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California Code of Regulation Title 8, Section 5157. Permit -Required ^-nfined Spaces. Page 4 of 14 Testing means the process by which the hazards that may confront entrants of a permit space are identified and evaluated. Testing includes specifying the tests that are to be performed in the permit space. NOTE: Testing enables employers both to devise and implement adequate control measures for the protection of authorized entrants and to determine if acceptable entry conditions are present immediately prior to, and during, entry. (c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit -required confined spaces. NOTE: Proper application of the decision flow chart in Appendix A would facilitate compliance with this requirement. (2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces. NOTE: A sign reading "DANGER -- PERMIT -REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER" or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign. (3) If the employer decides that its employees will not enter permit spaces, the employer shall take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces and shall comply with subsections (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(6), and (c)(8). (4) If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives. (5) An employer may use the alternate procedures specified in subsection (c)(5)(B) for entering a permit space under the conditions set forth in subsection (c)(5)(A). (A) An employer whose employees enter a permit space need not comply with subsections (d) through (f) and (h) through (k), provided that: 1. The employer can demonstrate that the only hazard posed by the permit space is an actual or potential hazardous atmosphere; 2. The employer can demonstrate that continuous forced air ventilation alone is sufficient to maintain that permit space safe for entry; 3. The employer develops monitoring and inspection data that supports the demonstrations required by subsections (c)(5)(A)l. and 2.; 4. If an initial entry of the permit space is necessary to obtain the data required by subsection (c)(5)(A) 3., the entry is performed in compliance with subsections (d) through (k); 5. The determinations and supporting data required by subsections (c)(5)(A)1., 2. and 3. are documented by the employer and are made available to each employee who enters the permit space under the terms of subsection (c)(5); and http://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5157.html 6/4/99