December 1979
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 80-106
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Working in Confined Spaces
NIOSH recommends the procedures set forth in the following document as a means of protecting the health, and significantly reducing accidental injury and death associated with entering, working in, and exiting from confined spaces.
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Working in Confined Spaces [PDF - 3,443 KB]
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