Description
Understand the applicable rules for construction and best practices to protect workers and avoid costly penalties.
Many workplaces contain areas that are considered confined spaces by OSHA or MSHA, but may not be aware of what standards are required to maintain workplace safety and health when performing construction or other activities that meet the criteria. Confined spaces are not necessarily designed for people but are large enough for workers to enter and perform certain jobs. Examples include tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, pits, manholes, tunnels, equipment housings, ductwork, pipelines, etc. OSHA also has permitrequired confined space applicable to confined spaces with additional dangerous characteristics. When fatalities occur in confined spaces, often multiple victims are affected either by health hazards such as oxygen depletion or chemicals or by engulfment or other physical hazards. This session will explain the applicable rules and formal policies for construction at both OSHA and MSHAregulated worksites, and best practices to protect workers and avoid costly penalties.
Date: 2023-10-11 Start Time: 1:00 PM ET End Time: 2:05 PM ET
Learning Objectives
* You will be able to identify differences between general industry construction rules for confined space entry.
* You will be able to review the main health hazards are related to confined spaces.
* You will be able to discuss what training and programs are required, particularly for entry into permit spaces.
* You will be able to explain what kind of atmospheric testing and monitoring is required and when.