David D. Wagner, Manager, Customer and Product Services, Industrial Scientific Corporation
Articles
Safety Standards
September 15, 2002
Eight ways to improve detection of unseen atmospheric hazards
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard 29 CFR 1910.146 defines a permit-required confined space as having at least one of the following characteristics: "contains or has a potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant; or contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard.
By David D. Wagner, Manager, Customer and Product Services, Industrial Scientific Corporation