Municipal employees and specialty contractors enter numerous different types of confined spaces while performing their normal work activities every day. The specific confined space regulatory provisions that apply can fall under the OSHA construction confined space entry standards in certain situations … OR … under the OSHA general industry confined space entry standards in other situations. There are also important differences between these standards as well as new requirements related to the availability of and advance communication with rescue service providers prior to employee entry.

Come learn how each of these different sets of regulations work and when each regulation would apply for different typical daily municipal operations in the field, at the treatment plant, and much more.