R 408.43501 Scope.

Rule 3501. (1) This standard sets forth requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees engaged in construction activities at a worksite with 1 or more confined spaces, subject to the exceptions in subrule (2) of this rule. Examples of locations where confined spaces may occur include, but are not limited to, those listed in table 1: TABLE 1 EXAMPLES OF LOCATIONS WHERE CONFINED SPACES MAY OCCUR Bins Boilers Pits, such as elevator, escalator, pump, valve or other equipment Manholes, such as sewer, storm drain, electrical, communication, or other utility Tanks, such as fuel, chemical, water, or other liquid, solid or gas Incinerators Scrubbers Concrete pier columns Sewers Transformer vaults Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) ducts Storm drains Water mains Precast concrete and other pre-formed manhole units Drilled shafts Enclosed beams Vessels Digesters Lift Stations Cesspools Silos Air receivers Sludge gates Air preheaters Step up transformers Turbines Chillers Bag houses Mixers, such as reactors (2) This standard does not apply to any of the following: (a) Construction work regulated by Construction Safety Standard Part 9 “Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring.” (b) Construction work regulated by Construction Safety Standard Part 14 “Tunnels, Shafts, Caissons, and Cofferdams.” (c) Construction work regulated by Occupational Health Standard Part 504 “Diving Operations.” (d) Construction work regulated by Occupational Health Standard Part 665 “Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air.” (3) When this standard applies and there is a provision that addresses a confined space hazard in another applicable standard, the employer shall comply with both that requirement and the applicable provisions of this standard. (4) The following provisions of the occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) regulations, except as amended in these rules, are adopted by reference in these rules: (a) 1926.1202 “Definitions.” (b) 1926.1203 “General requirements.” (c) 1926.1204 “Permit-required confined space program.” (d) 1926.1205 “Permitting process.” (e) 1926.1206 “Entry permit.” (f) 1926.1207 “Training.” (g) 1926.1208 “Duties of authorized entrants.” (h) 1926.1209 “Duties of attendants.” (i) 1926.1210 “Duties of entry supervisors.” (j) 1926.1211 “Rescue and emergency services.” (k) 1926.1212 “Employee participation.”