Confined Space Safety Topic

This section addresses safety issues concerned with the determination of confined space, safety, equipment, and OSHA regulations.

OSHA’S permit-required confined space rule for general industry workplaces, (29 CFR 1910.146) outlines safety and health program management practices. In addition, it also reviews employer obligations to identify permit and non-permit spaces in the workplace and safety protocols. “Entry into a confined space” is defined as placing any part of the face or body into the space. Examples include sewer manholes, inlets, and outfalls; some culverts; electrical and other vaults; tanks; trenches; pits; pipe assemblies; ducts; silos; storage bins; and…