Confined space entry is a hazardous activity and can be extremely danergous to entrants. Humboldt's Confined Space Entry Program protects employees who enter confined spaces and provides procedures for departments who oversee employees who enter confined spaces. This Program has been deceloped with in Facilities Management in coordination with EH&S.

Defintion of a Confined Space

Confined space must have all three characterisitics:

1. It is large enough and so configured that a person can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and
2. It has limited or restricted means for entry or exit; and
3. It is not designed for continuous human occupancy.

Responsibilities

• Follow the Confined Space Program at Humboldt: Confined Space Entry Program (Facilities Management)
• Attend training prior to entering confined spaces

Training

Confined spce training is provided by our EH&S department or local training vendor. For more information on training contact us at ehs@humboldt.edu.

Humboldt Confined Space Forms

• Permit Required Confined Space Form
• Routine Entry Confined Space Form
• Confined Space Decision Flow Chart
• Potential Confined Space Evaluation Form
• Humboldt Contractor Verification Sheet

Resources & Regulations

• Fact Sheet: Humboldt Confined Space Brief
• Cal/OSHA: Confined Space Emphasis Program and Regulations
• Cal/OSHA: Is it safe to enter? Confined Space Guide