OSHA requires organizations to comply with which standard that requires identifying permit-required confined spaces?

• A. Confined Space Entry Standard
• B. Hazard Communication Standard
• C. Lockout/Tagout Standard
• D. Electrical Safety Standard

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is identifying permit-required confined spaces and applying a permit system as OSHA requires. The Confined Space Entry Standard is the specific rule that mandates employers to identify spaces that could pose hazards to workers entering them and to implement a permit-required confined space program for those spaces. This includes evaluating the space for hazards such as hazardous atmospheres, inwardly converging walls, or engulfment risks, and then using an entry permit, along with attendant and rescue requirements and proper training, to control the work. The other standards address different safety topics—chemical hazards (hazard communication), energy control (lockout/tagout), and electrical safety—and do not focus on identifying or managing permit-required confined spaces. Therefore, the standard that requires identifying permit-required confined spaces is the Confined Space Entry Standard.