Confined spaces may hold serious physical and atmospheric hazards for the people working in them. To address these potential dangers, regulations have been put in place to make sure workers can get in ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published a general industry standard and a construction industry standard for engaging in confined space work. You must know the differences ...

Excavation is among the key industrial processes from mining to construction and aerospace. With growing population, developed and developing countries are witnessing maximum utilization of physical ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a lengthy Q&A that clarifies the scope of its controversial Confined Spaces in Construction final rule, which received ...

Excavation workers, called “sandhogs,” faced many dangers working in a confined space. Excavation for the Pennsylvania Railroad's tunnel project was done by hand labor, with workers typically using a ...

A confined space is any space that is large enough for an employee to enter, that has a restricted means of entry or exit, and that is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. All of these ...

In some instances where electricians will need to work in certain confined spaces like crawlspaces, they may need a permit. A confined space permit is a document that states the safety procedures ...

On a daily basis around the nation, emergency responders must handle incidents in confined spaces. Not all of these agencies have technical teams at their immediate disposal or even in their first ...

On Nov. 19, 2016, a firefighter from the Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) in Fort Collins, CO, lost consciousness during a confined-space/high-angle rescue training ...

Confined spaces are enclosed spaces that are large enough for workers to enter and perform work assignments, but have limited openings to enter and exit and are not designed for continuous employee ...

The purpose of this confined space policy is to protect Western Michigan University (WMU) employees who enter confined spaces. In addition, this policy ensures compliance with MIOSHA Part 90 and OSHA ...