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California Code of Regulation- Title 8, Section 5157. Permit -Required r,)nfined Spaces. Page 6 of 14 by subsection (c)(5)(B) have been taken, through a written certification that contains the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person providing the certification. The certification shall be made before entry and shall be made available to each employee entering the space. (6) When there are changes in the use or configuration of a non -permit confined space that might increase the hazards to entrants, the employer shall reevaluate that space and, if necessary, reclassify it as a permit -required confined space. (7) A space classified by the employer as a permit -required confined space may be reclassified as a non -permit confined space under the following procedures: (A) If the permit space poses no actual or potential atmospheric hazards and if all hazards within the space are eliminated without entry into the space, the permit space may be reclassified as a non -permit confined space for as long as the non -atmospheric hazards remain eliminated. (B) If it is necessary to enter the permit space to eliminate hazards, such entry shall be performed under subsections (d) through (k). If testing and inspection during that entry demonstrate that the hazards within the permit space have been eliminated, the permit space may be reclassified as a non - permit confined space for as long as the hazards remain eliminated. NOTE: Control of atmospheric hazards through forced air ventilation does not constitute elimination of the hazards. Subsection (c)(5) covers permit space entry where the employer can demonstrate that forced air ventilation alone will control all hazards in the space. (C) The employer shall document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space have been eliminated through a certification that contains the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person making the determination. The certification shall be made available to each employee entering the space. (D) If hazards arise within a permit space that has been declassified to a non -permit space under subsection (c)(7), each employee in the space shall exit the space. The employer shall then reevaluate the space and determine whether it must be reclassified as a permit space, in accordance with other applicable provisions of this section. (8) When an employer (host employer) arranges to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involves permit space entry, the host employer shall: (A) Inform the contractor that the workplace contains permit spaces and that permit space entry is allowed only through compliance with a permit space program meeting the requirements of this section; (B) Apprise the contractor of the elements, including the hazards identified and the host employer's experience with the space, that make the space in question a permit space; (C) Apprise the contractor of any precautions or procedures that the host employer has implemented for the protection of employees in or near permit spaces where contractor personnel will be working; (D) Coordinate entry operations with the contractor, when both host employer personnel and contractor personnel will be working in or near permit spaces, as required by subsection (d)(11); and (E) Debrief the contractor at the conclusion of the entry operations regarding the permit spaced program followed and regarding any hazards confronted or created in permit spaces during entry operations. http://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5157.html 6/4/99