Interpretations

• 07/02/09 Safety Response in confined spaces
• 06/26/09 Rescue work in confined spaces
• 11/10/08 Application of Confined Space Standard
• 06/07/99 Train the Trainer
• 03/27/98 Clarification of Posting
• 12/29/97 Permit required confined spaces in vaults
• 04/07/97 Fall protection in confined spaces
• 03/12/97 Clarification on the status of fish hatcheries
• 01/14/97 Scrubbing tanks without entering
• 12/29/96 Permit-required confined space clarifications
• 09/30/96 Welding in a confined space
• 09/23/96 Entry rescue
• 08/06/96 Retrieval systems
• 07/11/96 Reclassifying permit required confined spaces
• 06/26/96 Using PVC for general ventilation
• 01/03/96 Entering baghouses
• 10/19/94 Confined Spaces rescue services
• 07/13/93 Confined Space Rescue
• 04/11/81 Confined Space hazards in cleaning-enclosed dairy equipment

Program Directives

• Permit-Required Confined Spaces (PRCS)

Fact Sheets/Hazard Alerts/Technical Notes

• 08/19/05 Fact Sheet: Permit-Required Confined Spaces
• 05/30/02 Federal OSHA Hazard alert: Exposure to Hazards Associated with Temporary Enclosures
• 09/13/00 Hazard Alert: Confined Spaces - Winery Vessels
• 10/14/97 Hazard Alert: Asphyxiation in pits - Potential confined space problem
• 05/10/96 Technical Note: Rescue descent equipment

Publications

• Not designed to be occupied - How to work safely in a permit-required confined space
• Not designed to be occupied publication 2864, Fill-in forms and documents that accompany the publication

Education

• 215 - Introduction to Confined Space Safety
  • Workbook

Video/DVD Library

Confined spaces Video/DVD available on our Resource Center secure web site