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COATINGSPRO SEPTEMBER 2015 41 permit spaces, evaluate potential hazards, and ensure that those hazards are eliminated or controlled. That information will then be relayed to the various employers onsite whose job is to train their employees and designate which employees are authorized to enter a permit space (refer to Diagram 1). Another provi- sion is that permit spaces require that an attendant be positioned outside the permit space for the duration of work being performed. The rule makes the controlling contractor, rather than the host employer, the primary point of contact for information about permit spaces at the worksite. The host employer must provide information he or she has about permit spaces at the worksite to the controlling contractor, who then passes it on to the employers whose employees will enter the spaces (entry employers). Likewise, entry employers must give the controlling contractor informa- tion about their entry program and hazards they encounter in the space, and the controlling contractor passes that information on to other entry employers and back to the host. As mentioned, the controlling contrac- tor is also responsible for making sure employers outside a space know how not to create hazards inside the space, and that entry employers working inside a space at the same time do not create hazards for one another's workers. The example given is of a generator being run outside the space, which then causes carbon monoxide to build up inside the confined space. 2. Requiring a competent person to evaluate the worksite and identify confined spaces, including permit spaces. 3. Requiring continuous atmospheric monitoring whenever possible. 29 CFR 1900.1200 heavily empha- sizes continuous confined space atmospheric testing and monitor- ing, which are critical aspects for protection and planning to allow authorized workers to enter a confined space. The standard requires employers to test or monitor for oxygen, combustible gases and vapors, toxic gases and vapors (in a specific order), and other OSHA-specified atmospheric hazards using properly calibrated, direct reading instruments. 4. Requiring continuous monitoring of engulfment hazards. Engulfment is Safety Watch Wr i te in Re ad e r In q u ir y #300 GMA GARNET GROUP when your abrasive matters! GMA Garnet USA (Houston) Phone: +1 832 243 9300 Fax: +1 832 243 9301 gmausa@garnetsales.com GMA Garnet Worldwide (Perth) Phone: +61 8 9287 3250 Fax: +61 8 9287 3251 sales@garnetsales.com www.garnetsales.com Call us today to fnd out how much you can save with GMA Garnet TM including recycling options to help you save even more! Abrasive Cost or Abrasive Value? What really matters? Great savings can be achieved by selecting a high performance abrasive, that uses less abrasive and does the job faster - covering more sq/ft in less time! High performance garnet GMA Garnetâ„¢ cleans the surface at twice the speed of slag and uses less than half the quantity of abrasive. At the same time, you get superior surface fnish while operating in a health & environmentally safe condition. In your abrasive blasting project, what really matters is the cost per sq/ft of blasted surface - not the cost per ton of abrasive! True Cost of Abrasive Blast Cleaning B DISPOSAL COST Lower Cost per sq/ft Higher Cost per sq/ft A SLAG GMA GARNETâ„¢ EQUIPMENT COST LABOR COST ABRASIVE COST Higher Abrasive Cost per Ton Lower Abrasive Cost per Ton Lower Labor Cost Lower Equipment Running cost Lower Disposal Higher Labor Cost Higher Equipment Running cost Higher Disposal Wr i te in Re ad e r In q u ir y #369

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