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29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry: Manhole, Confined Space ID 105: On, or after, June 15, 2020, entry was made into the space to determine whether or not the space contained live electrical conductors in preparation for the construction of a new building in close proximity to the manhole. At the time of the entry, the space was classified as a permit required confined space in that the hazards of the space were unknown. Once entry was made, provisions such as continuous ventilation was not provided to declassify the space to a non-permit required confined space in accordance with the Alternate Entry provisions of the Confined Space Program. Procedures had not been developed and implemented for summoning rescue and emergency services and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.