Confined Spaces for Employees: 05. Confined Spaces for Construction (English/Spanish)

This course is available in both English and Spanish. You will be able to change the language setting once you open the course.

Este curso está disponible en español. Podrás cambiar la configuración de idioma cuando abras el curso.

Our Confined Spaces for Employees: 05. Confined Spaces for Construction course identifies two key differences between general and construction industry standards. In 2015, when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) decided to create a separate confined spaces standard for the construction industry, officials hoped to save 780 lives per year. With the development of the rule, the administration recognized that construction is a unique industry with its own set of challenges. Workplace safety precautions can prevent hundred of fatalities from happening. In this course, we cover five requirements under the new construction rule: the controlling contractor, the competent person, monitoring, naming an attendant to safeguard the work site, and suspension of a permit when entry conditions change. Part of our Confined Spaces For Employees series, the Confined Spaces for Construction course includes a video, audio narration, downloadable materials, and a quick quiz. Take this course along with others in the Confined Spaces For Employees series to enhance workplace safety in hazard-prone spaces.