Life support safety is critical during confined space operations. The following items are requirements for safeguarding confined spaces:

• Employees must wear appropriate personal protective equipment at all times.
• Employees must use harnesses, lifelines, and/or winches, as appropriate.

The Authorized Safety Attendant is specifically responsible for the following:

• Keeping a log of all authorized entrants working within the confined space
• Maintaining constant verbal contact with the authorized entrants within a confined space
• Taking necessary precautions and measures to prevent unauthorized persons from entering a confined space
• Initiating evacuation procedures whenever conditions within or outside the confined space pose a new hazard

All employees must evacuate a confined space when one or more of the following conditions occur:

• Authorized Safety Attendant orders evacuation
• Automatic atmospheric alarm sounds
• Authorized entrants believe they are in danger