Readiness check

Is your crew ready to enter a permit-required confined space?

Confined spaces kill, and they kill rescuers most of all: most confined-space deaths include a would-be rescuer who rushed in without testing the air. Manholes, wet wells, tanks, vaults, and pits are the trap. Answer for how your crew actually enters, not the policy on the shelf. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the entry readiness checklist sent over.

1. Have you identified your permit-required confined spaces and labeled or communicated them?Yes, spaces evaluated and identifiedCrews know some of themNo, we have not identified them

2. Is a written entry permit completed before each entry?Yes, a permit every entryFor some entriesNo permit process

3. Do you test the atmosphere before and during entry (oxygen, flammable, toxic)?Yes, calibrated meter, tested before and monitored duringWe test before, not continuouslyNo atmospheric testing

4. Do you ventilate the space and control the hazards (purge, blower, isolate sources)?Yes, mechanical ventilation and hazard controlSometimes a blowerNo ventilation

5. Is energy locked out and lines isolated/blanked (mechanical, electrical, flow into the space)?Yes, LOTO and lines isolated before entryElectrical only, not flow/processNo isolation

6. Is there an attendant outside the whole time, with the entrant in constant contact?Yes, a dedicated attendant who never leavesSomeone nearby, not dedicatedNo attendant

7. Is rescue arranged (non-entry retrieval/harness and tripod, or a rescue team) before entry?Yes, rescue plan and equipment in place before entryWe would call 911No rescue plan

8. Are entrants, attendants, and supervisors trained for their roles?Yes, trained and current for each roleSome trainingNo role-specific training