OSHA publishes final rule on confined spaces in construction

摘要

OSHA has issued its new rule for confined spaces in construction, which will cover employers with employees working at construction sites with one or more confined spaces. The rule takes effect August 3, 2015. Newly regulated construction sites will include buildings, highways, bridges, tunnels, utility lines, and other types of projects. Potentially affected employers include general contractors, as well as specialty-trade construction contractors and employers engaged in some types of residential construction work. It includes requirements for training, identification and assessment of confined spaces, hazard analysis, entering, working, exiting, and rescue for confined spaces containing a variety of different hazards.