Entry Attendant Training for confined space work.

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Dawood Akbar
Azmeel HSE Department (098-C58)
Azmeel HSE Department

2. The duty of the hole watch is to monitor the
entrants and the physical conditions of a
confined space and the surrounding area.
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3. •The hole watch shall be in continuous, visual, audible or
radio contact with the entrants at all times.
•The hole watch shall attend the field safety meeting.
•The hole watch knows the hazards associated with the
entry.
•The hole watch should monitor the entrants for signs or
symptoms associated with the hazards.
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4. Monitor Entrance
Confined Space safety depends on control at the point of
entry/exit.
• The hole watch shall track personnel entering and leaving
the confined space.
• He shall verify that the entrants record their entry/exit on
the permit.
• The hole watch will remain at the entrance as long as
there are personnel in the confined space.
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5. Emergency Notification
• The hole watch is responsible for the safety of the
entrants.
• The hole watch shall, when necessary initiate Emergency
Response via his radio or an air horn.
• The hole watch shall notify entrants to exit a confined
space in the event of an emergency.
• The hole watch shall notify entrants to exit a confined
space in the event of a change in entry conditions.
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6. Entrance Management
• The Hole Watch is responsible to maintain
control of the entrance to the confined space:
• The hole watch shall not allow unauthorized
personnel to enter a confined space.
• The hole watch can only leave when he has
been properly relieved or all entrants have
exited the confined space.
• The hole watch is responsible to hang "Do
Not Enter" signs and entry barriers when the
entry is complete or he is leaving the area and
all entrants are out of the confined space.
CONFINED
SPACE
PERMIT
REQUIRED
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7. Do not allow entry to confined spaces such as tanks,
columns, vessels, boilers, furnaces or sewers unless all
requirements of the Confined Space Entry General
Instructions and the Job Safety Analysis are met.
•Field Safety Meeting
•Special Permit Posted
•Entry Permit Posted
•Hole Watch Present
•Permit Conditions Met
•Rescue Plan in Place
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8. WHEN PLANT ALARM SOUNDS
•Ensure all entrants are out of the confined space.
•Barricade entry and hang “Do Not Enter” tag.
•All the personnel should report to the nearest safe
assembly area.
• Review your specific route to your safe assembly area
when you are assigned to a work or job site.
• Observe wind direction and hazardous areas before
reporting to your assembly area, use alternate route or
site if necessary.
• Remain at your assembly area until notified of “All
Clear” signal.
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9. IN THE EVENT A HOLE WATCH MUST INITIATE AN
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, HE SHOULD:
Sound the air horn and/or make radio
contact
•Identify Himself
•State exact location
•Explain the type and size of problem
•Identify type of assistance needed
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10. •The hole watch must never enter a confined
space to assist an entrant.
•More than 60% of all confined space fatalities
occurred when an unauthorized person rushed
into a hazardous environment without protective
equipment.
•Workers are not allowed to break the plane of
an entry, unless all permit requirements have
been met and a hole watch is on duty.
Safe Work Practices
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11. Work permits must be obtained before beginning
work within the facility.
•Designated representatives approve
permits.
•Permits are valid only for the length of time
designated.
• Special Work Permits require gas testing at least
once per shift to insure safe working conditions.
•Permits will be suspended if conditions change
or an emergency develops.
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12. Confined space entries require Special Work
permit and a Entry permit.
Permits must be valid and
posted at the work location
while any work is being
performed.
The hole watch, under the
authority of the Entry
Supervisor is responsible to
enforce the conditions of the
permit.
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13. •• Maintains Position at entranceMaintains Position at entrance
•• Monitors Conditions (inside and out)Monitors Conditions (inside and out)
•• Maintains Communication with entrantsMaintains Communication with entrants
•• Attends PreAttends Pre--entry Safety Meetingentry Safety Meeting
•• Gives Evacuation OrdersGives Evacuation Orders
•• Enforces conditionsEnforces conditions
of the permitof the permit
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14. •• Initiates EmergencyInitiates Emergency
Response callResponse call
•• Performs Head CountPerforms Head Count
•• Signs Personnel In/OutSigns Personnel In/Out
•• Affixes Do Not Enter SignsAffixes Do Not Enter Signs
•• Restricts Unauthorized PersonnelRestricts Unauthorized Personnel
•• Monitors entrants for signs and symptomsMonitors entrants for signs and symptoms
related to associated hazardsrelated to associated hazards
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