Monday, September 15, 2014

NFPA Seeks Public Review of Proposed 350 Confined Spaces Standard

NFPA Seeks Public Review of Proposed 350 Confined Spaces Standard
 
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NFPA is seeking comment on the first draft of the NFPA 350 Confined Spaces Standard. All comments will be considered by a technical committee at the second draft meeting, planned for the first quarter of 2015. Comments can be submitted through Nov. 14, 2014.

Per NFPA, the “guide is intended to protect workers who enter into confined spaces for inspection or testing or to perform associated work from death and from life-threatening and other injuries or illnesses and to protect facilities, equipment, non–confined space personnel and the public from injuries associated with confined space incidents.”

Comments may be submitted at http://www.nfpa.org/350, with a free NFPA account.

Any individual interested in applying to the technical committee can apply online. One is not required to be a committee member or an NFPA member to be involved in the revision process. Individuals seeking to participate or with other questions on the revision should contact npearce@nfpa.org.