(A) Management is responsible for training personnel and for the safety of the entire operation. Personnel who work in the vicinity of confined spaces should be made aware of the hazards associated with confined spaces. Personnel who are required to work in a confined space or in support of those working in a confined space should have additional training in the following areas:
(1) Rescue techniques and equipment;
(2) Use of applicable respirators. (Management should ensure that the requirements of 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134 concerning respiratory protection are met);
(3) Lockout procedures;
(4) Safety equipment use, e.g., lifelines;
(5) Rescue and training drills designed to maintain proficiency should be given initially to new employees and thereafter at least annually or at lesser intervals as determined necessary by the judgment of management; and
(6) Persons conducting atmospheric tests and monitoring should be trained in the use of test equipment.
(B) (1) Training should not be considered as complete until the risk management coordinator, supervisor, or other management-designated official judges that the employee has attained an acceptable degree of proficiency for entering and working in confined spaces.
(2) The employees’ judgment of the adequacy of this training should be properly considered.
(1978 Code, § 8.28.070) (Ord. 92-2, passed - -1992)