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Permits · UK duty guide
Confined space
The entry, the atmosphere, and the standby.
On the file
Why the space has to be entered, the atmosphere, who is inside, and the standby.
Duty
Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
Where it is used
At the entry, on the permit.
What the duty covers
- Why the space has to be entered.
- The atmosphere check, and the rescue plan.
- Who is inside, who is on standby, and the permit that covers them.
On the file
- Why entry cannot be avoided
- The atmosphere reading, and the time
- The rescue plan
- Who is inside
- Who is on standby
- The permit that covers them
How this duty should sit
These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.
- The atmosphere reading is on the permit, with the time.
- The standby is a named person. Not a role on a poster.
The duty
The UK law we work to, by name.
Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
Avoid entry if you can. If you cannot, a safe system, and a rescue plan.
Who uses it
The person authorising entry, the people inside, and a named standby.
Sits with
The permit and the rescue plan are the same record.
What good looks like
Entry is avoided if it can be. If it cannot, the reading, the plan, and the standby are named.