Confined Space publications and resources from other government agencies

California Department of Public Health – Occupational Health Branch

Worker Fatality Alerts:

• Methylene chloride linked to worker death in tank (January 2012)
• Two Oil Field Mechanics Die in a Pressure Vessel Rupture at an Oil Refinery in California (September 1995)
• Warehouseman Dies from Asphyxiation in Salt Storage Bin in California (December 1994)
• A Crew Leadman and a General Foreman Die from Burns Sustained in a Fire at Sanitation Plant in California (November 1994)
• Welder Dies in Explosion While Working Inside a Tanker Trailer in California (November 1993)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

• Confined Space webpage

Federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration

• Confined Space webpage
• Confined Space Advisor

University of California at Berkeley

• Confined space emergency response: assessing employer and fire department practices (February 2012)

Note: Federal regulations are significantly different than California’s health and safety regulations.  Only Cal/OSHA regulations in California Code of Regulations, Title 8 are in effect in California. The Federal OSHA information above is provided for reference only, not as a guideline to the requirements enforced by Cal/OSHA in California.