Written by Darren Wells, 25 years on UK infrastructure programmes including CTRL, Crossrail and Network Rail.
Risk assessment, permit, rescue plan and gas and entry log for work in manholes and chambers
Page 1 of the Confined Space Permit, the first document in the pack.
“Who was in the chamber, and what was the air like when they went in?”
When something goes wrong in a manhole or chamber, that’s the first question. The answer has to be on paper, written before anyone went in. This pack starts where the law starts: can the job be done without going in at all? If it can’t, you have:
the risk assessment for the space
the permit that controls entry
the rescue plan that has to be in place first
the log that records the air readings and who was in, as it happens
With it come the drainage method statement and the permit to pump the chamber out.
