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for maneuverability greatly increases the potency of other hazards, such as respiratory
hazards, hazardous spills, bloodborne pathogens, and includes new hazards such as caveins and flooding. Due to such dangers, it is of vital importance to prevent teammates’
exposure to confined spaces via barriers and barricades; supervisory personnel, including
TEAMWRKX Superintendents must ensure that these are erected wherever a confined
space hazard exists, along with a stack of Confined Space Entry Permits (available in the
TXC Shared Drive). TXC Superintendents are responsible for identifying and classifying
confined space hazards, along with any kind of hazardous energy, materials, or spills
present in the confined space. If such hazardous elements are discovered, they are to be
isolated promptly. TXC Superintendents are capable of this because they have been
provided confined space training, which TXC provides for free to any and all teammates
who wish to learn it (in addition to OSHA-30, which also has confined space training as a
part of the program). However, if a teammate plans to operate in a confined space
environment, then they must be certified to enter it via training. Confined Space training
modules are readily available to all teammates through TEAMWRKX Construction, and no
teammates may enter a confined space if they are not certified. The training will always
be documented in the TEAMWRKX shared drive and held for at least three (3) years, or
until the certificate of training completion expires.
In addition, there shall always be an attendant stationed at the barrier to count and
confirm the amount of personnel inside the confined space at any time, and can also
verify if someone is allowed to work in said space. At no point in time shall there be one
attendant monitoring two different confined, non-connected spaces separated by 100
feet. To aid them in this endeavor, Confined Space Entry Permits shall be provided to
every possible entrant. Once filled out, the attendant will confirm that the potential
entrant is OK to enter the space. It is preferable to fill these forms out prior to beginning
the day’s work, but they will nevertheless be provided to their Foreman and be on-site.
All entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors shall have each other’s cell phone #’s or a
walkie-talkie in the event access to the original entry point is not achievable, or in the
event of an emergency. The attendant and superintendent must always have a reliable
method of communicating with the entrants. When this plan is followed, any of the three
parties (entrants, attendants, or entry supervisor/superintendent) is capable of
summoning rescue to any and all trapped/effected teammates. Specifically, that rescue
call is to 911, and then Cal-OSHA can be called in the event of injuries and other instances.
The entrants, attendants, and supervisors are all important Teammates; however, each
has individualized roles that affect each other’s safety in a confined space. Their duties
and descriptions are listed below:
x Entrant = Any person who is certified to enter a confined space / permit confined
space. This teammate can only enter the space if properly certified through a
training course. These teammates are the ones who are put most at risk in any
confined space / permit confined space because they are physically inside the
space, and risk becoming trapped inside and the conditions of working in such
an environment. No entrants shall enter unsupervised and must always have a
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