Confined Spaces


PHMSA Issues Interim Final Rule Revising Safety Regulations for Downhole Facilities

The regulations include well integrity, wellbore tubing, and casing.

WorkSafeBC Offers Dairy Farm Safety Guide

The 108-page guide developed in partnership with AgSafe and the BC Dairy Association covers various hazards, including confined spaces, working with electricity, livestock and animal medicines, mobile equipment, ergonomics, PPE, respiratory protection, and fall protection.

A competent person for confined spaces should be the employer’s specialist. To meet OSHA

Residual Confined Space Hazards ... An Unintended Booby Trap!

Using elements of the new construction industry regulation for confined spaces in a general industry program will go a long way to save the lives of those who would otherwise fall victim to them.

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Counting Down to NSC 2016

The pre-conference program identifies 10 technical sessions as "hot topics" for this year—and they look very promising.

Houston Contractor Violates Trench Requirements for Sixth Time in 10 Years

Oscar Renda Contracting faces $124K in OSHA penalties.

Seattle Marine Terminal Operator Fined $448,200

Seattle Bulk Shipping Inc. is currently appealing violations for which it was fined $424,850 and is considered a severe violator by L&I, meaning it is subject to follow-up inspections to determine whether the conditions still exist.

Workers for Grain Processor Exposed to Noise, Fall Hazards

New Alliance has been cited for 16 serious and one other-than-serious safety and health violations.

Multiple Hazards Found at Missouri Auto Parts Manufacturing Facility

13 serious and one other-than-serious violation were found.



Westward, Ho: Safety 2017 Set for Denver

One of the safety industry's best annual events again visits the Mile High City next year. (ASSE's Safety 2012 conference also was in Denver.)

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act Commemorated

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act Commemorated

Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration Joseph A. Main issued a statement.

MSHA Proposes Workplace Examination Rule

The rule would help prevent injuries at metal and nonmetal mines.

OSHA Cites Plumbing Contractor for Deliberately Ignoring OSHA Safety Standards

Stephens Plumbing Inc. has been issued one willful and four serious safety violations.

OSHA Cites Four Companies After Worker Suffers Fatal Injuries

The agency says the companies violated confined space safety regulations while working on a renovation of the Springfield Metro Sanitary District's Sugar Creek Plant.

World's Largest Sauerkraut Cannery Cited After Worker Falls into Vat

GLK foods has been cited by OSHA for the fourth time in five years for exposing workers to multiple hazards.

Tank Cleaner Fined $226,310 After Worker's Death in Confined Space

This is the fourth time Dedicated TCS LLC failed to address dangerous confined space hazards, according to OSHA.

The best and brightest 2016 shows include NFMT 2016, AIHce 2016, ASSE

Looking Ahead to AIHce, Safety 2016, VPPPA, and More

The best and brightest 2016 shows include NFMT 2016, which takes place in March 2016 in Baltimore, followed by AIHce 2016, ASSE's Safety 2016, NFPA's Conference & Expo VPPPA's national conference, WEFTEC 2016, and the 2016 National Safety Congress & Expo.

MSHA Issued 138 Citations in January

The administration announced the citations in a news brief.

"There is a strong public safety interest in ensuring that testing moves forward and that NHTSA has access to all test data," NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said.

Taking Stock of 2015

One of the year's most significant enforcement developments occurred late in the year, in November: President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

OSHA Cites Quality Ready Mix for Fall, Machine Guarding Violations

The company was cited for one willful and two serious safety violations.

The rule states that before an employee enters the space, the internal atmosphere must be tested with a calibrated direct-reading instrument for oxygen content, for flammable gases and vapors, and for potential toxic air contaminants.

Atmospheric Testing and the New OSHA Construction Confined Spaces Standard

Subpart AA of 29 CFR 1926 will help to prevent construction workers from being hurt or killed by eliminating and isolating hazards in confined spaces at construction sites.

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