OSHA Confined Spaces Advisor

Results of the Session with the 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 do not engage in construction industry work.

You said that your workers do not engage in any work other than agriculture or shipbuilding.

This Advisor concludes that none of your workers is employed in general industry sector activities.

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• Your answers indicate that your business is not covered by the OSHA general industry rule regarding Permit-Required Confined Spaces because your workers are exclusively employed in construction, agriculture, marine terminal or ship yard employment. The permit-required confined spaces rule applies only to general industry work and does not apply to workers in construction, agriculture, marine terminal or ship yard employment. See 29 CFR 1926 (Construction), 1928 (Agriculture), 1915 (Ship Yards), 1917 (Marine Terminals), and 1918 (Longshoring) for guidance to protect workers in these industries from confined space hazards.