OSHA confined-space reg interpreted for storage tank operations

A description of OSHA's recent confined-space regulation explains its requirements and implications for aboveground storage tank operations. A flow diagram has been designed to help determine which spaces qualify for regulation under the rule.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Oil & gas journal 1994-02, Vol.92 (7), p.84-86
Main Author: MYERS, P. E
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
02 PETROLEUM
420205 > Engineering-- Transport & Storage Facilities-- (1980-)
Applied sciences
Communication
Compliance
Confined spaces
CONTAINERS
CONTAINMENT
Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
Emergency services
Employees
Employers
Energy
ENGINEERING
Exact sciences and technology
Excavation
Federal regulation
FLUIDS
Fuels
GASES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Implications
MAINTENANCE
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Occupational health
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
Petroleum
Petroleum industry
Regulation
REGULATIONS
SAFETY
Storage
STORAGE FACILITIES
Storage of liquid petroleum products and other liquids. Tanks. Metering. Underground storage. Problems of losses in storage
Storage tanks
TANKS
US DOL
US ORGANIZATIONS 022000 > Petroleum-- Transport, Handling, & Storage
US OSHA
VAPORS
Ventilation
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Summary:A description of OSHA's recent confined-space regulation explains its requirements and implications for aboveground storage tank operations. A flow diagram has been designed to help determine which spaces qualify for regulation under the rule.
ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151