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  • Construction Confined Space Stakeholder Meetings. OSHA.
    • Stakeholder Transcripts
      • Washington, DC October 4, 2000 (PDF)
      • Houston, Texas October 11, 2000 (PDF)
      • Wakefield, Massachusetts October 24, 2000
  • Remarks prepared for delivery by Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels Press Teleconference on Confined Spaces. OSHA Press Teleconference, (May 1, 2015).
  • Confined spaces rule could protect nearly 800 construction workers a year from serious injuries and reduce life-threatening hazards. OSHA News Release, (May 1, 2015).
  • Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the Draft OSHA Standard for Confined Spaces in Construction. OSHA Docket S107A, (November 24, 2003).
  • Calibrating and Testing Direct-Reading Portable Gas Monitors. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIBs), (September 30, 2013). Provides workers and employers guidance on calibrating and testing direct-reading portable gas monitors (hereafter, "DRPGMs" or "instruments").
  • Confined Spaces. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety and Health Topic.

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