Confined Space Policy

Health and Safety FCX-HS05 |Version 1 | Release 03/2018

POTENTIAL FATAL RISKS POLICY

Exposure to Hazardous Substances OVERVIEW
Entanglement and Crushing The Confined Space Policy establishes the requirements and performance
Uncontrolled Release of Energy standards needed to protect employees and contractors from hazards
associated with confined space and to safely enter to perform work in
CRITICAL CONTROLS confined spaces.

Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) are confined spaces that have
Atmospheric Monitoring
one or more of the following characteristics:
Ventilation
1. Contains or has the potential of containing a hazardous atmosphere
Energy Isolation
2. Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant
Entry Permit Execution
3. Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or
asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes
A Confined Space is a space that meets all three of
downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section
the below conditions:
4. Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard
1. Is large enough and so configured that a person
NOTE: Permits are valid only for as long as it takes to complete the task,
can enter with their whole body and perform
but not more than one shift.
their assigned work
2. Has a limited or restricted means of entering and
ACTIONS TO STAY SAFE
exiting (a configuration that would impede a
person ability to self-rescue) The following requirements must be met when FCX employees or
3. Is not designed for continuous occupancy (i.e. an contractors are entering confined spaces on FCX properties:
individual could not occupy the space during • Evaluate confined space using the permit to determine if the space is a
normal operating conditions) permit required confined space, retain documentation
• Verify, understand and abide by Confined Space Permit requirements
• Monitor atmospheric condition periodically throughout the entry
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS • Entrant(s) have the right to observe pre-entry atmospheric test
• Identify and control the hazards within the confined space
Awareness Training for all employees • Use proper ventilation
Initial Training • Understand and abide by assigned roles and responsibilities of confined
Annual Refresher Training space entry team
Remedial Training as required • Establish a communication process with entrant(s)
• Evacuate space immediately at established alarm condition,
atmospheric monitor failure, or any uncontrolled/unanticipated change
in condition
• Retrieval lines for non-entry rescue (attached to harness, wristlet, or
other device) must be worn in Permit Required Confined spaces.

A confined space entry team is the group of individuals assigned to complete a task within a confined space. A typical entry
team consists of three roles: entrant, attendant, and entry supervisor. For any Permit Required Confined Space (PRCS) entry, a
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 minimum of two individuals are necessary. These individuals will be classified as either the:
• Entrant (individual entering the confined space)
• Attendant (the individual staying outside and monitoring the confined space)

A person will also be designated as the entry supervisor (the attendant may serve as the entry supervisor, but the supervisor
may never serve as the entrant) and will be responsible for the confined space entry and ensuring that all safety precautions
have been met.

Regardless of the role, all entry team members, attendants, entrants and entry supervisors, must understand the following:

Responsibilities and Duties of the Entry Supervisor:

• Define all Risks and Controls
• Establish in writing all acceptable entry conditions
• Conduct a pre-entry meeting with all confined space team members
• Ensure that the atmospheric tests is conducted and recorded
o To classify the space
o Conducted immediately prior to entry
o Continued throughout the entry if required
• Ensure all members have been trained in Confined Space entry
• Ensure that rescue services are notified and available, and that the means for summoning them are operable
• Ensure acceptable entry conditions are in place before anyone enters the space and that conditions remain safe throughout
the entry
• Maintain the confined space permit:
o Authorize entry by signing the entry permit after all conditions for safe entry have been met
o Post the completed, signed permit at the entrance to the space
o Terminate the entry and cancel the permit when entry operations are complete or when uncontrolled hazards arise in
or near the permit space
o File the original canceled permit with the appropriate department
• If hazardous conditions arise that are Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH), immediately evacuate the space

Responsibilities and Duties of the Attendant: Responsibilities and Duties of the Entrant(s):
• Control access to the PRCS: • Communicate with the Attendant
o Maintain an accurate count of entrants • Inspect for hazards within the space
o Do not allow unauthorized entry • Stop work and evacuate the space if:
• Communicate with the authorized entrants o Air monitor alarms
• Monitor entrant(s) activities and conditions o Air monitor stops functioning normally
• Maintain retrieval lines/system o Uncontrolled hazard is suspected or observed
• Stop work and evacuate the space if: o Any entrant experiences signs or symptoms of
o A non-acceptable entry condition occurs exposure to hazards
o Behavior changes in the entrant(s) o Communication link between the entrant and
o Outside conditions arise that may endanger attendant is broken
the entry team o Conditions outside the space threaten the
o The air monitor alarms entrants or attendant
o Any new or uncontrolled hazards are o Attendant calls for an evacuation
introduced • Wear designated PPE
• Manage emergencies
• Attendant may not perform any other duties

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 CONFINED SPACE Entry Permit
DIVISION DEPARTMENT

DATE TIME SHIFT

CONFINED SPACE LOCATION CONFINED SPACE ID #

PURPOSE OF ENTRY AUTHORIZED DURATION

ENTRY SUPERVISOR NAME SUPERVISOR APPROVAL SIGNATURE

ENTRY ATTENDANT(S) NAME(S)

AUTHORIZED ENTRANT(S) NAME(S) (continue over if necessary)

ROUTINE NON-ROUTINE WORKPLACE EXAM COMPLETED SOP/JHS COMPLETE AND REVIEWED

STEP 1: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION

HAZARDS TO BE INTRODUCED TO THE
EXISTING HAZARDS WITHIN,
SPACE FROM THE WORK BEING
CONNECTED TO, OR NEAR THE CONTROLS CONTROLS
PERFORMED (welding fumes, noise, dust, hot
SPACE (hazardous energy, radiation, etc)
work, other tasks that require specialized PPE)

STEP 2: ASSESSING THE SPACE

SECTION B: INITIAL AIR SAMPLING

SECTION A: CONFINED SPACE HAZARDS YES NO
(around the opening of the space, and at multiple levels within the space)
Hazardous / Potentially Hazardous Atmosphere GAS ACCEPTABLE READING
Sloping or Converging Walls or Floors Oxygen 19.5 – 23.5%
Engulfment / Entrapment LEL* < 10%
Any Other Recognized Hazards: (noise, heat, uncontrolled energy Toxics < PEL* / TLV* /OEL*
source, fall hazards inside the space, radiation, thermal exposure etc)
List these hazards and controls in section 2 Other:
If the answer to ALL question above is NO, or can be eliminated: The Time of testing
space may be classified as NON-PERMIT REQUIRED. Date of calibration
Name: Initials of person taking the sample
Signature: Test instrument and #

STEP 3: PRE ENTRY PREPARATION AND CONTROLS

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED / N/A COMMUNICATION TESTED

Ventilation Required: YES / NO Entrant and Attendant Communication Method:

Type: Duration:
Retrieval System (Emergency Escape Apparatus) Supervisor Communication Method:
Fire Extinguisher .
Intrinsically Safe Equipment Emergency Response Communication Method:
LOTOTO
Flagging and Barricading

STEP 4: Pre-Entry Air Sampling (Immediately Prior to Entry) STEP 5: Pre-Entry Meeting and Review

GAS ACCEPTABLE READING MEETING/REVIEW INITIALS

Oxygen 19.5 – 23.5% Pre Entry Meeting and Review Conducted

LEL* < 10% Acceptable Entry Conditions Have Been Met
Toxics < PEL* / TLV* /OEL*
Other:
Time of testing Initials of Tester
* LEL = Lower Explosive Limit, PEL = Permissible Exposure Limit, TLV = Threshold Limit Value

NOTE: Post completed permit, and any other relevant forms at the entrance to the Confined Space

Post Entry Cancellation of Permit by Confined Space Entry Supervisor: NAME…………………….………………………………………………………………………….………………….SIGN…………………………..…….

 ADDITIONAL MONITORING RECORD

GAS ACCEPTABLE TIME READING INITIALS TIME READING INITIALS TIME READING INITIALS

Oxygen 19.5 – 23.5%

LEL* < 10%
Toxics < PEL* / TLV*/OEL*
Other

AUTHORIZED ENTRANT(S) NAME(S) (continued from front page) Time

AUTHORIZED ATTENDANTS (S) NAME(S) (continued from front page) Time