conditions?

  • Traffic conditions?

  • Water flow?

  • Noise?

  • Barricades?

  • Signage?

  • Site security?

  • Communications?

  • Ventilation?

  • Hazards outside the confined space are being appropriately controlled (eg. Public)

  • STOP. Control the external hazards before proceeding.

  • Correct signage and barricades are in place

  • Other control checks have been completed (eg. working at heights, hot work, excavations etc)

  • Continuous communication can be achieved for this entry (visual / verbal)

  • STOP. Ensure appropriate communications have been established and are implemented and functional before proceeding.

  • The relevant MW system operator has been notified of the current intention to enter

Controls Page

    Controls Before Entry
  • List the controls you are going to implement before entry (eg: purging, ventilation etc. Consider all hazards and issues)

  • Control

  • Controls During Entry
  • List the controls you are going to implement while the work is being done (eg: continuous mechanical ventilation, RPE etc)

  • Control

Equipment Page

    Equipment Being Taken Into the Space
  • Equipment

  • Equipment Exclusions
  • Exclusion

Emergency Preparedness

  • To be completed by Work Party Lead

  • The rescue plan has been rehearsed (desktop, physical, videoed) and is appropriate for this entry

  • STOP. You cannot enter this space until an appropriate rescue plan has been developed by the team, rehearsed and found to be functional.

Calibration and Bump Testing

  • Detector Calibration

  • Date Tested:

  • Expiry Date:

  • Serial Number

  • Bump Test Conducted

  • Date Bump Test Done:

Atmospheric Test Readings

  • Enter peak readings prior to entry and when alarm sounds

  • Atmospheric Readings
  • Name

  • Time

  • LEL (%) (Safe level <5)

  • Oxygen (%) (safe level 19.5 to 23.5)

  • H2S (ppm) (Safe level < 10 ppm)

  • CO (ppm) (Safe level < 30 ppm)

  • VOC (ppm) (Safe level < 10 ppm)

  • NH3 (ppm) (Safe level < 25 ppm)

  • Observer Initials

Entry Team

    Entry Team
  • Name

  • Role

  • Observer

Entry and Exit Record

    Entry and Exit Record (Observer Completes)
  • Name

  • Time In

  • Time Out

  • Observer Initials

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