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Section 10 – Environmental Controls at Work Site

10-10 CONFINED SPACES

10-10.01 Contractor Responsibilities and Qualifications

When working in a confined space, the Contractor shall comply with all confined space

requirements of Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders (Cal-OSHA), Article 108, Sections 5156

Prior to any confined space entry, the Contractor shall submit for Agency review:

1. The Contractor’s procedures for confined space operations.

2. Copies of all documents and certificates that qualify the Contractor to safely perform

work in permit-required confined spaces. The Contractor shall also submit all

applicable Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and hazard information on

chemicals, products, materials, or procedures.

3. Sufficient documentation and evidence that a permit-required confined space entry

can be made in accordance with Article 108. Documentation shall include, but not

be limited to the following:

Equipment availability, suitability, and integrity

Permit-required confined space policy

Hot work procedures (if applicable)

Lock-out/tag-out procedures (if applicable)

The Contractor's submittal shall be made thirty (30) days prior to any confined space entry in

accordance with Section 5-8, “Contractor’s Submittals”, of these Specifications.

The Contractor will not be allowed to make a permit-required confined space entry until the

Agency has reviewed the Contractor’s qualifications and proposed methods.

The Contractor shall conform to the procedures established by the Contractor’s submittal

during all confined space operations. Contractor shall provide all monitoring and safety

equipment necessary to perform pre-entry checks of confined spaces. The Contractor shall

also provide all monitoring, safety, and communications equipment required for confined space

10-10.02 Agency Responsibilities for Permit Confined Spaces

The Contractor shall be provided with information regarding known hazards and known or

potential permit spaces

After the Agency has reviewed the Contractor’s submittal to perform permit-required

confined space entry work, the Contractor will be provided with the following:

Notification of the location, physical characteristics, known hazards, etc. regarding

the permit-required confined space the Contractor anticipates entering.

Information regarding safety items (e.g. nearby emergency equipment), precautions,

procedures, safeguards, etc. installed or implemented and that may be available to

the Contractor's employees in or near the permit-required confined space.

A debriefing session will be held with the Contractor at the conclusion of the entry operation

to ascertain if any hazards were encountered or created and remain.

The Agency’s failure to identify a confined space does not relieve the Contractor of the

responsibility for compliance with the requirements of Article 108 (Cal-OSHA) and this Section