OSHA Confined Spaces Advisor

You said that you want to determine whether or not your business is covered by OSHA's General Industry rules regarding Permit-Required Confined Spaces.

You said that your workers engage in construction industry work.

You said that none of your workers ever do any work that involves repair, refurbishing, or maintanence of existing structures or equipment.

You said that some of your workers engage in work that is not construction industry activity.

This Advisor concludes that some of your workers are sometimes engaged in general industry work.

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• Your answers indicate that some of your workers at least some of the time engage in general industry work, i.e. work that is not construction, agriculture, marine terminal or ship yard employment. With respect to your general industry workers, your business is subject to OSHA's permit-required confined spaces rule for general industry.