Confined Spaces

Getting Aquainted with Confined Spaces

By William Ball · May 2008

With somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 million people employed, construction is one of the largest industries in the United States. That’s a lot of people to send home safe every day. Construction work sites present a number of potential safety hazards; employers, with increased awareness, are emphasizing safe work habits to reduce injuries.

MSHA to Propose Drug & Alcohol Rule Next Month

May 8, 2008

This proposed rule, for which the agency took comments in 2005, is one of two important ones expected to be proposed in June.

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Among Hazards Cited at N.Y. Laundry

May 6, 2008

Employee exposure to electrocution and being caught in unguarded or unexpectedly energized driers and other machinery were also among the dangers OSHA found.

Hollywood, Fla. Contractor Charged with Willful Confined Space Violations

May 5, 2008

Three employees contracted from a temporary help company were injured after they were instructed by supervisors to clean the inside of a tank that contained concrete slurry waste.

Mining Groups Sue for Judicial Review of MSHA's Asbestos Rule

May 2, 2008

Industry associations say methods used to measure asbestos under MSHA's new rule "may indicate that asbestos is present in a mine when in fact it is not."

July 22 Public Hearing Set for Construction Confined Spaces Rule

April 24, 2008

OSHA will start an "informal public hearing" on the rule at 10 a.m. July 22 in Washington, D.C. If a second or third day is necessary, the hearing will begin at 9 a.m. those days.

Worker Suffocates in Grain Bin; Company Faces Willful Charges

March 27, 2008

The alleged violations include failing to lockout equipment prior to bin entry to prevent accidental energy start-up and allowing employees to walk on the grain to make it flow.

Bid to Force OSHA's Hand on Combustible Dust Starts Tomorrow

March 11, 2008

Rep. John Barrow, whose district includes the Imperial Sugar plant, is a sponsor of H.R. 5522, which would require interim and final dust standards and revision of the HazCom standard.

Laborers' Union Bucks Trends, Backs Confined Space Standard

March 10, 2008

Numerous safety organizations have filed critical comments about the proposed standard, but the big construction union praised it, for the most part.

Georgia Issues Combustible Dust Safety Regulation

March 10, 2008

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said the rule is intended to prevent any more incidents like the Port Wentworth Imperial Sugar explosion last month.

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