Testing and monitoring equipment

Evaluating permit-required confined space conditions

Ventilating equipment

Obtaining and maintaining acceptable entry conditions

Communication equipment

Effective communication between the attendant and the entrants and to initiate rescue when required

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Protecting employees from hazards of the space or the work performed

Lighting equipment

Employees to see well enough to work safely and to exit the space quickly in an emergency

Barriers or shields, such as pedestrian, vehicle or other barriers

Protecting employees from hazards outside of the space

Ladders

Safe entry and exit by entrants

Rescue and emergency equipment, except for equipment provided by the rescue service provider

Safe and effective rescue

Any other equipment

Safe entry into and rescue from permit-required confined spaces

Note:

Equipment that is unsuitable for retrieval must not be used including, but not limited to, retrieval lines that have reasonable probability of becoming entangled with the retrieval lines used by other authorized entrants, or retrieval lines that will not work due to the internal configuration of the permit space.