Confined Space Training

Workplaces that require workers to enter confined spaces, or areas that restrict movement because of their narrow dimensions, can pose risk to employees who are not properly trained to work in confined spaces. Working in a confined space can pose hazards and risks such as entrapment, engulfment, and hazardous atmospheric conditions. Employees may also face more exposure to dangerous machinery in close proximity. Confinement itself can lead to limited airflow.

To avoid risks and maintain the safety of the workplace, confined spaces training is necessary for all employees working in such environments.

Definition of Confined Space

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, defines a confined space as follows:

Is large enough for an employee to enter fully and perform

assigned work;

Is not designed for continuous occupancy by the employee; and
Has a limited or restricted means of entry or exit.

These spaces may include underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, pits and diked areas, vessels, silos and other similar areas.