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California Code of Regulation- Title 8, Section 5157. Permit -Required I-)nfined Spaces. Page 13 of 14 0) Duties of entry supervisors. The employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor: (1) Knows the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure; (2) Verifies, by checking that the appropriate entries have been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit have been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit are in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin; (3) Terminates the entry and cancels the permit as required by subsection (e)(5); (4) Verifies that rescue services are available and that the means for summoning additional services are operable; (5) Removes unauthorized individuals who enter or who attempt to enter the permit space during entry operations; and (6) Determines, whenever responsibility for a permit space entry operation is transferred and at intervals dictated by the hazards and operations performed within the space, that entry operations remain consistent with terms of the entry permit and that acceptable entry conditions are maintained. (k) Rescue and emergency services. The employer shall ensure that at least one standby person at the site is trained and immediately available to perform rescue and emergency services. (1) The following requirements apply to employers who have employees enter permit spaces to perform rescue services. (A) The employer shall ensure that each member of the rescue service is provided with, and is trained to use properly, the personal protective equipment and rescue equipment necessary for making rescues from permit spaces. (B) Each member of the rescue service shall be trained to perform the assigned rescue duties. Each member of the rescue service shall also receive the training required of authorized entrants under subsection (g). (C) Each member of the rescue service shall practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces. Representative permit spaces shall, with respect to opening size, configuration, and accessibility, simulate the types of permit spaces from which rescue is to be performed. (D) Each member of the rescue service shall be trained in basic first-aid and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). At least one member of the rescue service holding current certification in first aid and in CPR shall be available. (2) When an employer (host employer) arranges to have persons other than the host employer's employees perform permit space rescue, the host employer shall: (A) Inform the rescue service of the hazards they may confront when called on to perform rescue at the host employer's facility, and (B) Provide the rescue service with access to all permit spaces from which rescue may be necessary so that the rescue service can develop appropriate rescue plans and practice rescue operations. http://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5157.html 6/4/99