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§1926.1208. Duties of authorized entrants.

29 C.F.R. § 1926.1208

The entry employer must ensure that all authorized entrants:
(a)
Are familiar with and understand the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure;
(b)
Properly use equipment as required by § 1926.1204(d);
(c)
Communicate with the attendant as necessary to enable the attendant to assess entrant status and to enable the attendant to alert entrants of the need to evacuate the space as required by § 1926.1209(f);
(d)
Alert the attendant whenever—
(1)
There is any warning sign or symptom of exposure to a dangerous situation; or
(2)
The entrant detects a prohibited condition; and
(e)
Exit from the permit space as quickly as possible whenever—
(1)
An order to evacuate is given by the attendant or the entry supervisor;
(2)
There is any warning sign or symptom of exposure to a dangerous situation;
(3)
The entrant detects a prohibited condition; or
(4)
An evacuation alarm is activated.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912); and 29 CFR part 1911.

Source

Source: 80 FR 25518, May 4, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 3704; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 657; and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31159), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), or 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911, unless otherwise noted Sections 1926.58, 1926.59, 1926.60, and 1926.65 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553 and 29 CFR part 1911. Section 1926.61 also issued under 49 U.S.C. 1801-1819 and 5 U.S.C. 553. Section 1926.62 also issued under sec. 1031, Public Law 102-550, 106 Stat. 3672 (42 U.S.C. 4853). Section 1926.65 also issued under sec. 126, Public Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1614 (reprinted at 29 U.S.C.A. 655 Note) and 5 U.S.C. 553.

Source

Source: 44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, unless otherwise noted.