Question

1.How does OSHA define potable water? Include the citation for the OSHA standard where you found the answer to the question.

2.When is training required for employees involved in confined space entry? Include the citation for the OSHA standard where you found the answer to the question.

Answer 1

1)How does OSHA define potable water? Include the citation for the OSHA standard where you found the answer to the question.

Answer:1910.141(a)(2)

Definitions applicable to this section.

Potable water means water that meets the standards for drinking purposes of the State or local authority having jurisdiction, or water that meets the quality standards prescribed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR 141).

2)When is training required for employees involved in confined space entry? Include the citation for the OSHA standard where you found the answer to the question.

1910.146(c)(8)

When an employer (host employer) arranges to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involves permit space entry, the host employer shall:

1910.146(c)(8)(i)

Inform the contractor that the workplace contains permit spaces and that permit space entry is allowed only through compliance with a permit space program meeting the requirements of this section;

1910.146(c)(8)(ii)

Apprise the contractor of the elements, including the hazards identified and the host employer's experience with the space, that make the space in question a permit space;

1910.146(c)(8)(iii)

Apprise the contractor of any precautions or procedures that the host employer has implemented for the protection of employees in or near permit spaces where contractor personnel will be working;

1910.146(c)(8)(iv)

Coordinate entry operations with the contractor, when both host employer personnel and contractor personnel will be working in or near permit spaces, as required by paragraph (d)(11) of this section; and

1910.146(c)(8)(v)

Debrief the contractor at the conclusion of the entry operations regarding the permit space program followed and regarding any hazards confronted or created in permit spaces during entry operations.