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Document No.
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Site / Company
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Personnel interviewed and accompanying auditor
Procedure
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Is there a written and approved site procedure for Confined Space Entry?
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Has it been communicated to the employees ?
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Has it been communicated to the contractors?
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Is there a written and approved site procedure for Confined Space Entry?
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Has all Confined spaces identified? Have risk assessments been conducted for all Confined spaces?
Permit System
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Is the entry to a Confined space only allowed after written approval in the form of a permit, has been issued to the person in direct control of tasks to be undertaken?
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Is there a permitting process?
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Does the permitting process include a risk assessment, including a competent person to assess such things as oxygen levels, contaminants, temperature extremes and concentration of flammable substances?
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Does the permitting process include Isolation procedures for energy sources?
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Does the permitting process include the requirement for respiratory protection, breathing apparatus and ventilation?
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Does the permitting process include the sign in and sign of all persons entering the confine space?
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Does the permitting process include communication equipment?
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Does permitting including barricading?
Confined space entry
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Has a permit to work been obtained?
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Has a risk assessment been completed and signed off before commencement of any excavation as per definition in the CuCo procedure?
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Are all employees entering or supervising people entering confined space officially trained?
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Is a safety watch present at all times during entry into confined space?
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Has a permit been completed, signed by WPI and issued before starting work and is this readily available?
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Does the permit holder directly supervise the tasks performed under the permit?
Emergency Preparedness
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Have appropriate emergency response and first aid procedures and provision been identified, planned?
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Is the requirement established and followed whereby the standby person has no other duties and is to be positioned outside the Confined space entry point at all the times while personnel are within the space?
