This plan has been been written to meet the requirements of 29 C.F.R. §1910.146, & §1926.1201 the OSHA standards that were adopted by OSHA in order to protect employees in general industry and construction from the hazards of entry into permit-required confined spaces. 
 
This program comes in a PDF document format and can be easily edited to fit your company’s specific requirements.
 
Topics covered include:
 Implementing necessary measures to prevent unauthorized entry; 
Identifying and evaluating permit space hazards before allowing employee entry; 
Performing appropriate testing for the following atmospheric hazards in this sequence: oxygen, combustible gases or vapors, and toxic gases or vapors; 
Establishing and implementing the means, procedures, and practices to eliminate or control hazards necessary for safe permit space entry operations; 
Implementing appropriate procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, and preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting rescue; and
Implementing the procedures that any attendant who is required to monitor multiple spaces will follow during an emergency in one or more of those spaces.