Programs and Services
Confined Spaces
Many workplaces contain spaces that are considered to be "confined" because their configurations hinder the activities of any employees who must enter into, work in, and exit from them. Employees who work in confined spaces also face an increased risk of exposure to serious physical injury from hazards such as entrapment, engulfment, and hazardous atmospheric conditions. Confinement itself may pose entrapment hazards, and working in confined spaces may keep employees closer to hazards, such as an asphyxiating atmosphere than they would be otherwise.