OTI 7300 Understanding the OSHA Permit-Required Confined Space Standard

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1 day(s) , 6 instructional hours

About This Event:

This one-day course focuses on OSHA's requirements for permit-required confined spaces, standard 29 CFR 1910.146. Anyone required to develop and implement a permit space program will find this course helpful. It covers OSHA's requirements but does not feature hands-on sections (instrumentation and control methods and testing) which are included in a more in-depth course - OTI 2264.

Recommended For:

Small employers, managers and/or safety professionals responsible for implementing a permit-required confined space program.

You Will:

Identify requirements specified in 29 FR 1910.146 for permit-required confined spaces.
Identify training requirements for entrants, attendants and supervisors.
Review elements of a written confined space entry program.

Topics Covered Include:

The course will feature these topics:

Scope and definitions of 29 CFR 1910.146
General requirements of a permit-required confined space program
Permit space program
Training requirements
Employee roles and rescue responsibility

Instructor(s):

Paul P. McCain, PE is the Construction Program Chair for the Southeastern OTI Education Center and President of McCain Special Project Services, Inc. He offers a wide range of continuing education and consulting services to private industry on a variety of programs related to engineering, safety, construction management and law. All of which are topics he taught for more than a decade as a full-time university faculty member. Currently, Mr. McCain serves as an adjunct faculty member with NCSU in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.