OSHA Confined Spaces Rule Has Limited Application in Residential HVAC
ACCA reaches agreement with OSHA
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Confined Spaces in Construction final rule, issued May 4, 2015, created confusion in the HVAC industry. ACCA announced that, after months of negotiations with OSHA, an agreement clarifies that the rule has very limited application in the residential HVAC industry.
OSHA has now published a lengthy set of Questions and Answers (Q & As) that describe application of the rule to common spaces in the residential homebuilding environment, such as attics, basements, and crawl spaces. The entire list of Q & As are published at https://www.osha.gov/confinedspaces/faq.html.