['Confined Spaces']
['Confined Spaces']
07/22/2024
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New Mexico incorporates by reference the federal regulations for confined spaces; however, the state adds further requirements. Click the links below to view the applicable requirements.
Citations
New Mexico: link is to the NMAC website 11 NMAC 5.2 Occupational Health and Safety — General Industry
- 11 NMAC 5.2.9 Incorporated Federal Standards
- 11 NMAC 5.2.10 Firefighting
Federal: 29 CFR 1910.146 and Appendices A through F
A summary of the additional requirements includes the following:
- Consider all confined spaces to be immediately dangerous to life or health unless proven otherwise.
- Do not permit any firefighter to enter a confined space for firefighting operations, including emergency rescue operations, without wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
- Confined spaces include wells, cisterns, tunnels, pits, and other such spaces where oxygen deficiency or hazardous airborne materials, or both, may be present.
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