A post I made in regards to “Fall hazards being part of a hazard making a space a PRCS”
Falls are NOT considered to be a hazard for consideration in evaluating a “confined space” for hazards that would make it a Permit-Required Confined Space.
See the MEMORANDUM FOR:
William Q. Wiehrdt, Assistant Regional Administrator, Technical Support Region V
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=22697
I am in NO WAY saying falls are not a hazard.
I am just stating that they need not be considered in your CS/PRCS evaluations.
If this were the case, then any tank over 4′ in the general industry would not be able to be reclassified as “non-permit” space because of the fall potential.
