from OSHA letter of a few years back A space has limited or restricted means of entry or exit if an entrant's ability to escape in an emergency would be hindered. The dimensions of a door and its location are factors in determining whether an entrant can easily escape; however, the presence of a door does not in and of itself mean that the space is not a confined space. For example, a space such as a bag house or crawl space that has a door leading into it, but also has pipes, conduits, ducts, or equipment or materials that an employee would be required to crawl over or under or squeeze around in order to escape, has limited or restricted means of exit. A piece of equipment with an access door, such as a conveyor feed, a drying oven, or a paint spray enclosure, will also be considered to have restricted means of entry or exit if an employee has to crawl to gain access to his or her intended work location. Similarly, an access door or portal which is too small to allow an employee to walk upright and unimpeded th rough it will be considered to restrict an employee's ability to escape.
Norman Arendt, PhD, CFII, CMAS Middleton Fire District Plan Reviewer and Investigator Board Member ASSE/ASIS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland Huggins" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 1:41:13 PM Subject: Re: Concealed Space Access definition That is a pretty good description. Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Jun 19, 2015, at 11:32 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Would you say this description is correct? "Limited access" A space which > is not accessible by simply opening a door and walking into it. It can be > accessed if necessary, just not by the general public or employees at their > normal work station. > > Mark at Aero > 602 820-7894 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
