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Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool
  • Confined Spaces Advisor. OSHA. Provides guidance to help employers protect employees from the hazards of entry into permit-required confined spaces. The Advisor will help you determine if a space is covered by OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Spaces regulation.
Confined Space Advisor

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Storage Tanks

Working in storage tanks is a highly hazardous work environment. Aboveground, atmospheric and low pressure storage tanks may contain crude oil, liquid hydrocarbons, petroleum products or other hazardous liquids. Potential hazards include fire and explosion, oxygen deficiency, and exposure to toxic substances.

Exposures to hazards present in the petroleum and petrochemical industry are addressed in specific standards for general industry.



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