Confined space

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006136",
  "term": "Confined space",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Confined Space",
  "definition": "1. Space that: (1) Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; (2) has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, fuel tanks, fuel vessels, and other spaces that have limited means of entry); and (3) is not suitable for continuous employee occupancy.\n\n2. A confined space is a space that (1) is large enough and so configured that a person can enter and perform assigned work, (2) has limited or restricted means for entry or exit, and (3) is not designed for continuous human occupancy.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.742 (CFR 2013)",
    "EPA Emergency Responder Health and Safety Manual - Chapter 10: Confined Space Safety Program"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/confined-space/"
}