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These hand protectors are listed as a common control for this risk area.
What are rubber gloves?
This personal protection is a listed control for collisions/loss of control.
What is fastening/using a seat belt?
This control is explicitly listed to ensure breathable air and detect hazards before/during entry.
What is atmospheric monitoring / using air monitors with appropriate sensors?
This control is listed for working above 4 feet: staying continuously connected to a rated anchor.
What is maintaining 100% tie‑off to an appropriately rated anchor point?
This permit is listed as a control for this critical risk area.
What is a hot work permit?
This control is specifically listed for use when working around energized components to reduce exposure risk.
What is protective cover up and insulated tools?
This pre-operation practice is listed as an additional control to prevent loss-of-control events.
What is performing a safety circle walk and/or pre-trip inspection?
Who authorizes initial entry into the space?
What is the Entry Supervisor.
This control is listed for the jobsite to prevent falls through or into openings.
What is properly guarding and protecting floor and wall openings?
This control is listed to ensure immediate suppression capability where fire hazards exist.
What is keeping fire extinguishing equipment maintained and available?
You’re about to rack a breaker; the checklist expects verification that one of these is used when available.
What is a breaker maintenance switch and/or remote racking device?
You notice a driver handling a phone while operating a vehicle; one additional control says to do this with distracting devices.
What is placing all distracting devices in a safe place?
The checklist expects confirmation that this ventilation method is being used as designated.
What is forced air ventilation?
A crew will have to wear fall protection; the checklist expects verification of this before work proceeds.
What is inspecting fall protection equipment / ensuring fall arrest system fit or inspection?
Before hot work begins, the checklist expects the area to be free of this condition.
What is combustible materials in the work area (proper housekeeping/free of combustibles)?
Before starting work, this control is listed as the preferred method “when possible” to prevent electrical exposure.
What is de‑energize (when possible), isolate and ground?
These systems are listed as additional controls to reduce collision risk (examples are given)
What are collision avoidance systems (blind spot detection, autonomous braking, lane departure warning, rear-view cameras) if available?
You arrive at a space and confirm the paperwork/tagging is visible at the entry; the checklist calls this out directly.
What is having permit/reclass tag(s) visible at the entryway?
Two ladder-related controls are listed together for fall prevention during ladder use.
What is proper ladder selection and maintaining three points of contact?
How long must a fire watch stay in the hot work area once hot work has been completed?
What is 60 minutes.
The job can’t be de‑energized; the control list calls out maintaining this to reduce exposure to energized hazards.
What is knowing and maintaining the proper minimum approach distance?
During the pre-job brief, the CRM controls calls for eliminating this to reduce driving risk.
What is eliminating distractions (e.g., cell phones)?
A key confined space control requires this role to be in place and communicating with the entrant.
What is an attendant in place and in communication with the entrant?
Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least?
What is 5,000lb.
This type of tool is listed as a control to reduce ignition potential in hot work/flammable conditions.
What are non‑sparking tools?