WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Confined Spaces in Construction final rule, issued May 4, 2015, created confusion in the HVAC industry. ACCA announced that, ...

When OSHA published its new confined spaces rule in the Federal Register on May 4, 2015, it shook the construction industry by initiating strict requirements to better protect workers performing tasks ...

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 ...

Once a space is designated a permit-required confined space, it engages an extra level of planning and preparation to mitigate the potential hazards. Confined spaces by any relative measure are ...

OSHA, in the Nov. 28 Federal Register, published a proposed rule that would provide construction workers with more protections when working in confined spaces. “The existing construction standard for ...

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 ...

OSHA on May 1 issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. EHSToday.com will participate in a conference call later today about the standard with Assistant ...

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 ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued its long-awaited final rule on construction work in confined spaces. Beginning August 3, 2015, the new confined spaces in ...

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 ...

Last week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced and issued a 161 page final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. 80 Fed. Reg. 25366 (May 4, ...