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A confined space entry station is disclosed. The station has a back plate, an accessory holder, and a probe holding arm. The back plate is configured to attach to a manway of a confined space. The accessory holder is connected to the back plate. The probe holding arm has a connecting segment and a p

A confined space entry station is disclosed. The station has a back plate, an accessory holder, and a probe holding arm. The back plate is configured to attach to a manway of a confined space. The accessory holder is connected to the back plate. The probe holding arm has a connecting segment and a probe holding segment. The probe holding arm has a deployed position and a stored position. The connecting segment is connected to the probe holding segment. The probe holding segment is transverse to the connecting segment. The connecting segment is pivotally connected to the back plate and extends beyond the back plate when the probe holding arm is in the deployed position. The probe holding segment has a surface for supporting a probe. The probe holding segment extends transverse to the back plate when the probe holding arm is in the deployed position.

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1. A confined space entry station, comprising: a back plate configured to removably attach to a manway of a confined space;an accessory holder connected to the back plate;a probe holding arm comprising a connecting segment and a probe holding segment, the probe holding arm comprises a deployed posit

1. A confined space entry station, comprising: a back plate configured to removably attach to a manway of a confined space;an accessory holder connected to the back plate;a probe holding arm comprising a connecting segment and a probe holding segment, the probe holding arm comprises a deployed position and a stored position, the connecting segment is connected to the probe holding segment, the probe holding segment is transverse to the connecting segment;the connecting segment is pivotally connected to the back plate and extends beyond the back plate when the probe holding arm is in the deployed position; and,the probe holding segment comprises a surface for supporting a probe, the probe holding segment extends transverse to the back plate when the probe holding arm is in the deployed position. 2. The station of claim 1, wherein the probe holding segment comprises a through passage, the through passage extends from a first end of the probe holding segment to a second end of the probe holding segment, the through passage comprises the surface for supporting the probe. 3. The station of claim 1, wherein the accessory holder is a gas monitor holder, the gas monitor holder comprises a front wall, and the front wall comprises a display opening. 4. The station of claim 1, wherein the connecting segment extends below the back plate when in the deployed position. 5. The station of claim 1, wherein the probe holding segment is perpendicular to the connecting segment. 6. The station of claim 1, the connecting segment is removably attached to the back plate, the back plate comprises a probe holding arm support, the probe holding segment is within an area of the back plate and is supported by the probe holding arm support when the probe holding arm is in the stored position. 7. The station of claim 6, wherein the probe holding arm support comprises a cylindrical receiving passage, and the probe holding segment comprises a cylindrical perimeter wall that is sized to fit into the cylindrical receiving passage. 8. The station of claim 7, wherein the cylindrical perimeter wall is sized to friction fit into the cylindrical receiving passage. 9. The station of claim 6, wherein the back plate comprises a support grip, the support grip comprises a groove, the support grip is configured to frictionally grip the connecting segment of the probe holding arm when the connecting segment is received in the groove and the probe holding arm is in the stored position. 10. The station of claim 6, wherein the probe holding arm support comprises a plurality of support blocks, each support block comprising a through-going aperture sized to receive the probe holding segment, each of the through-going apertures of the plurality of support blocks are axially aligned. 11. The station of claim 1, comprising a top ledge, the top ledge is connected to the back plate at an upper portion of the back plate, the top ledge extends forward from the back plate. 12. The station of claim 1, comprising a document holder attached to the back plate adjacent the accessory holder; and a U-shaped loop extending from the back plate. 13. The station of claim 1, the back plate comprises a plurality of mounting apertures located adjacent to a bottom edge of the back plate, the plurality of mounting apertures for connecting the back plate to the manway. 14. The station of claim 1, wherein the probe holding segment comprises a through passage, the through passage extends from a first end of the probe holding segment to a second end of the probe holding segment, the through passage comprises the surface for supporting the probe;the accessory holder is a gas monitor holder;the connecting segment extends below the back plate when the connecting segment is in the deployed position;the connecting segment is removably attached to the back plate, the back plate comprises a probe holding arm support, the probe holding segment is within an area of the back plate and is supported by the probe holding arm support when the probe holding arm is in the stored position; and,the probe holding arm support comprises a cylindrical receiving passage, and the probe holding segment comprises a cylindrical perimeter wall that is sized to fit into the cylindrical receiving passage. 15. A gas monitor mount for a manway entrance to a confined space, comprising: a back plate configured to removably attach to the manway of the confined space;a gas monitor holder connected to the back plate;a probe holding arm comprising a connecting segment and a probe holding segment, the probe holding arm comprises a deployed position and a stored position, the connecting segment is connected to the probe holding segment, the probe holding segment is transverse to the connecting segment;the connecting segment is pivotally connected to the back plate and extends beyond the back plate when the probe holding arm is in the deployed position; and,the probe holding segment comprises a surface for supporting a probe, the probe holding segment extends transverse to the back plate when the probe holding arm is in the deployed position. 16. The mount of claim 15, wherein gas monitor holder comprises a front wall, the front wall comprises a display opening. 17. The mount of claim 15, wherein the back plate comprises a plurality of mounting apertures for connecting the back plate to the manway. 18. The mount of claim 15, wherein the connecting segment is removably attached to the back plate, the back plate comprises a probe holding arm support, the probe holding segment is within an area of the back plate and is supported by the probe holding arm support when the probe holding arm is in the stored position. 19. The mount of claim 15, wherein the probe holding segment comprises a through passage, the through passage extends from a first end of the probe holding segment to a second end of the probe holding segment, the through passage comprises the surface for supporting the probe;the connecting segment extends below the back plate when the connecting segment is in the deployed position;the connecting segment is removably attached to the back plate, the back plate comprises a probe holding arm support, the probe holding segment is within an area of the back plate and is supported by the probe holding arm support when the probe holding arm is in the stored position; and,the probe holding arm support comprises a cylindrical receiving passage, and the probe holding segment comprises a cylindrical perimeter wall that is sized to fit into the cylindrical receiving passage. 20. A method of monitoring a confined space for hazardous gas, comprising the steps of: attaching a back plate of a gas monitor mount at one or more apertures of a manway opening,pivoting a probe holding arm, about a probe holding arm connection to the back plate, to locate the probe holding arm adjacent to an internal sidewall of the manway in an upper half of the manway opening; and,activating a gas monitor mounted to the back plate to draw air through a tubular probe supported by the probe holding arm extending through the manway opening and into the confined space.