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A utility contractor has been cited in the deaths of three workers who entered a confined space containing lethal levels of hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide.
OSHA has published a new proposed rule on beryllium exposure that rolls back some requirements for the construction and maritime industries found in the final rule initially issued in January 2017.
Of all the workplace hazards, confined spaces are some of the most deceptive. What looks like a "normal" space could be a deathtrap: filled with hazardous gases or, just as likely, lacking in oxygen.