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29 CFR 1910.146(f): Entry permit. The entry permit that documents compliance with this section and authorizes entry to a permit space shall identify: (1) The permit space to be entered; (2) The purpose of the entry; (3) The date and the authorized duration of the entry permit; (4) The authorized entrants within the permit space, by name or by such other means (for example, through the use of rosters or tracking systems) as will enable the attendant to determine quickly and accurately, for the duration of the permit, which authorized entrants are inside the permit space; Note: This requirement may be met by inserting a reference on the entry permit as to the means used, such as a roster or tracking system, to keep track of the authorized entrants within the permit space. (5) The personnel, by name, currently serving as attendants; (6) The individual, by name, currently serving as entry supervisor, with a space for the signature or initials of the entry supervisor who originally authorized entry; (7) The hazards of the permit space to be entered; (8) The measures used to isolate the permit space and to eliminate or control permit space hazards before entry; Note: Those measures can include the lockout or tagging of equipment and procedures for purging, inerting, ventilating, and flushing permit spaces. (9) The acceptable entry conditions; (10) The results of initial and periodic tests performed under paragraph (d)(5) of this section, accompanied by the names or initials of the testers and by an indication of when the tests were performed; (11) The rescue and emergency services that can be summoned and the means (such as the equipment to use and the numbers to call) for summoning those services; 1910.146 (12) The communication procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry; (13) Equipment, such as personal protective equipment, testing equipment, communications equipment, alarm systems, and rescue equipment, to be provided for compliance with this section; (14) Any other information whose inclusion is necessary, given the circumstances of the particular confined space, in order to ensure employee safety; and (15) Any additional permits, such as for hot work, that have been issued to authorize work in the permit space. a.) On or about July 15, 2024, in Peacock Building #1, the entry permit used by employees entering the 24" x 24" door opening to clean out the Ball Mill #1 hopper was inadequate, in that the employer did not ensure the following required elements of (f)(1) through (f)(15) were included on the entry permit dated July 15, 2024: (f)(3): The authorized duration extended beyond the end of shift time of the employees performing the entry. (f)(4): The authorized entrant was identified on the permit as a Sun employee and not as an entrant. (f)(5): The name of the person serving as the attendant was not identified (f)(7): The hazards of Ball Mill #1 such as, but not limited to the oxygen deficient atmosphere, electrical, and mechanical hazards were not identified on the permit. (f)(8): The measures used to eliminate or control the hazards of the permit space, such as but not limited to lockout tagout were not identified on the permit or marked as NA. (f)(10): The name(s) or initial(s) of the person(s) performing the initial and periodic atmospheric monitoring measurements were not included. (f)(11): Rescue and emergency services and information for summoning those services was not included. (f)(12): The communication method used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during entry was not included.