Informing Contract Employees
Informing Contract Employees
Employers must inform any contractors whom they hire to enter permit spaces about:
- The permit spaces and permit space entry requirements;
- Any identified hazards;
- The employer’s experience with the space, such as knowledge of hazardous conditions; and
- Precautions or procedures to be followed when in or near permit spaces.
When employees of more than one employer are conducting entry operations, the affected employers must coordinate entry operations to ensure that affected employees are appropriately protected from permit space hazards. The employer also must give contractors any other pertinent information regarding hazards and operations in permit spaces and be debriefed at the conclusion of entry operations.