Every entry permit filed before you leave the site.

Dates it counts

1. Program review covering this entry: 1 year from the date.From 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14) program review (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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2. Practice rescue: 12 months from the last practice rescue.From 29 CFR 1910.146(k)(2) rescue team (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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3. Bump test: the interval set in bump test interval (days) from the last bump test.Set per customer; no rule fixes this interval.
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4. Full calibration: the interval set in calibration interval (days) from the last full calibration.Set per customer; no rule fixes this interval.
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What it checks when you save

1. An atmosphere is hazardous when, among other causes, oxygen is below 19.5 percent or above 23.5 percent, or flammable gas, vapor or mist is above 10 percent of its lower flammable limit.From 29 CFR 1910.146(b) hazardous atmosphere (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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2. The entry permit names the space, the purpose, the date and authorized duration, the entrants, the attendants and the entry supervisor, the hazards, the isolation and control measures, the acceptable entry conditions, the test results with each tester and time, the rescue services and how to call them, how entrants and attendants keep in contact, the equipment, and any other permits such as hot work.From 29 CFR 1910.146(f) entry permit (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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3. Before entry begins, the entry supervisor named on the permit signs it to authorize entry.From 29 CFR 1910.146(e) permit system (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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4. A cancelled permit on file carries the entry supervisor's signature that authorized the entry.From 29 CFR 1910.146(e) permit system (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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5. The entry supervisor ends the entry and cancels the permit when the work on it is done, or when a condition the permit does not allow comes up in or near the space.From 29 CFR 1910.146(e) permit system (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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6. Problems met during an entry are written on that entry's permit, so the program can be revised.From 29 CFR 1910.146(e) permit system (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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7. Each cancelled entry permit is kept for at least 1 year, for the yearly program review.From 29 CFR 1910.146(e) permit system (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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8. Air is tested for oxygen first, then combustible gases and vapors, then toxic gases and vapors.From 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5) evaluating conditions (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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9. Where a space cannot be isolated because it is large or part of a continuous system such as a sewer, pre-entry testing is done as far as it can be, and conditions are monitored continuously where entrants work.From 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5) evaluating conditions (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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10. At least one attendant stays outside the space for the whole entry.From 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6) attendant (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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11. The testing and monitoring equipment used for entries is provided at no cost to employees and maintained properly.From 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4) equipment (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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12. Training is given before a crew member is first assigned entry duties, before a change in duties, when operations change and bring a hazard they were not trained on, and when there is reason to think procedures are not followed or not understood.From 29 CFR 1910.146(g) training (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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13. The training certification carries each crew member's name, the trainers' signatures or initials, and the dates of training.From 29 CFR 1910.146(g) training (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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14. At least one member of the rescue team or service with a current first aid and CPR certification is available.From 29 CFR 1910.146(k)(2) rescue team (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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15. Retrieval systems or methods are used whenever an entrant goes in, unless the retrieval equipment would raise the overall risk of the entry or would not help a rescue.From 29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3) retrieval systems (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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16. A mechanical device is available to retrieve entrants from vertical permit spaces more than 5 feet deep.From 29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3) retrieval systems (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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