Permit-Required Confined Space - Tech Escort UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Permit-Required Confined Space - Tech
Escort UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are most confined space accidents caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER - The failure
to recognize the hazards of the space being entered


What are the two distinct purposes that atmospheric testing are required for? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Evaluation testing
2. verification testing


What is CFR 1910.146 for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains requirements for safe
practices and procedures to protect employees in general industry from the hazards of entry into
Permit-Required Confined Spaces (PRCS)


What is confined space defined as? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Large enough and so
configured that an employee can bodily enter to perform assigned work
-Limited or restricted in its means of entry and exit
-Not designed for continuous employee occupancy


Permit-Required Confined Space is a Confined Space that: - CORRECT ANSWER --
Contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere
-Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing the entrant


What are the three potential atmospheric hazards? - CORRECT ANSWER - Oxygen
Deficiency
Flammable Gases
Toxic Gases

, What are the two materials that have the potential for engulfing the entrant? - CORRECT
ANSWER - solid
liquid


What are some permit-required confined space areas? - CORRECT ANSWER - tanks
vessels
reactors
manholes
vats
boilers
silos
hoppers
bins
vaults
tunnels
pipes
pits
tank trucks
tank cars


What should all employers do? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Identify-Locate Permit-
Required Confined Spaces
-Inform employees by posting signs, training or other effective methods
-Prevent entry by unauthorized persons
-Develop a written plan if employees are to enter


What will the host employer inform the contractor of? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Permit-
Required Confined Spaces in the workplace
-Permit-Required entry procedures