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California Code of Regulation- Title 8, Section 5157. Permit -Required "-)nfined Spaces. Page 12 of 14 (i) Duties of attendants. The employer shall ensure that each attendant: (1) Knows the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure; (2) Is aware of possible behavioral effects of hazard exposure in authorized entrants; (3) Continuously maintains an accurate count of authorized entrants in the permit space and ensures that the means used to identify authorized entrants under subsection (f)(4) accurately identifies who is in the permit space; (4) Remains outside the permit space during entry operations until relieved by another attendant; NOTE: When the employer's permit entry program allows attendant entry for rescue, attendants may enter a permit space to attempt a rescue if they have been trained and equipped for rescue operations as required by subsection (k)(1) and if they have been relieved as required by subsection (i)(4). (5) Communicates with authorized entrants as necessary to monitor entrant status and to alert entrants of the need to evacuate the space under subsection (i)(6); (6) Monitors activities inside and outside the space to determine if it is safe for entrants to remain in the space and orders the authorized entrants to evacuate the permit space immediately under any of the following conditions; (A) If the attendant detects a prohibited condition; (B) If the attendant detects the behavioral effects of hazards exposure in an authorized entrant; (C) If the attendant detects a situation outside the space that could endanger the authorized entrants; or (D) If the attendant cannot effectively and safely perform all the duties required under subsection (i); (7) Initiate on-site rescue procedures and, if necessary, summon additional rescue and other emergency services as soon as the attendant determines that authorized entrants may need assistance to escape from permit space hazards; (8) Takes the following actions when unauthorized persons approach or enter a permit space while entry is underway: (A) Warn the unauthorized persons that they must stay away from the permit space; (B) Advise the unauthorized persons that they must exit immediately if they have entered the permit space; and (C) Inform the authorized entrants and the entry supervisor if unauthorized persons have entered the permit space; (9) Performs non -entry rescues or other rescue services as part of the employer's on-site rescue procedure; and (10) Performs no duties that might interfere with the attendant's primary duty to monitor and protect the authorized entrants. http://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5157.html 6/4/99