Confined Spaces in Construction

  • CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS,
    Sections 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1960
  • GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS,
    Section 5156
Public Hearing: Nov. 21, 2024
45-day comment period: Oct 4, 2024 - Nov. 21,2024
Filed with Secretary of State:
Effective date:

Rulemaking Documents

  1. American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), A10.43-2016, Confined Spaces in Construction and Demolition Operations, American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations.
  2. Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 85, May 4, 2015.
  3. Federal OSHA Technical Manual Section II: Chapter 3, updated February 11, 2014. OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) - Section II: Chapter 3 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  4. Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Guidance for Combustible Dusts OSHA 3371-08 2009 https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/3371combustible-dust.pdf
  5. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) NFPA 654 (2006) Annex A Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids.
  6. Minutes of the Advisory Committee meeting held on September 6, 2017, with attendance sheets and roster.
  7. California Employment Development Department, Occupational Employment Statistics and Wages (OES) – California. Updated July 18, 2022.
  8. United States Census Bureau North American Industry Classification System – Concordances NAICS 2007 to 2012 Conversion and NAICS 2012 to 2017 Conversion. https://www.census.gov/naics/concordances/2012_to_2017_NAICS.xlsx https://www.census.gov/naics/concordances/2007_to_2012_NAICS.xls
  9. United States Census Bureau Permits by State 2022, Annual 2022 https://www.census.gov/construction/bps/xls/stateannual_202299.xls
  10. United States Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Data GDP and Personal Income – Gross domestic product (GDP) by state: Construction. Last updated March 31, 2023.
  11. California State Controller. Government Compensation in California (2022) (accessed 2/12/2024) State Department Detail – Transportation, Department of https://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/State/StateEntity.aspx?entityid=3854&year=2022; (accessed 2/12/2024)
  12. California State Controller. Government Compensation in California (2022) State Department Detail – Water Resources, Department of https://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/State/StateEntity.aspx?entityid=3857&year=2022 (accessed 2/13/2024)
  13. California State Human Resources. State of California Civil Service Pay Scale, updated 2/13/2024.
  14. California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Info, Size of Business Data for California (Quarterly) Table 2A Payroll and Number of Businesses by Size of Business – Classified by Industry, 2022 (Qtr 4).


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