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OSHA Confined Spaces in Construction Rule
Protections Now Match Manufacturl ng and General Industry
nybavmv Daw
n May 1, 2015, ihe mosl general indusiry work sires, The new confined spoce in conslrucrion
occupaiional Safety and conscrucuon siies are contlnually slandard 7 in sec. 1926 1ZlJ1(a) —
Heallh Adminlstzntion evolving. The number and provides more than 30 examples ui
(OSHA) issued scondords characierislics of confined spoces confined spaces, and that lisi is noi

oimed ai increasing prolecuons fur change as work progresses. This exhousliye common examples include
conslruclion workers in confined (new) rule Emphasizes iruining, liins, boilers, manholes, tanks, slorrn
spores. The regulolions wenl into eicecl conimuous work sile eyalualion and drains and air conditioning ducts.

in mosc sioces on Augusl 3, 2015. comrnunicolion reouiremenls to funher Addifionally, a confined space may also
The mmlmcmm mduslry pmlect worker sarery and heallh. quality as a peririiiireuuirfiddconlfined ‘
now has us own confined :*’:§,,;"ff[‘ :§:“: Of;;“‘
5"“°°‘ 5‘"““"‘“‘ ‘Z9 CF“ p(2l1Il1ld’I§ ers such is 1
ma su»»mAA>r Wm »~ l’:zarr;u,;.fa;ie,c 2;
similnrio the already well- If ‘H. ‘X’; “[1
e.uisi.shessrandard.rhar °_“$“ mg" ;l",h.;'° ‘,2;
cover general industzy. The i‘;"“‘;; fl“::;k; 2‘Xmf‘g ‘
new slnndard covers all [hr Me mm mvming
conscrucuon employers whose . _ 1 ' a I? ‘D A Ermi am PM
employees may be sublzct to u- r _,. , eff’; 19 “Pm Em fa E‘,
confined spacc hazards (wllh \ .—._ P ’ ‘I V ("iny 1
me exception of specialized , .e .. m<l“"f _‘"‘P 17> g = ° f" 2'
conscrucuon acuvilies such , "f{l‘“fl'h“Pb“:f; m:;":§ 
as excavations, undzxgmund ’ “
constzuctlon, caissons, - E‘ Wm?" °°"fl"°d “Wm
corierdnms, compressed air and "'°5”’“’

during, which ore seporaiely How Does ihe New
regulaied) This new siondord 1 Slandaxd compare In «he
diners from the ceneral '7 General lndusiry Velsiun?
lnduslry Standard in that i1 [4 — — 1‘ . . .

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”1:““fi“ "’.°""‘}"“"l“ '°fl““° . é , “ ‘ new confined spaces in

a yonces in iec no ogy,  , .r .

and It includes impmmi / . Cullsfruclmn standard and
mfmeflbimy of ‘he zhe c.euera1 lndusiry rule.
rcquirernenls The new standard r .  V 1 Mul1i.ernp1oyer work
places emphasis on Iralning, _ x ._ siles 7 Recognizing that
muniloring and eyaluohng, and 1  ,- lhe conscruciion induscry
communicolions requiremenis. I 3 V _{..f - * often lnvulvcs many

ln 2014, two workers were ‘» ’ -4- “‘““““‘ ‘°“"“°‘°f"Lh
asphyxmled while repoiring “““ °“‘’‘‘.’“‘’_“‘‘’‘‘' °
leaks in a manhole. The second ""° '’.‘°‘’‘‘‘*’‘ ‘°’ “ "‘°“

k ‘ dam to we coorolinared approach

W” “ “"“ Tlus includes re-eni

ihe firsi and died, wluch is not I . . [Pa h‘Y
unmm 1" wnfined  "“L‘,L‘f;".l}'i."J32.15T’,"J£1C‘3‘1I;fLi‘7L‘€'3§1L"i‘1;1l§§f‘¥""""""”'”‘ 2§;“,;§.’:;?§-:r.L“f “"3 “
"In (112 construction induslry, .
enlering confined spaces is f ”‘_'““Y “*2 “"“‘"‘*“
onen necessary, hui iulnlilies like ihese ‘Pm’

dun’! have to happen," snid secrelary of What exaclly IS 3 confined Space? . p.,,,i,e, ,dem,;y,.,E pmmr gpflm
Lnbur Thomas E. Perez. ‘This new rule OSHA deflm fl mmmd ‘_ We

will significoncly improve (112 safety _ h . * "’ ' E""'“a"= P°‘°““a‘ *'mW‘-'/ W‘

. as avlng ihe iollowlng lhree

of consiruciion workers who enler h ‘ 1. _ . E,,,.,,,3 .1mi.}“,..E hams, am
confined spaces ln fact, we esumale ° "’“° Em '“ Ei,,,,,,.,,,.3d 0, mm,oii,3d

that ii will prevent about 720 serious - II is large enough for 21 worker I

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T1\eA>~'-Mntfiecretnry nil-abnrfor , H N W deg ml mmmnumh is to iroin their respccliye employees,
Occupational Safety and Health mu m ’ E ’ and designale which employees are
Dr David Michoels, added, "Unlike P Y aurlmnmi U, me, a Fem“, rpm

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